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Hi everyone. In the coming period I will be busy to bring my YouTube video’s, which I made years ago, to everyone’s attention. In this case it is the most simple way to cast on. Maybe it sounds a bit weird, but there are better ways to cast on when starting a new piece. Yeah, nice entrance, isn’t it 🙂 But, ok, you could use it if you would like to and it is very simple actually. You can better use this for casting on extra stitches at the end of a row when you have to increase, or for buttonholes. I do have theRead More →

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 This is an overview of several techniques to cast on. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”10000″]Read More →

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The tubular cast on is a way of casting on stitches you can use for a 1-1 ribbing. A 1-1 ribbing is a ribbing that’s knitted by alternately knitting a knit-stitch and a purl-stitch. This cast on provides a tube which you can use to put a cord or elastic through. On top of that it provides a very nice rounded edge and is very stretchy. Take care you just have to cast on half of the stitches you finally need. And that you knit stockinette stitch. Use a thicker needle than the needle you will use in the end to finish your ribbing. TheRead More →

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The provisional cast on is a cast on that uses a temporary thread. The stitches that stay on this temporary thread can be used later to continue to work on. You can use them to cast off in a specific way, or you can use them to continue knitting with on the other part of the piece. It is possible to use the thread of a circular needle instead of yarn. When I made this video I didn’t own circular needles of better quality. Nowadays I use Addi-needles or other brands with much more flexible threads (see the description of materials). As you can seeRead More →

Long Tail Cast On

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The Long Tail Cast On is the most common used cast on. The edge is not very flexible, so I give some instructions on how to avoid an edge that’s too tight. Both the video and the pdf are in Dutch. I have English subtitles for this video, so please switch this on in YouTube. Download the pdf here.        Read More →

Backward Loop Cast On

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The backward loop cast on is the most simple cast on, but not perse the most fit method. My advice is to not use this method when starting a new piece. Sounds a bit weird maybe, but use it for specific cases, for instance when you need to cast on some stitches for a buttonhole. Or to cast on extra stitches at the end of a row when you have to increas. In the video I show you what the issue is when do do want to use it anyway, and how to get around it by being very careful when knitting your first row.Read More →

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This also is a knitted cast on that gives the same flexible edge as the cable cast on. The nice thing about it is that you don’t have to figure out in advance how much yarn you need to cast on. I show in the video how to do this cast on the English way and the German or continental way. Both the video and the pdf are in Dutch. I have English subtitles for this video, so please switch this on in YouTube. Download the pdf here.    Read More →

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The Cable Cast On is a knitted cast on that provides a quite flexible lower edge. The nice thing about it is that you don’t have to figure out in advance how much yarn you need to cast on. I show in the video how to do this cast on the English way and the German or continental way.  Both the video and the pdf are in Dutch. I have English subtitles for this video, so please switch this on in YouTube. Download the pdf here.  Read More →