We want a fairly close-fitting neckline for warmth, but it needs a lot of stretch to accommodate that big baby head. I don't remember where I learned this method (Maggie Righetti?) or what it's called, but you basically work twice the height you want your neckband to be, and then fold it over and knit the top stitches together with the bottom stitches. No idea what this cast-on is called, so I couldn't find any YouTube tutorials, but I'll try to describe it in more detail.
Using any provisional method, cast 80 stitches onto a 2.5mm circular needle using the solid-color yarn. Work 2x2 rib for 16 rows our rounds...
If you use the provisional crochet cast-on, it's fairly easy to work this in the round, BUT remember to knit the first row. If you work 2x2 ribbing in the first row, unpicking it will be a nightmare. I speak from bitter experience.
Judy's Magic Cast-On will require you to work back & forth. At least, I haven't figured out a comfortable way to work in the round from JMCO, but on the other hand, it does make the next step much easier. On the other-other hand, you will have to sew the edges together, and I never sew when I can knit.
Once you've finished the 16th row/round, change to the self-striping color and knit each stitch together with its base. Here's a YouTube tutorial that shows the procedure. The relevant bit is from 1:44 to about 3:30. After that she talks about inserting elastic. Do not insert elastic.
This is where you start knitting in the round, if you haven't already. So now you have your snuggly, stretchy, ribbed, folded-over neckband in the plain color and the first round in the self-striping color. Tune in to the next entry for round 2!
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If you use 2 circular needles for Judy's magic cast on, it works--you can immediately knit the next row in the round.
Oh yeah! And if the second circ is a 3.0mm, you can just use that for round one, where you knit each stitch together with its base! That sounds efficient.
Would it be annoying to have a loose circ hanging from the bottom of the ribbing? Hmm...
Yup, a bit annoying for the first couple of rows but not after you've done 3 or 4. Obviously I need to read more closely, because I didn't realize that you do the body with a 3.0. Good thing I haven't gotten to round 1 yet! ;-)
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