May sock with different toe?

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On June 16th, 2008 at 1:54 pm Mary Cravens said:

I love Judy’s Magic cast on - in Knitty - it is the best toe up cast on I have ever used -

Good luck -

Mary

On June 16th, 2008 at 2:22 pm Zina said:

I’ve used the Magic cast on an earlier Yarnissima pattern.. I haven’t started May as yet, so I don’t know where the pattern starts, but be aware of the difference, how many rows are in the provisional toe before the patterned stitches start. I had to adjust the pattern.

On June 16th, 2008 at 4:59 pm Susan Sears said:

Having messed up the crochet cast on I used Judy’s magic cast on. It worked wonderfully. I used the directions in Cat’s New Pathway’s book, putting 13 ’stitches’ on each needles and then proceeding from there. The toe was perfect.

On June 17th, 2008 at 5:21 am thingwhatsqueeks said:

I used Judy’s magic cast on, but maybe a bit differently than some. I cast on 39 per needle, and worked the toe as directed in the pattern. Instead of having to pick up the stitches from a provisional cast on, they were just on the cable of my circular waiting to be knit.

The only difference I noticed between this version, and when I knit the May toe with a provisional cast on was that I didn’t have to M1 to get up to 39 stitches.

On June 17th, 2008 at 5:51 pm Holly Monek-Anderson said:

This is my first toe up sock. I tried the crochet provisional cast on and found it awkward…I’d like to try Judy’s magic cast on, and have Cat Bordhi’s book and think I can handle it. I work on two circulars. I see references here to 13 stictches per needle (I assume 3 dpns) and then 39 “per needle”. How many stitches would I do using two circulars? Does it matter what size sock?

Thanks very much for any help,

Holly

On June 17th, 2008 at 6:27 pm Susan Sears said:

The way I did it was by starting at the toe as I do not like doing double wraps.
Using the instructions in Cat’s book on pages 22 and 23 I put 13 stitches on both the top and the bottom needle (used 2 circulars). I then used the instructions on page 126 for the standard toe. LRinc and Llinc are explained on page 11. I increased to 62 stitches for the medium size (58 for small and 66 for large). I then rearranged the stitches so that I had 34 on one needle for the instep and 28 on the other needle for the sole. Then you follow the pattern as written for the foot.

Hope this helps.

On June 17th, 2008 at 6:46 pm Holly Monek-Anderson said:

Hi Susan,

Thanks much. I will give it a try. I’ve done LRinc and Llinc before, and have found Cat’s instructions clear, so hopefully I’ll have better luck.

Thanks again, Holly

On June 18th, 2008 at 8:35 am Holly Monek-Anderson said:

Hi Susan,

I’m doing your method and it is working for me. If I understand correctly, my instep needle is is the needle with the extra half round on it? Also, since I need to increase up to an even number, that means on the last round I need to do only one increase. Did you do a lrinc on one needle and a llinc on the other?

Thanks,

Holly

On June 18th, 2008 at 7:55 pm Susan Sears said:

Um - looking at book - remembering what I did.
Increased at each end of each needle
*Knit 1, LRinc, knit until 1 st remains Llinc, K1* on each needle
next row just knit 1 round
this way you will increase 4 stitches every other round.

I suppose as long as you have increased this ratio (2 stitches a round) you will end up with the right shape.

On June 19th, 2008 at 5:15 pm Holly Monek-Anderson said:

Thanks Susan. Adding the two odd numbered rows together adds up to an even number of stitches…I’ve got the toe done now, and thanks again for the help. So much easier than wraps and turns.

On June 20th, 2008 at 6:28 am Amber said:

Thanks so much for all of the input! I’m planning on attacking this today. One more question: What does LRinc and Llinc stand for?

On June 20th, 2008 at 6:32 am Amber said:

Oh, wait, I think I just found a youtube video where she explains them!

On June 21st, 2008 at 4:21 pm Marlene said:

Shoot me.

On June 22nd, 2008 at 11:38 am Amber said:

Judy’s magic cast-on seems to be working great with the Llinc and Lrinc - the shape is perfect. I do have a few more questions if someone can indulge me: 1) Is there anyway to avoid the little hard knot from the slip knot that I seem to be getting at the toe? 2) Do I need to untwist the Llinc on the follow-up knit row (since I’m knitting it through the back)? and 3) I’m a little confused on the logistics of getting to 34-28 for the instep vs. sole stitches. I do the increase round. Then knit the non-increase round. Does it make sense to stop short on the final knit round in order to center the instep? Or is there a better way of doing it?

On June 23rd, 2008 at 8:25 am Susan Sears said:

1. Cat didn’t do a slip knot at the beginning so nor did I, therefore no nasty bump! Would it be possible to untie it and weave in the end?
2. This one has me stumped - even though you are knitting into the back of the stitch you are still wrapping the wool the same way so the new stitch should not be twisted - mine looks same as other stitches.
3. Just move stitches from one needle to other in a symmetrical way - so yes, stop short or knit a few extra, which ever way up you want your toe to be.

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