Yes, you can cast on just about any way you like and it will be fine.
Peachie6560 said:Ok...so I've watched 6 youtube videos of how to cast on rib method. I'm more confused now! My pattern is a chemo sleep cap in K2, P2 pattern.
Can I get away with a simple cast on method? Thanks.
please don't feel like you have to follow a pattern slavishly...all cast ons, cast offs (bind offs), increases and decreases can be done in the style you like the best...it's YOUR project, and you have selected for style and size...how you do the details are up to you. As you work more and more, you will discover the way you want things to lay or appear when finished.Peachie6560 said:Ok...so I've watched 6 youtube videos of how to cast on rib method. I'm more confused now! My pattern is a chemo sleep cap in K2, P2 pattern.
Can I get away with a simple cast on method? Thanks.
this is another way of saying k1, yo, k1 (3 sts).....british instructions are a bit different....they tell you to bring your yfwd and then knit with it on the next st....that forces you to take the yo....Peachie6560 said:Thank you for your replies. I appreciate it. I had to pull out my almost done hat. Yes, I didn't use a lifeline. Now I'm very sorry. But I now get to try the 2 needle method. Happy knitting.
Oh, one more question. I have a learning-to-knit book which has a dishcloth pattern which reads cast on 1 st. Row 1 reads k1 yfwd k1...3 sts. How do I made 3 sts out of 1. It's beyond me.
I sure wish I knew what I was doing! Peg
You are correct that if you are starting with only one stitch on the left-hand needle then you cannot k1, yfwd, k1 because that would require 2 stitches on the left-hand needle. I wonder if they asking you to k1, yfwd , k1 in one stitch - a double-increase? That would be a way to make three stitches out of one. Here is a video of k1, yo, k1 in one stitch:Peachie6560 said:Thank you for your replies. I appreciate it. I had to pull out my almost done hat. Yes, I didn't use a lifeline. Now I'm very sorry. But I now get to try the 2 needle method. Happy knitting.
Oh, one more question. I have a learning-to-knit book which has a dishcloth pattern which reads cast on 1 st. Row 1 reads k1 yfwd k1...3 sts. How do I made 3 sts out of 1. It's beyond me.
I sure wish I knew what I was doing! Peg