tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post7972826265803670799..comments2024-03-03T20:17:55.767-05:00Comments on Hugs For Your Head: Cast On, Bind Off - the giveaway postMary Keenanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-13468960891604786532012-08-02T08:10:51.138-04:002012-08-02T08:10:51.138-04:00When my mom taught me how to knit many years ago, ...When my mom taught me how to knit many years ago, it was one way to cast on and one way to cast off ... now a whole new world has opened for me. So much fun, different cast on and bind offs for different situations ;-)herthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720543253499540466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-70668703128300764592012-08-01T17:37:24.637-04:002012-08-01T17:37:24.637-04:00I would love to win a book that would expand my ca...I would love to win a book that would expand my cast on cast off horizons! So much depends on the finishes.Lauriehttp://etherknitter.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-56507255859846952522012-08-01T03:46:18.980-04:002012-08-01T03:46:18.980-04:00And I do cable cast on for almost everything, incl...And I do cable cast on for almost everything, including when it specifies long tail! lol!trishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-2868791130933620312012-07-31T21:58:39.854-04:002012-07-31T21:58:39.854-04:00I love knitting related book tours! I also love ho...I love knitting related book tours! I also love how this book can give me clear understandings and usage of casting on and binding off, which I always dread due to there not being a uniform resource, but now there is! I cannot wait to get a copy! *fingers crossed*Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-53115581811046980872012-07-31T19:52:50.203-04:002012-07-31T19:52:50.203-04:00Um...I think I know about 5 cast on methods. Howe...Um...I think I know about 5 cast on methods. However, I make up in "awesomeness" what I lack in number of techniques, because one I DO know is a tubular cast on! That thing is like a magic trick. Another nifty one is casting on in long-tail, but alternately in knit and purl stitches so ribbing starts in the cast on -- also a nifty trick, especially if I'm starting at a hem or cuffs.CeltChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778598832322453538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-57728298025983917132012-07-31T19:20:05.081-04:002012-07-31T19:20:05.081-04:00My only cast on story is that I have one way to ca...My only cast on story is that I have one way to cast on and if a pattern calls for anything else, I always, always, always have to look it up! This book would be very helpful!Julie C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-33314907876467565172012-07-31T14:56:24.036-04:002012-07-31T14:56:24.036-04:00I'd love a chance to own this book, such a gre...I'd love a chance to own this book, such a great resource to have in one's library.cmflamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804962184198163604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-32364716655110277312012-07-31T14:56:19.029-04:002012-07-31T14:56:19.029-04:00I, too, have been knitting a very long time, but h...I, too, have been knitting a very long time, but have only recently re-discovered the long tail CO. In that I detest running out of yarn 4 sts prior to the end of my CO, I use an inordinately long tail. Like a gator. I tried to understand the stretchy CO using two needles, and needed a glass of wine after watching several minutes of the youtube. I need help. with so many things, not the least of which is an alternative to IL-LTCO (inordinately long, long tail CO)<br />Mamie 1 (rav)Mamie1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-69900316358612940912012-07-31T12:10:35.138-04:002012-07-31T12:10:35.138-04:00I had a recent experience where the amount of yarn...I had a recent experience where the amount of yarn I had left was seriously short(like 10 inches at the end), and I would have loved to know if there were other options on the bind offs that would not have used as much yarn. So I am curious if this book does talk about that? Something like...this bind off does not use as much yardage....Does that make sense?lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358596357143546468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-83987758994828406562012-07-31T11:54:36.073-04:002012-07-31T11:54:36.073-04:00Wow, I probably don't stand a chance, but I am...Wow, I probably don't stand a chance, but I am going to try. I would love to win this book and expand my knitting knowledge. I am not sure how to sign in, so I am going to choose anonymous. I hope I will still be able to find out if I have won!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-37834462005832403692012-07-31T10:57:31.053-04:002012-07-31T10:57:31.053-04:00I had to look up the cable cast on last night... I...I had to look up the cable cast on last night... Its one I always forget.. this book looks great!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019551502153944793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-4165613069912546012012-07-31T01:36:10.197-04:002012-07-31T01:36:10.197-04:00I have been knitting for a whopping 4 months and o...I have been knitting for a whopping 4 months and only learned the long-tail cast-on. My teacher also showed us how to cast-on without making a slip knot, so I am deficient in that area (although it seems like it should be easy enough to figure out!). I would love to learn more techniques! Thanks for the opportunity!Jennifer Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912474034994573935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-39339525297209774332012-07-31T01:01:13.566-04:002012-07-31T01:01:13.566-04:00I have searched and searched for bind off methods ...I have searched and searched for bind off methods that don't end up too tight (or in the rare instances I remember to be extra loose, too messy). It seems like no matter what I do I just don't have a dependable bind off method that is satisfying, easy, and gives consistently not-too-tight results! I hope this book can help me.Zabbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031532233570733570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-91514901117823518702012-07-30T19:33:15.792-04:002012-07-30T19:33:15.792-04:00I so need this book! I learned long tail then a fe...I so need this book! I learned long tail then a few years ago found out about cable and knitted cast on but...I don't know when to use one or the other.Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-91641239722692252712012-07-30T16:16:25.067-04:002012-07-30T16:16:25.067-04:00this blog tour has been fun, both forthe chance to...this blog tour has been fun, both forthe chance to win the book and to see some blogs which were unfamiliar tome. I am totally in a rut with long tail cast on and plain pull a stitch over bind off. thanks for the chance to win!Jo Morgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-54632441515251453292012-07-30T16:14:56.499-04:002012-07-30T16:14:56.499-04:00Who knew cast ons could be so complicated! =) I...Who knew cast ons could be so complicated! =) I'm so new to knitting I only know one cast on. Just found out recently there are two ways of doing long tail. Maybe there's more??? I'd love to learn all I can about starting and finishing a knitted project!<br /><br />Thanks for a very entertaining review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-55447198764737944102012-07-30T15:28:39.172-04:002012-07-30T15:28:39.172-04:00Oh how I need this book!!! I need so badly to have...Oh how I need this book!!! I need so badly to have just ONE PLACE to reference for different c/o and b/o.<br />Thank you for the giveaway!Jennifer R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-25847331851229988032012-07-30T15:18:42.518-04:002012-07-30T15:18:42.518-04:00I'm just teaching myself to knit and I don'...I'm just teaching myself to knit and I don't know any cast-on or bind-off methods! I'm using a provisional crocheted cast-on to avoid the moment where I need to make an edging decision for my project, so this book would be absolutely invaluable to me :DJune (planetjune)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16052054447207939232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-11095087133308201222012-07-30T14:52:53.421-04:002012-07-30T14:52:53.421-04:00Oh....I'm so hoping to win a copy of this book...Oh....I'm so hoping to win a copy of this book!! There are so many more techniques to learn!!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200500026568554814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-6332667228738674112012-07-30T14:18:44.008-04:002012-07-30T14:18:44.008-04:00Hoping to win a copy of this fabulous book! Thank...Hoping to win a copy of this fabulous book! Thanksmelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956796276786142413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-12285675147655735692012-07-30T10:34:36.254-04:002012-07-30T10:34:36.254-04:00I use both long-tail and cable cast-ons depending ...I use both long-tail and cable cast-ons depending on the project. I think they're mostly different in look - I don't think using the cable cast-on would have made any difference to the neck of Sugared Violets. When working in stockinette, I usually use a long-tail if my next row is a wrong-side row, and cable if the next row will be the right-side row. If I'm working in garter stitch, I do the reverse.<br /><br />I can be found on Ravelry as CabledSheep.Cheryl S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03345112283242698398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-51112282371446412412012-07-30T10:03:19.469-04:002012-07-30T10:03:19.469-04:00This book is going to be a great reference! No mo...This book is going to be a great reference! No more searching through stacks of printed off materials for the specific cast on/off that I know is "somewhere".<br />Thanks for offering the chance to win.Judyindiananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-71569585845068598212012-07-30T09:58:12.910-04:002012-07-30T09:58:12.910-04:00No luck on the blog tour yet, but here's hopin...No luck on the blog tour yet, but here's hoping! Thanks for the chance.kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984095215050267958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-13208939774815912672012-07-30T09:52:15.520-04:002012-07-30T09:52:15.520-04:00I just did a sweater this summer that I found a mi...I just did a sweater this summer that I found a mistake in and had to rip out towards the top (Thank goodness it was a stripe pattern so I didn't have to rip as much.) But then I had to bind off with the three needle method and it wasn't stretchy enough so I had to take it out again and then I had to unknit (because I left my yarn on the other side and couldn't bind off don't even ask me how that happened. I think I finally went with Jenny's Stretchy bind off.) There are so many ways to cast on and bind off and it seems I always need a refresher even when I have already used the technique. This book looks like it would do the trick!Lori Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433840548244842580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-46118131310601442832012-07-30T09:14:55.781-04:002012-07-30T09:14:55.781-04:00This sounds like a great book. I didn't know t...This sounds like a great book. I didn't know there were so many ways to cast on and bind off. It's usually just something that you do without thinking about what kind of method you are using, but I would love to get familiar with all, apparently, 54 ways of doing it.Katjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344260365640344391noreply@blogger.com