Quote Originally Posted by piperdbh View Post
I'd cast on half as many stitches as I wanted the finished tube to contain, then knit each stitch, but leave the cast-on stitch on the needle. That'll produce two needles with equal # of stitches on each, and you won't have to sew the end closed.
This is the coolest thing I'll learn today! That's just brilliant! I'll definitely use that 'trick' on my next stockinette-in-the-round scarf. Thank you!