tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post2629333700144763917..comments2024-03-29T11:38:51.363+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-67598965297437210602017-10-17T13:48:04.104+01:002017-10-17T13:48:04.104+01:00My chief memory of that day at Loop is of Franklin...My chief memory of that day at Loop is of Franklin talking for three and a half hours without a break. Strangely, I don't recall the cast on. My mother used the thumb method but I just knit on the stitches, using a cable cast-on because it makes a firmer edge.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-90002942881825839062017-10-17T13:21:02.316+01:002017-10-17T13:21:02.316+01:00The current Craftsy knit-a-long Tealeaf Sweater wi...The current Craftsy knit-a-long Tealeaf Sweater with Bristol Ivy includes her saying in the first lesson that she can’t do the cat’s cradle long-tail cast-on. So you are in good company here!<br />cheers,<br />CKPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-89605704525338242682017-10-17T12:22:26.512+01:002017-10-17T12:22:26.512+01:00Do tell me how?! I always use too much which feels...Do tell me how?! I always use too much which feels wasteful. CarolGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-55523699859410809382017-10-17T09:41:12.357+01:002017-10-17T09:41:12.357+01:00My great-aunt taught me the cable cast on which I ...My great-aunt taught me the cable cast on which I used for years. My mother taught me a cast on knitting a loop off my left thumb, which is a variant of long tail. I didn't trust it for large numbers until someone told me how to estimate the length of tail needed.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280070487028097635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-9549265143172234812017-10-17T04:17:48.875+01:002017-10-17T04:17:48.875+01:00I learned the cat´s cradle method at elementaty sc...I learned the cat´s cradle method at elementaty school, and never knew there were other ways to cast on until I bought my first English knitting book somewhere in my early fifties. Hildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-9729673535539072282017-10-16T22:35:36.586+01:002017-10-16T22:35:36.586+01:00Aha, another one falls down the spinning rabbit ho...Aha, another one falls down the spinning rabbit hole. You should come along to the Edinburgh Guild some time...third Saturday of every month at Craiglockhart Church Hall. Next meeting is this Saturday, as it happens, so if you wanted to try out a wheel........;) http://www.ewsd.org.uk/about.htmlIsabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665920652403665430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-6649796340643188822017-10-16T22:07:37.277+01:002017-10-16T22:07:37.277+01:00You sure keep yourself busy - I love hearing about...You sure keep yourself busy - I love hearing about your activities. Hope the storm weakens.Carol Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-8064070599356071042017-10-16T22:05:34.792+01:002017-10-16T22:05:34.792+01:00I only knew the knitted cast on for many years, ti...I only knew the knitted cast on for many years, till a friend showed me the two-handed long tail. The cat's cradle method is faster, but ends up the same way. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.com