ITALIAN CAST ON for rib 1x1 with DPNs - NEW completely JOGLESS joining in the Round.

[@cynthiaps23]

Thank you. Sending flowers. 🎉🎉🎉. I have been wanting to change my cast to a more professional look. God bless you for this step-by-step tutorial. My basic hat looks beautiful from the first tubular video, and now I'm on to using this cast on in my socks. Thank you, and thank you for being an inspiration. 🎉 😊

[@irinarevo]

Thank you so much, Cynthia, for your very kind feedback! I like this cast-on for my socks too! 😊

[@cynthiaps23]

@@irinarevo I would love to see how you knit your socks. When you have a moment. If not, thanks again for the great tutorials. 😊🎉

[@effishaabani4405]

MERCI MERCI

[@irinarevo]

Thank you!

[@ALee-um4ue]

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

[@irinarevo]

I am very glad!

[@ALee-um4ue]

@@irinarevo I am very new to knitting and have a question, would it do anything strange to my knits if I kept knitting them in the back loop right to left like in the first row? I really like how easy it is to mix the knits and purls doing it that way instead of up from the front like regular continental.

[@irinarevo]

@@ALee-um4ue If after the first row you work the knit stitches from right to left you will get twisted knit stitches. It will look different from a regular 1x1 rib. The "twisted knit stitch rib" looks nice too. I use it sometimes as a design idea, especially when the yarn is not bouncy (like Noro). Also, the twisted knit stitches take up a little more yarn - so I use a slightly bigger needle than for a regular 1x1. You can go even further, and twist the purl stitches too - then it will be a double-sided twisted rib. Can be a good idea for a cowl or a scarf, where you can see both sides. :)

[@ALee-um4ue]

@@irinarevo OK, so that's how you deliberately make a twisted stitch, that makes sense! Thank you! I'm trying to follow a pattern for a broken rib so I'll do it the normal way but I'll keep that in mind for others!

[@irinarevo]

@@ALee-um4ue Great! Have fun knitting!

[@nataliazon4526]

thanks so much this video has been so helpful!

[@irinarevo]

I'm so glad!

[@alexandriasimms4842]

Irina, thank you so much for your tutorial. I found it really helpful. I am having issues though... My rib columns , especially the left, is leaning heavily to the left and both columns are very wide at the cast on edge and narrow at the top.

[@irinarevo]

Hi Alexandria! It looks like you probably lost some tension during c/o. Make sure that the 1st and the last stitches as well as a couple of stitches next to them are worked snugly. And also in the second row. If the columns lean to one side that might be the yarn problem - bias. You can try a swatch with another yarn to double check. Some bias may go away after washing - I would test on a swatch. If all the bottom stitches are wider - then I would use a smaller needle size for c/o, or for c/o and one more row, and then switch to your normal rib needle size.

[@alexandriasimms4842]

@@irinarevo Thank you, thank you! I made the CO edge quite tight and followed your tip to make the set up stitches on either end snug. I also went down a needle size and didn't tug at the join quite has hard. Also, I kept the stitches at the tips of my needles so as to no stretch them. What a remarkable difference! I've been working this for 4 days! 😂😂

[@irinarevo]

Yay! I am so happy to hear about your success!

[@shoelessmonk1941]

🤩.

[@johmarie7]

So even if u do the round, you do a "row" first. And after the row is done, you then close it to the round..🤔...(why not, tell it like it is? Why confuse, instead of speaking it out?)

[@irinarevo]

What is confusing?