How to do a long tail tubular knitting cast on LEFT handed | Hands Occupied

A knitting video tutorial from Heidi at Hands Occupied. In this video, you'll learn the long tail method of the tubular cast on for LEFT handed people. (There is also a video tutorial for how to do this right handed on this channel, fyi!) The tubular cast on is great when you're wanting a clean cast on with a lot of stretch: perfect for garments like bottom up sweaters or top down socks! :)

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Craig's Cast On

Yet another 2 yarn long tail type cast on. This one is demo'd sling shot method, but any knitter who works the Thumb method, could easily move the yarn to the right hand, since only the left hand yarn wrap is changed. CraigH of Ravelry (sorry Craig--I called you David in the video--I have a friend David Craig--and I messed up!) introduced this cast on to me. It is a cross between a standard long tail and a channel island cast on. The twisted yarns in the base of this cast on will keep this...

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The German Twisted Cast On :: Cast On #5 :: Right Handed

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The German Twisted Cast On is a variation of the Long Tail Cast On. It is sometimes known as the Old Norwegian Cast On. By adding an extra twist while casting on, this method gives a little more stretch to your edging. It is also a deeper cast on making it more durable. It works well for socks, mittens, and other ribbing that will get a lot of wear and...

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Knit 2 Color Longtail Cast On

always have the right amount of yarn using this variation of long-tail cast-on. Works beautifully for preparing yarns for striping when you are carrying up along the edge, such as when you might be working with multiple skeins of hand dyed yarn, which can have a lot of color variation even from the same dye lot. Striping them helps to evenly distribute the color variation and break up the inherent puddling that comes with commercial multi-colored yarns.

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Decorative Double Cast On

This cast on yields an attractive edge of staggered, double-yarn bumps, similar in appearance on both sides. It is similar to a long tail cast on. Set up is similar, but the thread over the thumb is doubled. Cast on the first stitch as usual, but the second stitch is picked up from under the right hand leg of the X formed by the thread under the thumb. Gently snug the stitch in place. Repeat these two motions for the required number of stitches.

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