Cast on without a slip knot

A quick tutorial on how to do a standard long tail-cast on with no slip knot. We’ll also take a look at how it affects the finished product as compared to a piece cast on with the traditional slip knot.

[hansmartinildgolyche]

Thank you for this video Becca. I have had the same problem as the girl you are talking about. I am so happy that i found this video from you =D

[wj]

I also prefer the method of cast on you demonstrated whereby you do not have a slip knot. By experimenting, I found another way of beginning the cast on that gives me two stitches without a slip not. I hold the yarn in my left hand ready for the long-tail cast on position, but, before I start I hold the long tail yarn and the working yarn between my thumb and index finger in my right hand. Then I move my left hand over the two taunt strands of yarn until two loops form over my index finger and thumb. Put these loops onto the knitting needle and, voila, two stitches to begin the long-tail cast on.