How To Knit The Alternating Cable Cast On for 1x1 Ribbing! (My Favorite SWEATER KNITTING Techniques)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Knitting sweaters is one of my favorite things to do... and I want to share my absolute favorite sweater knitting techniques starting with the Alternating Cable Cast On! In this video, I show you how I knit the alternating cable cast on and tell you why it's my favorite way to start a top-down seamless sweater (and so many other projects too!).
This video describes this cast on for 1x1 ribbing. To see how to work this in 2x2, I have linked an article by Wooly Wormhead below.
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Hey there. I almost always use the cable cast on, but it never occurred to me that there is a rib version. Having knitted English style for my whole life, I find it impossible to tension yarn with my left hand, so the long tail cast on is a complete no-no for me. I will definitely be trying this.
I've done this cast on for years and never knew what was called! My best tip for making this easier is to use a crochet hook in my right hand. It pulls the stiches through so easily!
Thanks for this tutorial Caleb, much appreciated. Starting a Felix sweater and this is the cast on I decided to go with. Looks lovely. Take care, regards from Australia(its stinking hot here) 🥵🫠😊
Thank you Caleb. I've been scouring youtube for clear instruction for this and yours is very easy to understand. About to start that First BT Raglan Sweater. And PS.... BT should use your tutorial because it's way better lol.
Absolutely loved this cast on on a neck warmer i knit just a week ago. I tried finding a way around the jog created after working in the round by casting on an extra purl stich, knitting the first row flat, and passing the slip knot cast on over the last purl stich. After tightening the pass over with the tail end i could barely notice the start! Such an easy seamless cast on!
I prefer this join method as well 😊
Excellent tutorial! I've looked at about a dozen videos to do this method and yours is 'THE BEST". I've been knitting for over 40 years and never had the occasion to use this method in the past. Your instructions are extremely clear and precise. Also, I think there will be less twisting of stiches especially knitting in the round. Happy Knitting!
After hours spent trying to figure out long tail tubular cast on, and being unable to ever have the patience to estimate the right amount of yarn for the tail, this method and tutorial has improved my life 10 fold. SOOOO glad to have found this. Thank you for a great video and a lovely alternative to the long tail tubular method. 🔥🥰❣️
This is a great little little tutorial Caleb. This is the way my Mum taught me to cast on but only in the knit pattern. Have not seen the rib version before but I love it. Anything to avoid the tubular cast on for the rest of my life is a winner for me! Thank you!
Great video, you are a wonderful teacher!
Same here. Going to try rib.
Me too lol! My Nan taught me and I didn’t realise you could do knit and purl cast on this way! By the way - a long tail cast on is so alien to me 🤣🤣🤣
Nice refresher. This was the way I was taught to cast on for socks n stuff.
Yep love it. I learnt cable cast on as a child. But never knew the name until recently
Fantastic video! Thank you for the clear images and slow, calm, thoughtful presentation.
Thank you for your video , Can you tell me if I could use this cast on for fingerless mitts ? And can you recommend a bind off to match . Thank you
Great camera angle and closeup!! I can't stand tutorials when you can't see exactly what's happening. The fact that I could see daylight coming from between the stitches is aces, dude!
This was a timely discovery for me. I just started a sweater “commissioned” by a neighbor (imagine trying to make a living making a sweater). The designer recommended a tubular cast-on for the bottom up piece. I did my gauge swatch with a 1x1 rib border to give it a try and I believe this cast-on looks better for a gentleman’s garment than the tubular version, which seemed a bit more frilly. I won’t lie, I struggled a bit to figure what to do carrying the working yarn in the right hand, as I do, but eventually came to the conclusion that it’s easier to render that way than in the Continental style.
do you have to knit the first row or can you just pull the stitches around and join in the round knitting “backwards” (i.e. since the first stitch you cast on was a purl, it will then be a knit, and so on)
Hey Caleb! Great video. I have done the cable cast on but NEVER heard of the alternating version. LOVE IT!! For a finished/invisible cast on, I like the Italian cast on. Also German twisted gives a nice edge for 1x1 ribbing. I can't wait to try this one -- I might have a new favorite. As a knitting "dinosaur", I absolutely LOVE your videos because I often learn something new. And because your passion for knitting shines through which reminds me how much I love yarn and knitting! I'm so happy to see your channel grow. You are exactly what the world needs right now.
Wow! I’ve been knitting for over 40 years and have never seen this, thank you so, so much! I’m about to start a sweater for my son and I will definitely be giving this cast on a go.
Caleb, thanks so much for this enlightening technique. I love the look of a tubular cast-on but hate the process of working it. I tried this technique out and it works perfectly. My only change was that when I knit back (after the initial cast-on), when I came to a knit stitch, I knit through the back loop (TBL) so that the knit stitch wasn't twisted. It worked out just fine. My next test is to see if this would work as a 2x2 rib. So, cast on 2 purls, 2 knits, 2 purls, 2 knits, etc.
I just tried this cast-on method for a 2x2 rib and it works just fine as well. I did pay attention to which way the stitches were oriented on the needle while knitting back on that first row. I found myself knitting into the back loop of every other stitch to keep it from twisting. I suppose if you didn't want to worry about avoiding twisted stitches on that first row, the twisted stitches would make for a little bit of a tighter first row.
Thank you so much. Your tutorial was fantastic and I'm using this on a sweater cast on for my husband. Have a great day!
The background in the tutorial is too busy. Gray yarn is also difficult to see with the silver needles. White needles, bright yarn, and plain background would benefit beginners
i come back to this tutorial time and time again when i dont have the motivation to do tubular cast on! thanks!!
Great video with an extra thanks! This was the cast-on method my mother taught me long ago (she was a beautiful knitter) and I had forgotten all about it. Nice to revive this memory and will certainly be using it in my future projects 🤗
Love your work but that Continental style looks very clumsy and a little difficult to follow. Sorry, 🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺🦘🦘ddgknit
I have tried to come back to this, and I still... just can't. Your tutorial could not be more clear (thank you), but I'm thinking you need non-splitting yarn (of steel) for this one. All my yarns are soft, fluffy, and easy to separate with my needle. So everytime I go between? I end up picking up part of a piece of yarn I'm not supposed to. "Fiddly" is putting it nicely. I have a few other choice words.... Especially when you have a whole line of the these to do. Knitting is supposed to be fun. This is NOT. 🤬😂
Awesome…I can do this! Great video easy to understand ( but then I AM a visual learner😊) I’m going to try this on my cuff down sock cast on.
Hi - it looks so easy but I am trying to adapt this for a K3 P1 ribbing (top down jumper) and I am now totally confused about what should be my first cast on stitch. Should I be casting on P1 K3 so that it is the correct sequence when working the first row flat?
Thank you for this tutorial/tip. I haven't knit in a few years and only knew of the long tail cast on. I'm currently starting a cardigan project that calls for tubular cast on and after looking at several youtube tutorials, got worried (it's also using two skeins/strands at once for the project). Since my cardigan isn't worked in the round, after the intial cast on row, do I need to work it in a particular cast on pattern before I start the cardigan rib pattern?
Oh! This is English cast on. Is it? It's how my Mum cast on everything..and we're English soooo I always assumed it was English cast on. =D.
I am loving this cast on! Thank you for the tutorial. I’ve never been able to get a handle of tubular especially when casting on a lot of stitches.
Question: What do you suggest as a matching cast off?
Nice cast on. Forgive me if you have done one and i missed it but would you do a gansey sweater tutorial? Your sweaters always look so awesome and i think you would bring a nice modern flare to one. Thankyou (even if you dont! 😊)
Thank you so much for this! You just saved me half the morning casting on this way!!
This is a cast on I’ve never heard of so thanks for sharing! Recently did my first tubular cast on with good results after watching Ysolda’s RUclips tutorial. I was casting on for a hat and her tutorial has a section specifically for tubular cast on in the round.
No problem! The tubular cast on gives great results… it’s just one of those things I’d rather not work too often. Haha. I’ll still do it every now and then though.
This is such a clear explanation. Thank you so much . Kindest regards
Thank you I’ll give it a try!
Would this work too if I am doing a 1x1 ribbing knitting from the back loop ? Thanks
I’ve used and love this cast on for 1x1 rib. However, I’ve never been able to adapt this to other rib variations and have it look good. Have you tried it other than for 1x1?
Hello Caleb, I don't believe it, you have only been knitting since 2019. You are amazing. I thank you so much for this tutorial. This is how I used to cast on, if Caleb uses it, so do I. Caleb, you are not just a very handsome face, but very talented. I'm 72, and can't wait to see what you are going to teach me. Sherie Rodrigues from Australia. Thank you, your time is so appreciated.
Thank you again for the video, do you use a smaller needle for the cast on and the change to a different size for the project. Also I think this will be a good cast on for working two at a time magic loop ..
I really appreciate all your videos, I hope everything is going ok for you.
I love it!
Is it really stretchier then the German twisted cast-on??
Love the fact I don't have a lot of waste at the end.... sometimes I actually do my cast-on a couple times just to have a shorter tail .
Would it work for the edge of a wrap/scarf?? I love working with a single ply merino silk 50/50 blend, but there's no "stretch"/give to the yarn.... Is there a similar looking cast-off?
I was also wondering about the bind off, the edge of this cast on looks amazing.
Hi Caleb. I can see you using this if you are planning on doing a ribbed neckline but if you didn't want a ribbed neckline is this the cast-on you should still use or do you use another one for no ribbing?
it looks amazing but i don't recommend it unless you are doing a shall, bc it's blooming as in stretch quickly almost on itself,
Also, the tip to only set down the needles after a knit cast on stitch. Brilliant!
News subs here - nice info during video .thank you first visit too
Thank you so much!
I want to try this but is there a way to cast on an extra stitch for joining in the round (then knitting first two stitches together)?
This is such a great technique! I've been struggling with casting on for days, but this finally worked out. Thank you so much! :)
I like to knit, but knit is not easy like crochet.can You teach me knit from beginning??
Has anyone tryed this on lace weight yarn? Is it worth it? im 3 stranding lace weight black yarn
My favorite way to cast on a top-down sweater is to do so below the neckline ribbing and pick up stitches later for the ribbing - the long-tail cast-on provides a sturdy edge that makes picking up stitches a breeze. This way, if I knit the neckline and it turns out wider than I prefer, I can rip back and pick up fewer stitches to redo it. The sewn tubular bind-off makes a clean and polished edge (or you can knit the ribbing longer, fold it over, and secure the bind-off stitches to the long-tail cast-on edge inside the neckline). ✨
I love the sewn tubular bind-off (it’s my favorite bind-off), and this is a great suggestion!
Thank you for your neckline tip, what a great idea and love the ability to correct as fit is so important after all the time invested!
🌴☀️ I’m back again…I sure do miss you ☀️🌴
Thanks Caleb, I’m SO glad to learn this and not have to estimate a length of yarn for a long tail cast on, which has been my go-to for years! I’m a thrower (rather than continental) and find this cast-on easier to control than what Caleb demonstrates continental style. I also found a good way to keep track of whether the next stitch is a knit or purl is the same as I’ve been taught when knitting: if there’s a bump you purl, if there’s no bump, you knit. This will now be my go-to cast on for ribbing!
If you cast on a sweater like this, what way do you recommend to cast off?, to mimic the neat edge?
I used this on a hat and love it. Is there a matching bind off? I want to use it on a cowl?
Love it! Those are my favorite needles Thank you!
really smart method, and very well done video. Thank you.
I’m knitting a cardigan and decided to use your cast on method. It’s absolutely lovely and we’ll worth the extra effort for the end result. Thank you for sharing x
We cast on as if you were knitting the new stitch after flipped from right to left needle
Great tutorial. I will try this cast on with my next project
this is great! Is there a bind off that matches this cast on??
Thanks.
That's exactly how I cast on! Usually... I hold my yarn in the right Hand so it's a bit different but yeah..I also do the long tail cast on but what I don't like about it is that you have to measure how long you want your tail
This all seems very challenging but I think I'll give it a try
Often wondered about the stretchability of the neckline stitches.Thank you so much for this clever approach: 1 x 1 ribbing.This video is invaluable to me
Caleb. I've been watching videos on the cable cast on. Your video by far has the best demonstration and your explanation is so clear. I was actually able to do it correctly after watching this. Thank you so much! I love your channel and really enjoy watching!!!!
Hi, at last I have the name of the cast on manner my granny taught me. It so much easier than the long tail cast on, dont you think so? The only difference I do, is I keep all my fingers on the needles. :)
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Excited to watch this while I'm working! It's like you knew I juuust ordered yarn for my first sweater! (well technically 2nd but I made my 1st when I was like 12 and it was awful, haha). I'm making sweater no.9 by my favourite things knitwear and it's the first time I'm using the actual yarn suggested in the pattern :)
If l use a long tail would my neck be tight
Thank you, thank you, thank you always!!!!!!
I really enjoyed this video and couldn’t wait to try it out. So I picked a small project, a doll knit hat for my granddaughter’s doll. It turned out really nice, so I will be using it very often now. I switched to continental knitting about 4 years ago and I find it’s much easier on my old fingers and joints. However, I have always struggled with the purl stitches. It helped me seeing how you brought the yarn down with your other finger. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Thank you!
Hey! Is there a bind off that matches this?
That's how my mom taught me and her mom gramma her
Thank you so much! This is a perfect alternative to a tubular cast on yay!
I love this cast on. I saw a great tip once that is just the slightest difference and it is to place the right needle between the stitches and then tug the working yarn to take out the slack. Such a small thing makes a big difference to me. Thanks for the video!
Can this be used for 2x2?
Thanks Caleb! This is a very useful video to show the cast on. I have done the cabled cast on and I do like it. I haven't tried this alternating one. Its looks really nice. I would love to see you knit an entire sweater in parts. Cast on, neck, yoke, shoulders etc. That would be great!
Great tutorial. I'm definitely going to try this cast on for my next project. Currently working the sleeves on my Caribou Hills sweater.
Would this work for 2x2 or 2x1?
Wow what a great cast on! I love it. I never want to put in the effort for a tubular so this is a great alternative
Thank you Caleb.😊
Would this cast on give you enough stretch fir socks?
Hmmm… I probably wouldn’t use it for socks myself. I like to use German twisted cast on for socks.
You have a nice teaching voice.
The cable cast-on is my go-to cast on for most things that don't start in cable. This is excellent. Thanks so much!
You’re very welcome ☺️
I like that type of cast on. I use a crochet hook to cast on the stitches.
Oh interesting! I’ll have to give that a try! Thank you!
Thank you for the lesson! Isn't knitting so exciting?? It's rare that I've not learnt something new everyday!
You're so welcome! And it really is... always something new to learn and I love that!
Hi Caleb how are you
Hello there,
Greetings from Laval,Québec, Canada
I was starting the Salty Air Tee by Samantha Guérin and she recommended using the...alternating cable CO!
After a search on RUclips Université, your vidéo was the first one to appear.
I watched and I put it in my "Knitting tutorials" for further reference.
Then I went on a knitting retreat in Chicago...where I proceeded to make a complete fool of myself trying to CO the sweater's collar.
I looked like I didn't know how to knit 😂
But I am a firm believer that if you're not worth a few chukcles, you're not worth much, so I persevered...all morning!
You mention in your vidéo that this is a bit fiddly to start. I second that motion.
But I must say that the result is spectacular, so much so that I chose to use it for the CO of my Florencia tee by Eweknit Toronto, and I believe that it will be a regular in my Rolodex of knitting tricks.
I also managed to convert my friend Noëlle. She's one half of the Knits and Pieces podcast, and she's been telling 5k of her closest friends how this method is a game changer.
So, thank you for taking the time and spending the energy to explain this great method via a tutorial
It was much appreciated
🧶
I haven’t seen this cast on either. When you started I thought you were just doing the needed cast on but when you put the needle between the stitches that was different. I noticed that you’re putting the stitches on so that they are twisted is that because you’re doing combination knitting?
No... putting the stitches on in that manner is just the way the cast on is worked. I'm not sure if there is a particular reason why, to be honest, but you should put them on that way regardless of the manner in which you knit. I hope that is helpful :-)
@@DrowninginYarn Thanks Caleb, that is helpful. It was a great tutorial.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much!!!
i've been wondering how to do this. Thanks!
You're welcome :-)
I love the look of this cast on. Will it work for casting on socks too?
Hmmm... I've never tried... I always use a german twisted for my socks, and I think I'm going to start going up a needle size for it.
I really enjoyed this video. I was taught this method but only for a knit stitch. I appreciate knowing this way to include the purl. When I was taught she taught me to put my right needle in to pull up another stitch before tightening it onto the left needle. That way there is no need to worry about getting it too tight. Just a thought for you to try.
I’ll definitely give that a try. Thanks for the tip!
That's what I do as well.
Yup. I use a crochet hook to make each cast on stitch (for me it is just a bit quicker than using the needle). And before snugging a new stitch, insert hook (or needle if using a needle) as though ready to make the next stitch, then snug the stitch loop just made; that helps me with even tension. ( Phew- a video is worth 1,000 words 🧶)
Love the video! Am I right in thinking if the pattern called for a 2x2 rib you would do the cast on in pairs, if that makes sense? Sorry I'm a newbie 😅
Thank you so much! I should have addressed this in the video... I might include info in the description. For 2x2, I believe there are additional steps (so you can't just cast on in pairs). I have only ever worked this cast on for 1x1 ribbing. If you want to do 2x2, you might want to do a bit of googling first!
@@DrowninginYarn thanks for replying! I'll definitely have a Google c
@@kathydrury2186 I included a link in the description 😊
Thanks!
I'm officially sold on the alternating cable cast-on! I have a seething hate for the tubular lol, so this is a welcomed alternative. Thank you!
Caleb,
I have just subscribed and wanted to tell you how much I appreciated this video. Your images are a great quality and so clear as well as your description and details!! Great work!!! Looking forward to catching up on all your videos.
Regards, Roxanne.
Thank you so much! My next sweater calls for an Italian cast-on. I’ve been practicing but can’t get the hang of it. This cast-on looks more straightforward! I’m going to give it a go!
Merci !
I like it
Awesome video, and I know about that hard edge when doing longtail cast on, so I'll just slip loops on the needle (ok- you'd have to see it, I'm sure I'm not explaining it right 🙄😆), and work them like that to get a stretchier rib for hats or other stuff. But thank you for this, I'm definitely going to try it for sweaters! 😁🤗💖🌻🌺
Thanks
Thank you!!! I am beginning to work on my first knit sweater. I thought that I knew how to cast on an such, but I didn't. This cast on is just what I needed. Thank you!!
Hi! What! This was perfectly up close and each thing clearly explained. Loved it! Just found you. Hope to be watching more of you in the future. Thank you.
Hello, I really found this video helpful. I was having trouble keeping track of what my last cast on stitch was. The part where you explain how to identify whether your last stitch was a purl vs a knit was a eureka moment for me. Thanks very much for your tutorial.