Very Stretchy Cast-on for Double and Single Ribbing by Tillybuddy

[The5zaba5]

Very clever!! Thank you. I am not sure it will work for what I'm doing but I sure will give it a try...Thank you

[tashaluv2]

I like the looks of this, and I will give it a try, thank you.

Tutorials are a great way to learn anything, and I would much rather see how something is done than have to read about it.

[fanciflower]

Amazing, I kept coming up with three loops at first til I enlarged the video and saw where you were pulling the yarn thru, (Im a bit sloooow), but now I am just zooming along! It makes the cast on so quick and perfect for my sons Christmas pullover. Thank you so much!

[mskittys3]

Silly question, but if you are knitting in the round, when you begin your first row of ribbing would you begin knitting at the first stitch or the last cast on stitch

[Tillybuddy]

@mskittys3 I always start knitting in the round on the first row so the first stitch you knit into is the first one you cast on which has the tail attached. So the working yarn is spanning the gap between the last cast-on stitch and the fist stitch of the first round . If you knit one row first before joining in the round you would knit into the last stitch you cast on which is the one with the working yarn attached. Hope that makes sense

[zebstriped]

Excellent tutorial, and method also works well for a K2, P1 rib. Thanks!

[paulyknit]

I keep trying this again and again. I just can't seem to make it work for me.

[yolo22]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! i was searching for a stretchy cast on for a hat i'm about to start. this is awesome! i'm going to give it a shot. thank you so much for sharing this technique. i will look at your bind off vid too.

[Sewmakeone]

I am thrilled with the look and function of this cast on! Thank you so much!

[Bethintx1]

Fantastic!

[dd7237]

Thank you...I was looking for a stretchy cast on for hats for newborns...this is it!

[lababla1lababla]

your swatches are amazingly stretchy. I would be very interested to know which technique you used to BIND-OFF ? thanks a lot

[Tillybuddy]

@lababla1lababla

Hi, I may have used my ' Stretchy Swing Needle Bind-off' which I have a video for on my YT channel

[lissaplus3]

Can this be done in any ribbing? 

[MsLadyLucifer]

I have been toying with this idea for years and years, trying to achieve this very effect because the cast on row annoyed me so with it's lack of stretchiness, but how to do it eluded me. Your answer is brilliant... simple and easy, therefore simply brilliant, thank you.

[Tillybuddy]

@MsLadyLucifer Thanks for the feedback and pleased you find it easy

[Wobben4]

Thank you so much!! I was getting frustrated with other methods. This one is great!!

[couleeca]

Just taught myself your cast on, very nice. I knit Continental, and after learning it English style as in your video, I was able to switch the yarn to my left hand and do it fine. The first step - right needle through working yarn, wrap, pull second loop through - is pretty much the same. Then I just move the working yarn to the front, between the needle tips, before swinging the needle down and away to twist the new loop before mounting it on the left needle.

[marlib7]

thank you for this ----much easier than Jeny's stretchy cast on

I am having way easier a time with the gaps on this one

yay for you tube

you rock!

[Dragonpetal]

Thanks so much for the cast on! I just tried it out on my first pair of real socks. And it works fantastic!

[quotidianlight]

Woe, this is a great cast on! I'm a beginner and it was so much faster than the regular two needle cast on. Thank you!

[rickjonah]

my HERO!!! Love it. Beautiful.

[serenelife3]

Thank you so much! I love your videos, this is exactly what I was looking for!

[BeStrixed]

By far the best cast on ever! It's a bit fussy with circs, but doesn't take many practice tries to get it. Well worth it. I think the loopyness of it requires a firmer cast on, much like one would need for a loop co, and careful knitting as instructed to not stretch it out.

Best ever! Thanks for sharing, Tillbuddy :^)

[Tillybuddy]

@BeStrixed Yes, you can cast-on quite tightly or firmly but it stays stretchy. I came up with this as I wanted a more stable version of a simple loop type cast-on. Glad it works for you.

[BeStrixed]

@Tillybuddy

Well, it's truly excellent. I've not been a fan of 2X2 ribbing, but this is so beautiful, I've reconsidered ;^)

I knit both continental and English, and can't figure out how to do it continental, haha. I'm sure it can be done. I'm loving your matching bind off, too! I've never liked *any* of the bind offs I've tried -- and I've tried them all -- and yours is fabulous.

[Tillybuddy]

@BeStrixed Well there's a challenge. If you work out how to do it in continental style let me know - I've tried and I can't work it out. Thanks for the comments.

[lori1551]

Love your cast on... thank you very much.... you mention in your video about casting off stretchy... any hints or video's?

[Tillybuddy]

@lori1551 Thanks, I only have one video for a cast off/bind off on youtube at the moment but I have a couple of others I am working on. You could also look at Jeny Staiman's 'surprisingly stretchy bind off' - there is a youtube video by Cat Bordhii.

[muppinstuff]

thanks so much for this - I'm a beginner and it's taken me a while to learn but once you get the knack it is very easy and stretchy. perfect for the top I am working on at the moment.

[Tillybuddy]

@muppinstuff Thanks for the feedback, its great to know this works for other people

[ragdollyallie]

This is an absolutely fantastic cast on, Jane. I've just had a go, and not only is it incredibly fast once you get into it, it's also neat, and as promised, STRETCHY!! I love it, and am an instant convert for sock tops especially. Really innovative - and I hope you make a name for yourself coming up with more clever knitting tricks!

[Tillybuddy]

@ragdollyallie Thanks - glad you like it, I use it most of the time now for sock cuffs and I like that when knitting in the round the join is invisible.

[stromasdragon]

Hello thanks for putting this up. I am about to make some leg warmers and wanted a stretchy ribbing. I totally think you should make a diagram for off-line use. My mum would love this for her sock but she not on line. Nor do I have the skill to relay this info.

Great video I am certainly going to check you other ones out!

[Tillybuddy]

@stromasdragon

Glad you find it useful. I think drawn instructions are hard to do well but still photos with instructions may work, I will let you know if I can do it.

[anteabuel]

@Tillybuddy . I am 83, starting knitting and somewhat confuse as my hands are stiff. I tried all "cast on"s presently existing. Yours is the easiest to master and remember. I had invented one which turned out to be the long tail cast-on. I was trying to make a row of knitting at the same time and my fingers were handier than needles. This is a lot of fun and it beats watching TV. Thanks a million. I am going to design a jacket to wear in bed, to read comfy. ant