This will be where I stash away knitting references for myself and anyone else.
JOINING YARN
Russian Join by knittinganyway
CAST ONs
Provisional crochet cast-on (chain version) by E*nny J*ng
Provisional cast on (long tail version–no crochet) by knit*n*t*nic
Judy’s Magic Cast On (for toe-up socks, also for casting on 2 toe-up socks on one pair of circular needles)
BIND OFFs
Bind off that hides chain stitch at the top
Whenever I have garter stitch, I bind off in purl on the right side, ala EZ. It still makes the chain, but it is not as visible. (Source: Knitting Universe “Athena” Database)
Stretchy bind off (good for socks)
Another EZ tip — the sewn bind off — Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Sewn Cast off
Break yarn, leaving a tail about 4 times as long as the circumference of the sock. Thread a tapestry needle.
* sew forward (right to left) through two stitches as if to purl, leave the stitches on. Sew backward (left to right) through one stitch as if to knit and remove the stitch.
Repeat from * until you run out of stitches. Work in tail on the inside of the sock and trim any excess.Denise’s variation for circular knitting:
For the very first stitch only, after you go backwards through it, do not remove it, instead move it to be the last stitch on the final needle. It will then become the final stitch to be cast off. This gives a neater finish to the end of the round.
