Knitting Lesson One: Casting On

Hello today i will show you two methods of casting on.

Casting on is sometimes referred to as CO in patterns.

If you don't understand the steps refer to the pictures


You will need:

A pair of needles
A ball of wool

The first method i will show you is called the Knit cast on.

Step one: tie a slip knot on one of the needles

Step two: insert the right needle into the knot

Step three: get the wool and put it round the needle which you inserted into the knot

Step four: with the right needle slide it down and over the wool which was wrapped round the needle

Step five: put the stitch that is on the right hand needle onto the left needle

Step six: copy step 2-5 until you have the right amount of stitches

The second method i will show you is called the cable cast on, I find this cast on is more neat, tidy and has less holes than the knit cast on.

Step one: tie a slip knot on one of the needles

Step two: insert the right needle into the slip knot

Step three: get the wool and put it round the needle that you inserted into the slip knot

Step four: slide the right needle down and over the wool

Step five: put the stitch that is on the right needle onto the left needle

Step six: put the right needle in between the two stitches

Step seven: put the wool round the needle in between the two stitches

Step eight: slide the needle back and over the wool

Step nine: put the stitch that is on the right needle onto the left needle

Step ten: repeat step 6-9 until you have the right amount of stitches