A stretchier cast-off

[kuri]

Hi all!

I just finished knitting the Retro Redux Shrug from Lace Style. For those of you who might not have seen this pattern, it finishes with ribbing along the edge. I've found it fits snugly (but OK) except for the cast off edge. I cast off normally (in ribbing) but unfortunately this is the only part that doesn't stretch. Do any of you know of a stretchier cast-off?

ETA: Thanks everyone, I'm going to try Grumperina's first and then move on to the more fiddly, sewn one if that doesn't work out.

Comments

[damned_colonial]

My problem with EZ's is that I hate having a really long thread to do it with. Like, I just cast off a shawl edge that was more than 6' long, and in order to feel that i had enough length to do EZ's cast-off, I would've wanted at least 12' of yarn, which is hard to deal with. And the idea of breaking off and using a new length of yarn part way through a cast off... well, I just couldn't quite deal with it. But i should probably learn to suck it up, I guess.

[gloss]

That's exactly my problem with EZ's, too. I first used it on a cardigan's button band and the yarn got stripped after a while from all the motion. And I'm terrible, as you said, about using shorter lengths.

On the other hand, that button band looks *really* good now. So.