Liberty Rising
I guess you can tell that I like knitting with the CashCotton and Cashsoft yarn. It's been giving me the heebeegeebees snipping that yarn at the sides. It just seems so wrong! But carrying it up the sides wouldn't be so great either, so I clipped. I'm sure I'll be looking for sympathy when I have to deal with the weaving in of all those ends.
But my favorite thing about this sweater so far? Something I like almost more than the yarn?
The tubular cast on. Is this a pretty edge or what? It's not a fast cast on method, but the results are absolutely fabulous in my estimation. Anyone out there ever tried it for a sock top? Looks like it could have lots of potential there.
Tubular cast-ons are ideally suited for K1 P1 ribbing where you need a good stretchy edge. Exactly what I wanted for Liberty. You can find instructions for this cast on in a number of books, but I think the best instructions can be found in Nancie Wiseman's The Knitter's Book of Finishing Techniques
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Want to see two beautiful shawls and a very clever blocking board idea? Go take a look at Chery's blog. Absolutely gorgeous work! Everytime I see things like that I want to go knit through as much lace as I can find!
Tubular cast on for socks is just gorgeous...and worth the effort. I've seen it done quite a few times.
I agree with you - the colors wouldn't jump out at me as good to marry - but when you do - they look great! Cool!
I need to find that technique. I love how the edge looks. Very nice and neat! Thanks for sharing.
Tanya
Sometimes color combinations can surprise you. Those look good together, and it's funny how the grey looks blue-ish. Speedy knitter :)
Fellow tubular cast-on lover here. I probably would never have tried it if it wasn't for the Rabbit.
Isn't the tubular cast-on fabulous? Its been a favorite of mine for a few weeks now. I tried it on a sock, and it looks great, but actually is not as stretchy as the long tail cast on..
http://www.streetsandyos.com/archives/regia_5343/index.php
Here's another resource for tubular cast on...
http://www.woolfestival.com/articles/tubular_caston.htm
Sweater looks marvy. Love the colors.
Liberty looks really great! I just downloaded that pattern yesterday, but have set it aside for now. Can't wait to see how yours turns out.
Thanks for the recommendation about the tubular cast on instructions. I tried following those in Vogue Knitting and ended up launching a very tangled mess across the room.
Liberty is coming along wonderfully! I will for sure investigate into that tubular thing - looks really neat. Greetings from Norway!
Hmm, I haven't used it for sock tops (I like toe-ups and use the tubular bid-off to much the same effect), but i know I've used it for something. Damned if I can remember what, but I remember thinking that the fussiness was worth the great look and stretch.
Normally I'd avoid these colors (and this combination), too, but Liberty really does look wonderful!
I have used the tubular cast on, but for socks with single rib I use the alternate cable cast on. It's blazing fast and it looks good with the ribbing.
That cast-on is lovely, and is now on my list to learn. You're much more industrious that I, however. I would have definitely carried those yarns up the side. The thought of all those ends to weave in makes me cringe.
I think this is my first comment to your site! I love love your site, BTW. Your sweater looks like it will be so pretty! I am always in awe of people who decided to knit multiple color sweaters. The ends frighten and confuse me!
this sweater is so tempting! I'm also going to use the tubular cast on for my next project, so neat.
I fell in love with Liberty, the color combination is quite nice! I am looking forward to seeing how yours will come out. It is looking good.