This week, I’m making a pillow cover with UNIVERSAL YARN Thula in Delphinium. One side will be worked in honeycomb stitch from the center out, and the other in vertical cables. Yesterday, I made a swatch and planned the number of stitches and rows needed for my 18-inch pillow insert. Based on my swatch, I calculated that each edge needs about 116 stitches. Today, I’m casting on and will work from the center in four quadrants in the round to the outer edges.
To cast on, I’ll tie a slip knot like so.
To begin, I tie a loose slip knot with UNIVERSAL YARN Thula.
Then I’ll knit one stitch into this knot, followed by a yarn over. I’ll repeat k1, yo until I have 8 stitches like so.
Here’s what the first cast-on row will look like in UNIVERSAL YARN Thula on the needles from my KnitPro Ginger Special Deluxe Interchangeable Needle Kit.
I’m using interchangeable cable needles from my KnitPro Ginger Special Deluxe Interchangeable Needle Kit, so I’ll pull the cable through between the fourth and fifth stitches to divide them evenly and fold the cable. Alternatively, if you prefer double-pointed needles, place the first four stitches on a second needle. Now I’m ready to work the next row in the round.
