Comments on: Ask Amanda: How do I join my knitting in the round?

By: amandakeep

amandakeep — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:50:07 +0000

Thanks Lori – it’s so frustrating when that happens!

By: Lori Massey

Lori Massey — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:46:13 +0000

Thank you for this helpful information. Just yesterday, I cast on for a cowl (204 stitches!) and worked 5 rows before I realized it was twisted. Argh!! It really pays to check and double-check this, since there’s no way to fix it besides starting over at cast-on stitch one!

By: amandakeep

amandakeep — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:56:04 +0000

Thanks for the tip!

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:42:41 +0000

You can also cast on an extra stitch and then knit the first and last stitch together.

By: amandakeep

amandakeep — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:20:45 +0000

Thanks for mentioning!

By: amandakeep

amandakeep — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:19:21 +0000

I agree – with a lot of stitches squeezed onto a needle, it can be very hard to avoid twists. Sometimes I will knit the first row before I join, and then join in the round after that – having a little more fabric hanging down from the needle can help make twists easier to spot. Then I’ll use the tail to sew up the little gap from that first row. While I haven’t tried it myself, I’ve also seen knitters anchor the cast on with periodically placed paperclips, helping to hold the stitches down.

By: Tamie Neal

Tamie Neal — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:06:18 +0000

I have recently learned to join by passing the last stitch over the first for an invisible join I really like

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:00:51 +0000

Any tips when working with a large number of stitches on your circular? I find that it is with a bunch of stitches that I have a harder time making sure they aren’t twisted.