Twisted German Cast On

This is my absolute favorite cast on! I use it for everything from hats to brioche :) It gives a nice flexible edge, and after you practice it a few times, it becomes just as rhythmic as your regular long tail cast on!

[MrsKWheatley]

I finally got it with this video. Thank you. "Through the window." Genius.

[SynfullyWkd]

I watched MANY videos on this cast on and yours is the ONLY one that I got the first attempt. Thank you so much!

[AnonymooseCanadian]

I get it now! I had my aha moment when you said "bring it through this little window". ❤ Thank you!

[maggiepatterson]

When you say those words every time for each CO stitch...HELPS A GREAT DEAL! I then say tgem and can remember how to do tgis CO! Perfect! Thank you!

[KBerlyn]

This is the third or fourth video I watched on how to do the German cast-on and I FINALLY got it! Thank you for the clear and simple instructions!

[nancythorne]

This is the best video for the twisted German cast on - I've used it over and over. You sound so patient! Thank you!!

[lalabonnbonn]

This video is by far the clearest explanation I can find - and the thumb trick makes it doable for me. So very happy I saved this video last year because I needed it again

[mageetu]

Oh geez! I finally got it after watching five or six other tutorials! So clear and simple! Thanks!!!

[poodletail]

Yay! I've been knitting for 65 years, Andrea, and this just about made my heart pop! So happy to have learned it ~ Thank you, thank you!

[keri-annehanson]

Thank you!!!! I watched so many other videos and I couldn’t get it until your explanation. I love your voice too - it kept me calm when I was frustrated!

[leylamoossavi]

Another fantastic tutorial!! Thank you Andrea for being amazing. Finishing the pockets on the weekender crew. ❤️❤️❤️

[karenwhite]

I came to watch and learn (and practise) ready for the spring 2024 hat KAL. Thanks for this clear and helpful tutorial. I am now ready to go - or will be when my yarn arrives!

[gerridauer]

Thanks Andrea! Yours is the clearest tutorial that I have seen. It seems like your last step simplifies what some do as two steps by going through the little window.😉💕

[stellarfizz]

Omfg!! The thumb trick is what I was missing. I had tried following other slow-motion tutorials and just couldn't get it, but the thumb trick works for me. Thank you!!

[sarahpontynen]

Thank you so much for this video!! It was the 3rd one I tried, but your tutorial actually clicked with me. I think it also helps how calm you sound... you are wonderful!! Thanks again!! ❤❤

[alwhite]

Oh wow, you explain this so simply! I got it first time with you, after watching other videos over and over and still not getting it. Thank you so much!

[sarahwoodhouse]

Thank you! I watched a different video first where she untwisted the thumb before pulling through and I absolutely couldn't follow what she was doing. You explained this so well and I really appreciated the alternative method being shown too. Perfect tutorial!

[robynreid]

Thanks for such a useful demonstration. I found the repetition, clear instructions, different ways to do a German cast on were all I needed. ❤

[susanbaumgartner]

my favorite tutorial for the twisted German cast-on - thank you so much!

[sabinejordan]

Honestly, the is the best cast-on ever. Thanks so much for this great tutorial.