cast on 6 colors

zonie · 01-21-2007, 04:43 PM

Help please!!!

I need to cast for a sweater with vertical strips using 6 colors. I use continental cast on system. Getting confused.

Silver · 01-22-2007, 12:19 AM

What does the pattern say? Does it recommend a particular cast on? Can you post the beginning of the pattern?

zonie · 01-22-2007, 12:27 AM

It just says,
"With color A, cast on 18 sts; with B, cast on 12 sts; with
C, cast on 8 sts; with A, cast on 18 sts; with B cast on 12 sts;
with C, cast on 4 sts".
Row 1 (WS) Working sts in colors as established, purl

Ingrid · 01-22-2007, 12:34 AM

I think your best bet is to use a knitted cast on so the stitches will be connected. You'll have an end to weave in for each color.

Silver · 01-22-2007, 12:38 AM

I was just going to say.. Where's Ingrid? :P

I wonder if it might be easier to cast on using one color? Any thoughts Ingrid? I've never done intarsia stripes.

zonie · 01-22-2007, 01:55 AM

What is your opinion. Cast on in solid color or knit cast on???

Ingrid · 01-22-2007, 02:01 AM

I actually think that casting on will be easier in the long run. Even if you cast on a solid row in the beginning, you'd still have to attach each yarn and would have ends. Up to you!

zonie · 01-22-2007, 02:36 AM

Don't mean to be thick, but you mean knit cast on with each color and just leave a loop slip knot and weave it in later?
When you weave the ends in, any hints for inexperienced little ole me.

Ingrid · 01-22-2007, 03:01 AM

If you cast on knitted-style with different colors, you'll be pulling a loop of the new color through the old color when you change. That'll leave a tail.

Knitty has a good article on weaving in ends.

zonie · 01-22-2007, 07:59 AM

When you are finished casting on with a Knitted Cast you end up with the stitches on the left needle instead of the right. The first row in my pattern calls for a purl. Would that be wrong?
It looks as if the first row should be a knit. Can you do a Knitted Cast so that it will work with my pattern.