Whenever we start a project made of soft yarn, especially when this project is worked in the round, it is better to cast on stitches without forming a stiff knot at the bottom of the first stitch. The slingshot version of the long-tail cast on is just the method to use in this case. Here’s …
It is hard to tell why the long-tail cast on method is so popular. Is it because this cast on is relatively simple? Or, because the edge formed by the long-tail cast on is firm and moderately stretchy? Or, because this method is one of the few ways described in most vintage and modern knitting …
When a project requires steep increases, the pattern will instruct us to cast on a certain number of stitches at the beginning of a row. At first, it might seem confusing, because we usually cast on stitches when there are no stitches on the needles, not when we are already halfway through the project. Despite …
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