Hats: Top-Down, or Bottom-Up? - Page 4

Shandeh · 12-27-2012, 02:44 AM

Originally Posted by GrumpyGramma

Hi, Sandy! Good to *

see* you!

Thanks for the love :D

GrumpyGramma · 12-27-2012, 07:48 AM

Starting at the top or the bottom, I want to hear you play more music!

Shandeh · 12-27-2012, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by GrumpyGramma

Starting at the top or the bottom, I want to hear you play more music!

Ha! You should come to my church, so you could hear me every week.

mojo11 · 12-27-2012, 05:49 PM

I've never noticed it being easier or harder to increase or decrease in the round, but to be fair at my skill level EVERYthing can be... ahem... challenging. So maybe I don't notice the difference 'cos it's all the same level of hard?

As for the BO, I have the same problem with it being not-stretchy, but I get around it by using a larger needle. My girlfriend will use one twice the size of the needle she's knitted on for things like sweater necks that have to be really elastic, and her knitting is VERY relaxed to begin with.

Fergablu2 · 12-27-2012, 06:12 PM

Starting from the top down, you can run into problems with the fit if your bind-off is too tight. I do the crochet cast-on so my cast-on's and bind-offs look the same.

GrumpyGramma · 12-27-2012, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by Fergablu2

Starting from the top down, you can run into problems with the fit if your bind-off is too tight. I do the crochet cast-on so my cast-on's and bind-offs look the same.

I'm not familiar with the crochet cast on and the only examples I can find are for a provisional cast on. Is it the same?

suzeeq · 12-27-2012, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Fergablu2

Starting from the top down, you can run into problems with the fit if your bind-off is too tight.

But that's easily fixed by undoing the BO and using a larger needle or a loose BO.

suzeeq · 12-27-2012, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by GrumpyGramma

I'm not familiar with the crochet cast on and the only examples I can find are for a provisional cast on. Is it the same?

Yes except you use the same yarn as for the project and you don't chain any extra stitches or zip it off, but just leave it and begin the pattern.

GrumpyGramma · 12-27-2012, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by suzeeq

Yes except you use the same yarn as for the project and you don't chain any extra stitches or zip it off, but just leave it and begin the pattern.

Thanks. I'll have to try that!

Fergablu2 · 12-27-2012, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by GrumpyGramma

I'm not familiar with the crochet cast on and the only examples I can find are for a provisional cast on. Is it the same?

http://www.karenjoseattle.com/karenj...t-cast-on.html