I'm teaching myself to knit and have learned the Continental cast on methodI can do that pretty well, with even stitch spacing and sizeBut the problem comes when I work the next row of stitches onto the cast on row: I get a weird little loop of quot;extraquot; yarn on the last stitch that hangs of the edge of the workNo one seems to address this so I'm wondering if I'm doing it wrongIt happens when I try to let the last cast on stitch on the left hook slide off to become part of the last stitch on the right hookAny ideas about what is going on here? Thanks!
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A copper penny can be melted on a regular electric stoveI put one on a stove element once and was surprised that it melted rather quicklyIf you had the right crucible I would think you could work.
Are you sure it's just your cast on row? The last stitch on every row likes to try to be loose Yes, some people slip the first stitch of every row to make a tidy edge, but it is not necessary to do so and is in fact not advisable if the edge will be seamedIt is a common bad habit of intermediate knitters to automatically do this on all edges without thoughtA slipped stitch (or chain) selvage is decorativeYou use it on a fabric edge that will be visibleIf you use it on an edge that will be seamed, you actually make the seaming harder to do and less attractive to look at when finishedYou are far better off not slipping the first stitch until after you've mastered making tidy selvages in stockinette without gimmicksAnd yes, it IS possible to knit tidy edges without slipping stitchesIt just takes a little practice and a bit of a snug on the working yarn before the first stitch of each new rowIf it is just when knitting the cast on row and no other, and if you've been doing the knot-less version of the continental (long tail) cast on, then here are two options: 1twist the first loop the opposite direction when you start the cast on 2knit through the back loop when you get to the first stitch of the cast on If you've been using a slip knot, try tying the knot in reverse so that the knot slides on the tail instead of on the main yarnIn other words, you tighten the slip knot by pulling on the tailThen, when you've knit a few rows, you can go back and tug on that tail to snug it up before weaving in the end.
