Same doily different cast-off

Ok…it’s really a dishcloth in disguise as a doily – or perhaps it’s the other way around.  In any case, I really like knitting this round dishcloth. Depending on the yarn you use, you can get a variety of results. I have noticed the same thing with the cast-off. As the pattern is written, they suggest adding a row to your last wedge before binding it off, and then stitching it to the first wedge.

That works fairly well, but it leaves a ridge when I do it – and I also have had problems with it kind of not really coming out “round”.  Since it’s mainly a dishcloth, or a gift I give to people who already love me – it really doesn’t matter that much.  No one has ever said – ‘oh, I don’t know about this one, it’s really not round you know.’

But still, each time I knit one, I try to come up with a different solution that will make that little issue a non-issue.  This time, I used a provisional cast-on, and then when I got to the last row, I kitchenered the last row to the first row.

It still “shows” – possibly because I needed to pull it up tighter than I did – but at least we’ve got round now – as opposed to mostly round.