Cover Knitting General Discussion.

[PinkPalace]

well girls i gave up on the circ and just stuck to the good one way with bamboo needles.

Anyhow qn... i have a k2p2 ribbing waist band... how do i do a stretchy cast off/

[*Efjay*]

PMSL didn't even notice that typo LOL

PP, You just have to be as loose as possible, even put your work on bigger needles to cast off.
I still have trouble with getting a stretch cast off. But I lost my knitting bug a few weeks back.

[PinkPalace]

Fj - i have been doing this pair of shorties for about 8 weeks now lol

Used 8mm needles and it is huge...... lol should have adjsted the pattern... well actually didnt use a pattern just played around.

So Ashley is allowed a lot of junk in her trunk! as it will definately fit in these wide load shorties! lol

Had bad carpel tunnel the past 2 weeks of htis pregnancy.. so only getting about 4 rows done a day before my fingers go numb and wrists hurt!

[Muppity]

PP - what ply is the wool? Are you sure that using 8mm needles will make the knit tight enough to work?

If you are doing k2p2 then do the same in the castoff. Does that make sense? Case off the stitches in the direction of the stitch. HTH

[PinkPalace]

mmmm it is 12 ply wool muppity.. and seems ok - no big gaps (apart from my booboo's lol!!)

I only know how to do the one cast off... perhaps i need to look at the site again!

[~Raven~]

There is a stretchy cast off that you do with a darning needle. I thought I had it bookmarked cos it's not on knittinghelp but can't find it. Been meaning to try it out but forget and start doing the old fashioned cast off lol.
Will try to find it again.

ETA Google wooly wonder sewn cast off

[jgal]

A good way to hold the stitches (especially at the gussets) is a scrap piece of yarn. It doesn't get in the way like stitch holders or spare needles and you are less likely to drop stitches.

WOW - 8mm needles on 12ply! I normally use 4mm or 3.5 for 8ply and 5-5.5 for a 12 ply. This will give a nice dense fabric to catch all that wee...