How to cast on for ribbing: the easy, stretchy alternating cable cast-on

This video will show you how to work the alternating cable cast on. An alternating cable cast on is a useful, stretchy cast on for ribbing that’s less fussy to work than a tubular cast on. It’s worked like a regular cable cast on, but instead of casting on each stitch knitwise stitches are alternately cast on knitwise and purlwise. Alternating cable is a really useful cast on to have in your repertoire. It's almost as good a match for ribbing as a tubular cast on, and I think it's more or less as elastic. The alternating cable cast on is particularly useful for socks, hats and sweaters. __________________________________________ VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:30 Casting on knitwise 01:08 Casting on purlwise 01:57 Knit the knits and purl the purls 02:41 Re-arranging stitches for 2x2 rib __________________________________________ LEARN MORE Our complete guide to the alternating cable cast-on: https://ysolda.com/blogs/journal/alte... All of our tutorials: https://ysolda.com/blogs/journal/tuto... __________________________________________ ABOUT US At Ysolda we believe in the power of making, slowly and by hand, and that everyone should be able to access that magic. We aim to provide knitting and making inspiration and patterns to fuel your creativity, steady your days, and make beautiful projects. With over 15 years of blogging and designing experience, Ysolda and our team know a thing or two about knitting and craft techniques. To empower you to confidently tackle new skills, and knit the projects you dream of, we're sharing our experience in an extensive library of free tutorials that's growing all the time. https://ysolda.com/