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Long tail and German twist casting on method

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-Jun-25 17:28:10

I’m just about to start a jumper, and wondered if it was worth learning this method which is supposed to be stretchy snd more stable than the two needle method?

Thanks in advance.

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Lilliesmum79 Fri 13-Jun-25 17:46:28

Hi I do alot of sock knitting and find long tail cast on very stretchy so yes go on YouTube don't think I've ever used German twist.

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Silverbrooks Fri 13-Jun-25 17:50:36

Yes, I always use German Twisted Cast On it as it provides a much stretchier foundation for sweaters and essential for top down sock ribs imo.

There are lots of tutorials online but I find Roxanne Richardson's comparison of different kinds of cast on the most comprehensive. She explains the difference between LTCO and GTCO at 12:54.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJqwJ8OjR5Q

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-Jun-25 17:53:57

Yes I’ve had a look, 😬😬😬. But I did like the finish. Apparently if you are casting on rib, then you use long tail for plain and German twist for purl.

I think I’ll give it a go. I don’t want the sweater until winter so plenty of time.

I might be some time😀😀

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-Jun-25 18:12:33

Thanks for your help and replies

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Jaxjacky Fri 13-Jun-25 18:57:49

You’re talking a foreign language 🤣🤣

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Silverbrooks Fri 13-Jun-25 19:23:47

Can I suggest an excellent little book called Cast On, Bind Off by Leslie Ann Bestor.

It comes in ring-bound format so it lies nice and flat and has every cast on and bind off method you could ever need.

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-Jun-25 19:29:05

Oh thank you. I will get that.

I’ve decided that as far as possible I will try and make everything that I wear. Not sure how long that ambition will last, I think it very much depends on the end result.

I haven’t started the long tail yet as I am a lark and I am no good in the evening.

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-Jun-25 19:32:03

😮😮😮😮😮 £107!!

Just picked myself off the floor.

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Silverbrooks Fri 13-Jun-25 19:41:12

What are you looking at?

About £14.00. New copy on Abe for £14.22 p&p included.

www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=bestor&cm_sp=SearchF-_-home-_-Results&ref_=search_f_hp&sts=t&tn=cast%20on

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-Jun-25 19:43:01

😄😄Amazon I should have realised.

Thanks for the link.

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-Jun-25 19:50:52

Ordered 😊 thanks.

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imaround Fri 13-Jun-25 19:51:38

Thank you for this thread by the way! I knit Portuguese style and am always looking for a good stretchy cast on and have never heard of the German Twist method .

grin

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Primrose53 Fri 13-Jun-25 21:57:42

Lilliesmum79

Hi I do alot of sock knitting and find long tail cast on very stretchy so yes go on YouTube don't think I've ever used German twist.

Same here. Husband gets swollen ankles so these tops are nice and elastic.

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Laurelkeet Mon 21-Jul-25 03:23:43

There's also a way to do reverse long tail cast on which is a mirror image of the regular way.

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