Monica Knits

I tried 3 different cast offs for the basic toe up sock to see which one I liked best for the spring green sock. The crochet cast off and the basic cast off look similar. Here is a brief description of the crochet cast off method.

1. Use a 2.5 mm crochet hook or whatever diameter creates the correct tension. Although I knitted the 2x2 rib with a 2.5 mm knitting needle, I found that I had to use a larger diameter crochet needle, 3.0 mm, to achieve a sufficiently loose tension.
2. Insert the hook knitwise through the first loop on needle #1, draw the loop through and pull it off the knitting needle.
3. Insert the hook knitwise through the next loop on the knitting needle, draw the loop through both the loop on the knitting needle and the loop on the crochet needle.
4. Repeat the previous step until all loops from both knitting needles have been worked.
5. Draw the yarn through the final loop on the crochet needle and weave in the yarn.