An easy, loose cast on giving a crochet-like edge. Use waste yarn and it becomes a provisional crochet cast on. Simply remove waste yarn later to reveal live stitches.
Crochet Cast On
An easy, loose cast on giving a crochet-like edge. Use waste yarn and it becomes a provisional crochet cast on. Simply remove waste yarn later to reveal live stitches.
What is the best cast on for a knitted baby’s hat?
Thank you!
Sounds like a good plan:)
I am left handed so I have find it easier to do the crochet cast on with the hook in my left hand and the knitting needle in my right hand. I think it should work. This is the time I have tried it
I use the Standard Bind Off as a nice accompaniment.
Is there a corresponding bind off for the crochet cast on so it looks similar?
Thank you again for teaching me this Crochet Cast On technique , quite awhile back during the Block classes. I remembered you had said this is a great cast on when you have a large number of stitches to put on, instead of long tail method. I had 189 stitches to cast on for a baby blanket. I used the Crochet Cast On and placed markers every 25 stitches to keep track. Easier than counting 189 stitches as I went along and having a phone call happen in the mist of the casting on! Those techniques and tips still coming in handy!
~Sue
Once again I have learned a new skill here. I followed other instructions and gave it up as too difficult. Then I decided to try your lesson (which is where I should have started) and now I have cast on all 298 stitches with crochet cast on. Knit on!
Amazing! I have been knitting for 65 years and had never heard of crochet cast-on. It’s so much fun to know that an old knitter can learn new tricks. Thank you for your helpful videos.
Thank you so much for your support!! Your videos are very helpful.
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FABULOUS!! I have done multiple handcrafts for 45+ years but knitting is my first love. It amazes me when a pattern calls for a technique I have never even heard of let alone know how to do. Thank God for the internet! 🙂
I discovered your site tonight and I now have you bookmarked. The videos are wonderful and make the techniques clear and easy to understand with some practice. Seems you cover every conceivable knitting stitches ever invented.
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Thanks