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HOW TO KNIT:

Rib Cabled Cast On

Shown in English and Continental Styles

The 1x1 Rib Cabled Cast On provides a sturdy, elastic edge for ribbed hats, mittens, socks, sweater hems and sleeve cuffs.

Simpler to work than a tubular cast on, the 1x1 Rib Cabled Cast On is a great choice for any ribbed edge – the alternating knit and purl stitches of this cast on blend smoothly into your ribbing, giving a more polished appearance than a standard long-tail cast on.

Written Steps

If you hold your working yarn Continental-style (in the left hand), be sure to bring the yarn around to the front for a purl stitch or around to the back for a knit stitch after placing the new stitch on the left needle and before inserting the right needle between stitches to make the next stitch.

Beginning with a Knit Stitch

  • Make a slip knot on the L needle to begin.
  • Insert R needle purlwise into slip knot and purl a new stitch. Place the new stitch on L needle.
  • *Insert R needle from the front between the first and second stitch on the L needle, wrap strand of yarn around R needle as you would for a knit stitch and pull through, place this new loop onto L needle, insert R needle from behind the L needle between the first and second stitch on the L needle, wrap strand of yarn around R needle as you would for a purl stitch and pull through, place this new loop onto L needle; repeat from * until the required number of stitches have been cast on, ending with a knit stitch if casting on an odd number of stitches.
  • After last stitch has been cast on: If last stitch cast on was a knit stitch, slip last stitch purlwise to R needle, bring working yarn to front between needles, return last stitch to L needle and pull working yarn snugly. If the last stitch cast on was a purl stitch, slip the last stitch purlwise to R needle, bring working yarn to the back between needles, return last stitch to L needle and pull working yarn snugly. Repositioning the working yarn in this way creates a cleaner edge at the end of your cast-on row.

If using this method to cast on stitches to a piece in progress, omit the slipknot and begin at *

Beginning with a Purl Stitch

    • Make a slip knot on the L needle to begin.
    • Insert R needle knitwise into slip knot and knit a new stitch. Place the new stitch on the L needle.
    • *Insert R needle from behind the L needle between the first and second stitch on the L needle, wrap strand of yarn around R needle as you would for a purl stitch and pull through, place this new loop onto L needle, insert R needle from the front between the first and second stitch on the L needle, wrap strand of yarn around R needle as you would for a knit stitch and pull through, place this new loop onto L needle; repeat from * until the required number of stitches have been cast on, ending with a purl stitch if casting on an odd number of stitches.
    • After last stitch has been cast on: If last stitch cast on was a knit stitch, slip last stitch purlwise to R needle, bring working yarn to front between needles, return last stitch to L needle and pull working yarn snugly. If the last stitch cast on was a purl stitch, slip the last stitch purlwise to R needle, bring working yarn to the back between needles, return last stitch to L needle and pull working yarn snugly. Repositioning the working yarn in this way creates a cleaner edge at the end of your cast-on row.

If using this method to cast on stitches to a piece in progress, omit the slipknot and begin at *.


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Arbor is a classic DK weight yarn with timeless versatility. American Targhee wool is worsted spun into a round and springy 3-ply yarn, perfect for crisp stitch definition and wear-everywhere knits. Skein-dyed in a painterly palette of solid colors.

Featured colors in this tutorial:

Klimt (English) The rich ochre gold of willow leaves in autumn. Inspired by the paintings of Gustav Klimt’s “golden phase.”

Norway (Continental) Sea ice. This palest blue is shaded with a wash of grey.

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