Monica Knits

Picot Cast On After I wrote the picot bind off (cast off) article, there were a number of reader inquiries for picot cast on instructions. Like the picot bind off, you can create a delicate finish of bobbles of good elasticity--ideal for sock cuffs. Also like the related bind off, the picot size is determined by the number of stitches cast on and then bound off together. The picot cast on begins with a cable cast on, then employs a combination of cable cast ons and clustered bind offs similar to the picot cast off. Read more... for illustrated instructions and related links.

In preparation for the bind off for reversible knitting or the Kitchener rib, the stitches are transferred from the single needle to 2 dpns and one extra row (green in the image to the left) is knitted. This leaves the reverse side (orange) with one fewer row than the green face.

PicotsMohair Glove The picot bind off is a delicate looking finish of bobbles, that has good elasticity. It begins with a normal bind off of one or two stitches and then employs a combination of cable cast ons and clustered bind offs. This method was used to finish the long, mohair gloves.
Read more .... for stepwise illustrated instructions for the picot bind off.
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I ended up using the basic cast off for the 2x2 rib cuff on the toe up sock because I needed a loose cast off for stretch. I also tried the Kitchener cast off (looked nice) and the crochet cast off (looked like the basic cast off) and decided simple was better and it suited the sock design.

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.