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How to cast on?

Good Morning everyone,

I need to know a different way to cast on than the way my mother taught me when I was nine (wrap yarn around fingers and thread needle through). Is there a website that has detailed instructions on how to cast on so that it doesn't show large loops on the edges?

Thanks, Jenn

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Jenn Vanderslice
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Look for "long-tail cast-on" and variations.

You can "knit on", too. Make a slipknot on the left needle. Knit into the loop, transfer the new stitch to the left needle. Repeat ad naus until you have enough stitches. An alternate way of doing this is to knit BETWEEN stitches once you have two stitches on the left needle. One of these is flexible and stretchy, one is not. I don't recall which is which because I don't use either one very often.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:04:55 GMT, Jenn Vanderslice spewed forth :

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Wooly

I think the one between the stitches is more flexible. It is what I have been using recently (esp for socks, thanks to a couple of people's recommendations here!).

LauraJ

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Laura J

This site has a few methods of casting on.

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is the website of a LYS in Great Barrington, MA. They have a good selection of yarn and also sell local crafts. the owners are very nice and helpful. I just had to check it out when I was on vacation last summer :)

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Marilyn

"Jenn Vanderslice" skrev i melding news:HV77e.5754$Fm5.914@trndny09...

Jenn, If you go to this site:

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will find a menu of different casting on-videos.I normally use the long tail casting on.If you clikc to see a video,be patient it takes a bit of time to load it,but it is worth it, it is very instructive!AUD ;-)

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Aud

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