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Pin of the Week: Two-at-a-Time Cast On

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two at a time cast onI know I’m not the only person who pins things on Pinterest and then never looks at them again. (Please tell me I’m not alone in this!) So to help encourage me to look back at those things that I’ve pinned I decided I would start sharing some of those pins with you.

(Incidentally, if you want to see my knitting pins, check out my Knitting pin board. Have a pin to share? Let me know!)

This week I’m looking back at a great tutorial from Knit Freedom about how to do a two-at-a-time cast on for the Magic Loop method. You’ve probably heard of doing two-at-a-time socks before, which is excellent because you don’t have to deal with second sock syndrome, and your socks will always come out the same length.

But it’s great to knit other tubes two at a time, too. Think about knitting two legwarmers to the same length, or avoiding having one sleeve of your sweater come out half an inch longer than the other.

This tutorial includes step-by-step written and photo instructions as well as a video, so no matter how you learn you can figure it out from this page. So great. And it reminds me I need to knit two-at-a-time more often!

[Photo via Knit Freedom.]

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  3. Thanks for the pin, Sarah! I love knitting two-at-a-time, and I’m really happy you liked my tutorial enough to share it here on your blog!

  5. Thank you for this info. For me I hate doing the first sock, it feels like it take forever. the second is a breeze, I enjoy the journey of seeing it come together. Now it can only get better. Thanks again

Have you read?

A Whimsical Sock Pattern to Blow Your Mind

You probably know by now if you’re a regular reader (and if you’re not, welcome!) that I love a knitting pattern that’s a little silly or a little different from the usual. Classic patterns are great, too, but sometimes you just want to make something with a bit of whimsy. And when it’s super functional, too, that’s even better.

That’s the case with the Bananen-Socken pattern from Susanne Shahin. These banana socks are one of those patterns no one seems to be totally sure where it came from, and this free pattern on Ravelry explains how she makes them based on how she learned it.

It’s a sock that’s curved and when not on a foot it looks rather like a banana. There’s no heel, and you can use whatever number of stitches you need to make it fit your foot. If you’ve knit enough socks to know how many stitches you like you can just use that number, or the pattern notes include sizing charts to help. (It needs to be multiples of 2 for the ribbing.)

After working a traditional cuff, the body is made with ribbing on the back and welts (or what the pattern calls horizontal ribbing) on the front, which is what gives it the curved shape. There’s no heel, but there is toe shaping, but for the leg and the foot you just keep working the same pattern as long as you like.

I’m a little skeptical about how these socks will feel with ribbing on the bottom of the foot, but I’m definitely intrigued and will probably give them a try. 

The pattern notes are available on Ravelry in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. If you head to the pattern page you can see a photo of what it looks like on a foot, and it just looks like a normal sock.

Have you ever knit banana socks or do you want to now? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Susanne Shahin]