Learn A Cast On Method
All knitting starts with casting on.
- This creates loops on the needle which will become the first row of stitches.
- There are many cast on methods and in this video, I show you the thumb cast on.
- As with other cast-on methods, you need just one needle to cast on with the thumb method.
- Learning to cast on is the often the first step to learn for beginner knitters.
- It is simply putting the yarn and the stitches onto the needle.
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Mary Kay says
January 20, 2019 at 12:03 pmHi, just found your lovely site. I’m teaching some friends to knit this week and think this cast on will be perfect! So simple and one I never knew. I’m going ot give them the link to watch if they need some help after our session. Thanks for the geat information 🙂
handylittleme says
January 20, 2019 at 1:29 pmHello Mary, thank you for visiting my site, I find this cast on the easiest, even though there are many different methods for casting on. I hope you have fun teaching your friends to knit! 🙂 Louise