Tubular Cast On in the round using any standard CO (cable, LTCO, etc.) // Technique Tuesday

[@StickToYourKnitting]

Honestly, you make me a better knitter with each and every podcast you make. THANK YOU! I had all but given up on the tubular CO. This was a 💡 moment for me! 😊

[@TheRobinsegg1]

In shock, just did tubular cast on this past weekend. Riped out six times, wanted to get the fussy part over with so I could work during the week. If only I waited , no worries, three or four more makes with this Co to go. Thank you

[@kellipage2858]

Thank you for keeping knitters calm so we can CARRY ON🙏

[@Anna-Klara]

The tubular CO is magic, thank you for showing us in such a clear way, as usual.

[@NYKnitter]

Thank you, crochet chain seems the best and quickest option for those who started out as crocheters. Love how you show several options for these Technique Tuesday vids.

[@maureendesmarais6955]

Thank you, thank you. I have avoided tubular cast-on due to it's fiddliness. This makes it so easy for such a nice edge. I'll be using this for my next cast-on!

[@wheeltrish]

Oh my gosh, you are a game-changer! I have dexterity limitations due to cerebral palsy so I often can’t do the many intricate maneuvers required for so many decorative cast ons. I pretty much stick with the knitted on cast on. because it’s what I can do. Thank you for showing me a way to do the tubular cast on which will be actually possible for me to accomplish. Definitely saving this video to my playlist of cast on techniques so I can refer to it often. THANK YOU!!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You can definitely do this with knitting on. Good luck!

[@songbanana8]

Always wondered how to do this cast on. As I watched I wondered if there was a way to do it without having to cut the waste yarn. Of course you covered that too! Thank you for the great tutorials, no one else comes close to your explanations!

[@margueritefoley1262]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Another brilliant technique that will save tons of time and frustration!

[@skraterfield]

so cool! I've had so much trouble w/ a sweater cast on getting lost in the twisting. You always have such great improvements on everything.

[@staceyefimov6976]

You are worth your weight in gold as a knitting instructor. I feel so fortunate to have free access to your brain, here and on Ravelry (heading to Ko-fi and hope others will too, if they're in a position to donate). Ty so much for another fantastic video.

[@sunnyw4148]

It makes so much more sense when you explain it. This is one of my goals for 2024 and that just got a whole lot easier.

[@kathykelly2148]

A most excellent tutorial. So clear and makes me anxious to try. Thank you!

[@CarrieMtn]

I’ve never done this type of cast on. I found it a fascinating tutorial. Thank you!

[@juliaturney7017]

Thanks! I’ve haven’t tried a tubular cast on yet but will definitely use this video as a resource

[@alenavesela]

This is incredible. Thank you for this. I use tubular cast on a lot and I will use this method for sure from now on.

[@Jennie8684]

Fabulous. I no longer have to avoid a Tubular Cast On 👍🏻.

[@SpaceShihTzu17]

Thank you! I’ve been procrastinating a hat pattern with a tubular cast on 👍🏼

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

Thanks for demonstrating all these options, my favorite cast-on for tubular cast on still remains the crochet cast on.

[@AshleyUlwelling]

This is a fabulous video! I recently made a hat for a friend and messed up the tubular cast on so many times before I got it good enough!!!

[@kristinm3729]

Roxanne: This post is useful in so many ways. Thanks for the information, so clearly presented.

[@knitgirl.7676]

This is brilliant! I usually do the crochet provisional cast on, but this is a great alternative and I never would have thought to do it this way. Thanks for this!

[@loisdelaluna]

Great video. The steps were clear and it was easy to follow. I've done a few different tubular cast-on, but starting with a longtail cast-on is definitely my new favorite.

[@MugiwaraSuponji]

Wow! I was wondering why there seem to be so many different ways of doing the tubular cast on, and couldn't quite understand what united them. Thank you for clarifying!

[@user-pattiQ]

This was really informative. Your method makes tubular co seem less intimidating

[@edinacole6382]

wow! I think this is my favorite of all time video! Thank you

[@bethsalloway]

I can’t wait to try this using the long tail cast on with the project yarn! It seems brilliant to me, although I might knit that second foundation row flat before I join.

[@MissHoyden]

Oh this was helpful. I love the crochet cast on method, yet I suspect I’ll try this one too.

[@63mnb]

I like how you can join in the round pretty much right away as opposed to the Italian/LT tubular cast-on where we normally work back and forth for a round or two so we dont twist on joining. By joining early there is no little gap.

[@aliciagonlag7695]

Ah thank you. Such a great video! Just bought the Lulu sock pattern from Sari Nordlund and saw that it asks for a tubular CO. Will definitely use this video when casting on 😊

[@sisterstephanie2557]

Thank you!!!! I make many hats and I'll certainly be using this technique!!!!

[@theastewart6721]

Hi Roxanne. This is a fantastic video. You explain everything so well that it’s so easy to follow. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us. Much appreciated!🤗🤗

[@maryannc7223]

Roxanne, you never cease to amaze me. Thanks for another informative video!

[@Jennifer-gf9eg]

I love this method, I usually do it into a provisional (crochet) cast on. I might try your long tail modification to do the setup row at the same time next time I have to do it, although I generally like only having to count half my stitches if it's a big cast on! Recently I've been doing the folded version of the tubular cast on, because I'm working a lot of 2x2 rib and I find the folded version easier to change into 2x2 than this method (where you have to physically rearrange the stitches)

[@jla110661]

You definitely rock! This was fabulous to learn!

[@mariehansen2534]

Hi there, thank you for sharing this technique, I think I might have seen something like that before but now that I am into knitting Sweaters, I'm really interested in Cast on techniques. I hope that you are keeping well, certainly looking good to me. Keep warm and I will see you when you come back. Take care.

[@vadec5909]

My hat pattern calls for the tubular cast on I think I will try the crochet one! Thanks so much

[@cathiapizetta4957]

Awesome! Loved this technique and will surely use it next time! Thank you Roxanne!❤

[@sonjanordahl3158]

As always, great how-to video.

[@raquellak6551]

Can’t wait to try this out!

[@TwistedStitchesShow]

Love this. I will definitely try next time!! Thank you.

[@katebowers8107]

Yes! Tubular cast-on problems here, too!

[@karenbochinski]

Excellent video

[@tracyhill2245]

Brilliant! So much easier.

[@mongrain8934]

Wow! I did not know that. Very useful information. ❤❤❤

[@deniseengel1451]

Thanks Rox!

[@leslieobrien7315]

This is a game changer! I will no longer avoid the dreaded tubular cast on. Thanks, Roxanne.

[@bridgetchristianson8706]

You are brilliant!

[@onwardbe]

Excellent thank you once again

[@janegelberg2003]

Brilliant. Thanks

[@Sequoya]

Great episode!

[@janandstevedubois7356]

Thank you for this great tutorial. Please would you consider a tutorial on the alternating cable cast on in the round? For K1 P1 rib. I have success with casting on this way, and prefer the look of it compared to a long tail cast on, I just cant seem to get it to look good at the join without an ugly knot showing. Thank you.

[@kathyschemine3072]

Thanks for sharing this. I always learn so much from your videos. I've had the issue of casting on a large number for a tubular edge and having it twist on me. I'll have to try one of these methods next time. Have you ever done a video about Italian bind off? I see it being used a lot now in patterns. For a long edge, like a button band or a sweater hem, it is a lot of yarn to pull through the stitches. Any tips/tricks you have for making the process easier is appreciated.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I've done several on the tubular/grafted bind off (which is what the Italian BO is, not sure why it got renamed in recent years!). I believe this one addresses adding an additional length of yarn for a long edge. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH61qHSZaa96qNU

[@bayleyvos849]

Thank you so much! I love a tubular cast-on, but always struggle at first. This is going really change things up. Just a question - is the needle size different to the main needle size after setup rows? Of so, what is the general rule of thumb for sizings? Thanks again!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

A smaller needle is typically used for the set up rows. You then move to the needle size desired for the ribbing. Some patterns call for the ribbing to be knit on needles one or two sizes smaller than the stockinette portion, others do not. Therefore, if your pattern calls for a ribbing needle that is smaller than the main body of the pattern, you will use an even smaller needle for the set up rows.

[@knitsbyvira]

I'm a beginner knitter, and tried tubular cast on yesterday for the first time. It wasn't successful to say the least ) I'll try this method today. It look way easier. What are the needle sizes you used for the setup round and for the ribbing? Thank you for the tutorial!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The needle size you use depends on the yarn weight (thickness). In addition, sometimes you might use the same needle size for your ribbing that you use for the stockinette/main body of the pattern, while other times you might go down a needle size or two. Regardless, you would use a needle 1 or 2 sizes smaller than *that* for the cast on and setup rows/rounds. For example, if you're using worsted weight yarn and a size 7/4.0mm needle for both the ribbing and the stockinette, you might want to use a US 5/3.75mm needle for the cast on and setup. If you plan to use a US 7 for the stockinette, and a US 5 for the ribbing, then you'd use a US 3 for the cast on/setup rounds.

[@knitsbyvira]

@@RoxanneRichardson thank you. That's really helpful. I just had a hard time understanding what a "go down 2 needle size" meant.

[@alanptaylor11]

No doubt tubular COs and BOs make for a beautiful seamless edge. The various techniques for achieving these edgings are very clever. I'll confess that I have a slight prejudice against them for one reason: when I was growing up and learning how to knit, my mom would check the cast-on of a knitted item in a store to determine whether it was hand-knit or machine-knit. A tubular cast-on was (for her) a sure sign that the item was machine-knit. I suspect that the tubular cast-on was not a common technique among hand-knitters in the UK (where she grew up), so this rule-of-thumb probably served her well. I'll try to get over my prejudice and use a tubular CO for my next hat.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I suspect that one of the reasons knitters *like* the tubular CO is because they think it's "more professional." That's the edge machine knits have, but they don't understand that machines knit that way because they can't do other kinds of cast ons. It's the same with short row heels. People are used to them and like the way they look, because every commercially knit sock they've ever had looks like that. When I remember thinking that the heel flap and gusset looked strange when I first learned to knit socks.

[@alanptaylor11]

@@RoxanneRichardson Good points. I guess I'm not consistent because I like a short-row heel for those reasons but DISLIKE tubular CO because of ingrained bias. Of course, there were many years when people were embarrassed to wear "homemade" sweaters when others could afford to wear the more-expensive store-bought sweaters. Now that has flipped. I agree that heel-flap-and-gusset construction looks strange (and like a poor solution to the problem of widening the sock for the heel), which is probably why there are so many variations of heel construction.

[@hebulanebula]

So tubular cast on, always entails 2 set up rows ? Before moving forward with I-cord edging and buttonband...as noted in my current pattern ? I’ve never read a pattern before, and trying to understand this process for my neck band. Thank you in advance , for any tips. And I’ve looked for tutorial for my scenario, but yet to find one.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

As explained in the video, you need to do at least 2 set up rows for a tubular cast on, but you can choose to do four. The choice is up to the knitter, based on the result they prefer. Do swatches to see which you prefer. There is no right or wrong.

[@christenagervais7303]

Now can you please show us the Italian bind off so we can match our cast off edges?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

There's a link in the video description to the grafted/tubular/Italian BO video.

[@sybilq2509]

how do you adapt it for 2x2 rib? did i miss it in this video? or is there another video i need to watch?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

It's in one of the videos that uses the crochet cast on kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6WzXoiKeNenfpY. You'll want the chapter that talks about 2x2 ribbing, although you might be interested in the sections that come before that, as well.

[@PatriciaOkada]

Can tubular casting be used in mobious and brioche knitting together?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Moebius knitting is cast on in a way that allows/causes the knitter to work out from the starting point in both directions simultaneously, so there is no edge, tubular or otherwise.

[@jo-annefalconer6280]

hi would this need to be changed for a flat cast on? I am trying it as I had straight needles next to me when you started off.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The set up rows are identical, rather than different (i.e. with an even number of sts you k1, sl1; then on the next row, you still k1, sl 1.)

[@jo-annefalconer6280]

@RoxanneRichardson thanks I think that was intuitive as i started my swatch, and it looks so good, thank you so much, I was putting off trying it before now.

[@AftonGroveKnitter]

If my pattern calls for an odd number of stitches, what adjustment do I need to make?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The tubular cast on is meant for knit one purl one ribbing or knit two purl two ribbing. Those both require an even number of stitches

[@annescanapico7168]

Roxanne, I am trying to learn this cast on for a hat but I don’t understand how if one only knits half the cast on number how does that double to produce the complete cast on number? I need 96, so that means I would cast on 48 with the waste yarn, how does that double? Thanks for any explanation

[@RoxanneRichardson]

When you alternate a YO for each of the CO sts, you're making up the difference.

[@annescanapico7168]

@@RoxanneRichardson oh, I didn’t put that together. Thank you

[@annescanapico7168]

@@RoxanneRichardsonI was trying to cast on 96 sets doing the tubular, how in the world do people keep the stitches straight which is why I fell in love with your version. You are a godsend. It’s a beautiful edge but what a nightmare the reg way.

[@christinehaylock8428]

I'm the weirdo who does three setup rounds. Less bulky than four, more robust than 2. Seems to work for me!

[@ozlemaktas6446]

What is the purpose of doing 4 set up rounds? What the advantages and disadvantages of doing a repeat setup round as opposed to just doing the first 2 setup rounds?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

There is no objective advantage or disadvantage. It's personal preference. See note at 6:16 at the bottom of the screen. The tube of the tubular cast on is formed by the use of double knitting (that's what the set up rows are doing). The number of set up rows determines the size of the tube.

[@mayagriffin2826]

Do you need an extra stitch to join in the round?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

No. :-)

[@mayagriffin2826]

@@RoxanneRichardson okay! If I need an even number cast on for rib stitch, and loose a stitch by joining in the round, how do I make up that extra stitch?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

@@mayagriffin2826 You don't lose a stitch when joining in the round. If you typically join by working two sts together, that isn't necessary. Just work the first stitch of the round as it presents.

[@davidhensley76]

What if you tubularly cast on & knit 8 rounds of a hat before you realize you didn't rearrange the stitches into K2P2? 😊

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You make an executive decision to have k1p1 ribbing for your hat, rather than k2p2. (Or you rip back!)

[@davidhensley76]

@@RoxanneRichardson Right. K1P1 it is. 😀

[@craftdesigneditsleeprepeat5624]

Have you ever done this with 2 colors? 9f so, how?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Do you mean for double knitting, so that you continue alternating slipped sts with worked sts, with each face of the fabric using a different color, or do you mean for corrugated ribbing, where the colors are alternating across the row when you are working in k1p1?

[@craftdesigneditsleeprepeat5624]

@@RoxanneRichardson I was thinking more for double knitting. I know I could play, but am curios if you had ever done it.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

​@@craftdesigneditsleeprepeat5624 I have done double knitting (just a swatch, for Level II of the master hand knittin gprogram) where the two faces were different colors. I used the Alternating Cast On to start. I have a video demonstrating that CO, but it's just with one color. Fkzbin.info/www/bejne/aXeYnGCsaLOkr9E or two colors, you'd make a slip knot using both colors, and then work the alternating CO.