I was making my second Woobie stuffie/blankie, and I remembered from last time how frustrating casting on that many stitches was. I had the hardest time getting the number right, then making sure there was no twist. It just took forever. This time, I had a clever idea. First, I put a marker every fifty stitches, triple checking the numbers between markers (I still managed to mess that up, but wht can you do?). Then I put a safety pin every 6 inches or so into the very edge of the cast on edge...into the knotty bits under the cast on. (I cast on in long tail with waste yarn, to be clipped off, later, as a provisional cast on). Then, before joining, I threaded a bit of waste yarn though each safety pin, and pulled them all to the Center and tied it into a circle, making sure that the work was untwisted. This made it all much easier to see if the work was trying to twist!
It still looked twisted around the needle, until I got a few inches done, but once I had made sure that there were no twists, the inner circle wouldn't let the sts twist all the way around. It worked great!
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That's brilliant! I've also knit a couple of rows then used the casting on tail to sew up the really short bit of seam. But I think I like your idea better.
Hello - I am getting a twist in my final piece when working on circular needles - I am fairly confident that the first few rows worked are correct? I guess I am unclear on how to identify a twisted stitch to begin with ? I worked a neck cozy with gorgeous yarn, on Circular needles to get Stockentte on the RS of the work . When I went to Cast off - the twist became clear . A total waste of good yarn & time. Frustrating. The neck cozy pattern came from Purl Soho. . Used 16'' choicgoo needles size 5 . Except for the twist - beautiful work - but now it is useless. Please advise offer help where you can . Thank you
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