Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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jabberknit Jan 2016 6:51pm, 24 Jan 2016 699 posts	0 jabberknit Beautiful lace knitting, HB, lovely work. I also tend to use long-tail for everything (unless the pattern says something else). It was the first one I was taught, and for decades I didn't know you could cast on any other way.
GimmeMedals Jan 2016 6:55pm, 24 Jan 2016 14,160 posts	0 GimmeMedals That shawl is really beautiful HB.
Wine Legs Jan 2016 7:10pm, 24 Jan 2016 4,059 posts	0 Wine Legs I also use long tail...
HellsBells Jan 2016 7:11pm, 24 Jan 2016 20,364 posts	0 HellsBells Thank you everyone, I'll probably put it away now until my nephew's wedding in October!
Ness Jan 2016 7:12pm, 24 Jan 2016 7,060 posts	0 Ness Beautiful shawl. I didn't know about long tail. Still a knitting novice.
Velociraptor Jan 2016 7:13pm, 24 Jan 2016 33,371 posts	0 Velociraptor I also use long tail cast-on as my default. I was taught "in-over-through-andpopitontheNEEEEEdle" by my needlework teacher when I was little, and use that from time to time, but anything else I have to do step by step from a book or an online tutorial.
EvilPixie Jan 2016 7:18pm, 24 Jan 2016 11,358 posts	0 EvilPixie I err cast on in a method of unknown name! Think it sounds like what vrap was taught. I always use that. What does long tail bring to the party? Should I lest it?
Drell Jan 2016 7:26pm, 24 Jan 2016 1,991 posts	0 Drell I tend to do the knit-and-put-it-back-on, but it's never terribly even. Thanks for the comments, folks, I'll give long tail a try.
HellsBells Jan 2016 7:42pm, 24 Jan 2016 20,365 posts	0 HellsBells Long tail is quicker and a bit more stretchy. Cable cast on, which is the sort where you put it back on the needle but go between the stitches rather than through the loop, gives a much firmer edge which is less likely to curl
Meglet Jan 2016 10:21pm, 24 Jan 2016 16,605 posts	0 Meglet I was taught the knit one described above but prefer long tail, and old Norwegian for a stretchy edge.

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