There are lots of lovely ways to cast on stitches – some of them are plain, others create a fancy edging. But sometimes we need to make the cast on edge absolutely invisible. It usually happens when we are about to start seamless projects worked in the round, like cushions, bags, toys and toe-up socks.
Judy’s magic cast on and Turkish cast on are just some of the ways to achieve that seamless look. But I usually use a cast on that I’ve learned a while ago from a tutorial about toe-up socks. I would have absolutely credited the author, but unfortunately, I haven’t saved the link to that tutorial. Over the years, I made a few minor adjustments to this cast on to make it even more straightforward.
I broke the whole process into a number of small steps to explain it as clearly as possible. Because there are so many steps, you might think this cast on is difficult. Don’t worry – it’s not 🙂 Once you follow the steps outlined below and understand the logic behind this cast on, you’ll be able to do it without any prompts any time you need to start a seamless project.
That’s it – the stitches are set up for working in the round. Follow your pattern to turn them into a toe-up sock, a tote bag, a pouch, a cushion or a cute toy.
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