Comments on: How long is your tail?

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By: lauren

lauren — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:54:49 +0000

Why has it never occurred to me that I could do a long tail cast on from both ends of a ball?! I think my life is about to change. Thanks for that.

By: plainsight

plainsight — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:28:57 +0000

Heh. I know. I wish my tape measures had gps locators on them!

By: Kristi

Kristi — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:45:46 +0000

Ha! I don't use my “yard hips” much for measuring, but it's totally useful to know stuff like that — or that a dollar measures about 6″, or my index finger to the first knuckle is 1″… and my desk is 5' wide. And you can fold an 8.5 x 11″ piece of paper into all kinds of knowable measurements. The fact that I own at least a half dozen tape measures does not seem to mean that I ever have one handy when I need one!

By: plainsight

plainsight — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:54:22 +0000

Oh, darlin' I wish I had your “yard hips…” Mine are a wee bit bigger as
you can see plainly in this fo-to. An inch a stitch–pretty cool! I would
much rather have a lot of extra “tail” I just butterfly it and save it for
seaming, etc.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:29:20 +0000

I don't use long tail often (I favor cable cast-ons), but I usually suggest “an inch a stitch”. There's plenty of tail left at 5 st/inch, and enough at 4 sts per inch. Above a size 10 needle, I'd allow more. Under a size 6, you could probably do 3″ for every 4 sts. And a yard is about as big around as my hips. Which I don't leave home without

By: plainsight

plainsight — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:23:56 +0000

Ooh, another great measurement that you always have with you. I know too,
that my fingertip to fingertip measurement is exactly the length I like my
scarves to be. Very convenient!

By: Robson2

Robson2 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:49:12 +0000

I use the nose-to-hand seamstress's technique of measuring roughly a yard to figure about 30 stitches cast on, again in worsted-weight. . . .