About Wendy Beckett Expertise I can answer all questions on any aspect of knitting (and most on crochet) but have no experience of spinning. Pattern problems, yarn substitutions, gauge, translating knitting terms from US/UK, resources for patterns and equipment - whatever you want to know about knitting I can probably answer it.
Experience Over 30 years of personal knitting experience I have tackled most things in the knitting arena - lace, cables, fairisle. I have even done a little dyeing and have a couple of years crochet experience.
Publications I write a knitting blog, www.wendyswoolies.com
Education/Credentials If there were a degree in knitting I'd take it!
Question I am making a Montavilla market bag from a kit from knit picks. I am up to the handles and think I am lost. "using knitted cast on, turn work and CO70sts. Turn back to RS, and continue knitting across next 30 sts in round 2 of Woven St. Turn work and CO70, turn to RS, and work in Woven st. across final 30 sts of round." I know how to do Woven st. but do not know how to do knitted cast on. It would seem like after you knit 70 sts on you would have the yarn at the end, where you would have to knit the 70 to get to the 30 sts that are already in woven stitch. I have been knitting for 35 years and can do most anything but this has me stumped. Thank you.
Answer You wouldn't knit across the 70 because after the cast on you turn the work back so the stitches you just cast on are on your right hand needle with the yarn at the end ready to carry on with the rest of the round.
So you work to where you have to cast on - yarn is on your right hand needle having worked x sts. You now turn the work so the yarn is in your left hand and cast on 70sts to the left hand needle. Now, turn the work back to the rs - the 70sts you just cast on and the yarn are now back in your right hand and you can now continue to knit the next 30sts from your left hand needle.
Once you've worked those 30, turn back to the ws - so the working yarn is again in your left hand and cast on another 70sts. Turn the work again so the 70sts and the yarn are in your right hand and work the last 30 sts of the round.
You'll now have a round where some of the stiches are "attached" to the rest of the work and 2 groups of 70 are loose to form 2 handles - think of it like casting on stitches to make buttonholes if you've ever done a pattern like that.
