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Loop Cast On

by Knit Picks Tutorials on November 30, 2009 | Leave a comment

This is perhaps the easiest cast on to learn and master. It creates a very loose and thin edging to the knitted fabric and is a good all-purpose cast on. It is also known as the backward loop cast on, …

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Knitted Cast On

by Knit Picks Tutorials on November 30, 2009 | 2 comments

The knitted cast on is easy to do, especially if you already know how to make a knit stitch. This is a good all-purpose cast on and creates a stretchy edge to your work. Start with a slip knot on …

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Long Tail Cast On

by Knit Picks Tutorials on November 30, 2009 | 1 comment

This cast on is fast and neat once you get the hand of it. You may also see it referred to as the slingshot cast on. Before you make your slip knot you will need to leave a “long tail” …

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Cable Cast On

by Knit Picks Tutorials on December 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

This cast on creates a solid edge. It is quite similar to the Knitted Cast On.  The difference is in where you insert your needle and draw the loop through. In the Knitted Cast On, you are drawing it from …

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Channel Islands Cast On

by Knit Picks Tutorials on December 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

This cast on requires three lengths of yarn and leaves behind a picot edging. This is creating by alternately pulling up loops through the doubled yarn and completing yarn overs with the single strand. Grasp the three yarn tails and …

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Circular Cast On

by Knit Picks Tutorials on December 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

This cast on may appear tricky, but it has a really unique and clever aspect to it. The yarn tail is used as something of a drawstring, gathering the cast on stitches into a circle so you don’t have to …

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Crocheted Provisional Cast On

by Knit Picks Tutorials on December 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

This method allows you to remove the original cast on row in order to pick up and use the live stitches at a later time. Particularly handy for adding a decorative border, or for increasing the length of a sweater …

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Traditional Provisional

by Knit Picks Tutorials on December 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

This cast on, much like the crocheted provisional cast on, leaves some waste yarn in the first row that can be removed to reveal live working stitches. For reference, you can watch this video to see how Kerin works her …

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Tubular Cast On

by Knit Picks Tutorials on December 1, 2009 | 1 comment

This cast on leaves a nice, stretchy edge. It is specific to k1, p1 ribbing. Begin with a length of waste yarn. Cast on half of the total number of stitches you need. (If you need an odd number of …

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Knitting in the Round

by Knit Picks Tutorials on December 3, 2009 | 1 comment

1 Circular Needle Let’s talk about working a tubular piece of knitting on a single circular needle. You will often hear this technique referred to as knitting in the round. This is an alternative to using 2 straight needles and …

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