How To Cast On: Long Tail Cast On - 1st of many Cast on Methods (ARNE & CARLOS)

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Learn the Long Tail Cast On method with us and we show you a hack: how to measure your yarn before casting on, no more rip up and start over again! The long tail cast in is a great and versatile cast on method.

We are doing a series of different cast on methods and want to start with the Long Tail Cast on method as it is the one we use the most and in a way our default.

If you find that Arne is too fast for you, remember that YouTube has a slow motion button. Watch this tutorial on how to find and use it, and remember to test the speed up button as well!

This is the first one in the series of several cast on methods.

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[m.e.]

This episode was soo helpful with the quick "fix" of not having enough yarn to cast on all my stitches! I cannot tell you how many times I have ripped out and started over in anger at myself for not having enough because there have been so many. It usually is less than 5, which is the infuriating part.

[cissak]

Happy New Year. I love the long tail cast on and have used it for many years. I do wrap the yarn around the needle to figure out the amount of yarn. However I only wrap 10 times and take that measure and fold the yarn on itself times the number of stitches I need. For example, take the tail size for 10 stiches, fold it on itself 5 times and you have the tail size for 50 stitches. Much faster than wrapping 50 times.

[southpawcrochetwithkatie]

My two favorite adorable Scandinavian Princes have returned!
I've missed you both terribly.🥰

[Pajeot]

I miss my mornings with coffee watching you both baking cookies. That was one of life's little but big things. I hope you will find a reason to bake more cookies for us this winter :)

[lindahinkson]

Thank you so much for this. In all my years of knitting with long tail cast on I never thought about joining more yarn like this .I always took it all out and started again. This is so much easier. As always you guys are brilliant and saved the day.

[paulinecastle]

Love your embroidered cloth on the table, lovely to see old needlework used.

[monicavazquez]

Nice to have you back, Arne Carlos....I’m AlmOst 60 and never tried this !!!! It makes so much sense!!!!🤣so easy!!!....all these years unraveling 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🇲🇽

[moniqueprouten]

I love hearing stories about your parents and the things you learned from them. It would be awesome to also see pictures of them. 💖

[jess]

When I was a little girl a dear old Swiss lady showed me how to knit. Her cast on was the long tail and she knitted like Arne does. I can do both without looking at what I'm doing. I now am almost 80. Still knitting and casting on the same way. Love it. Thank you!

[crystalwright]

I taught myself to knit from a book when I was about 12 years old(haha, with pencils because I didn't have needles). It was very specific about everything -"you must do it this way only!". Like many north american knitters, I was extremely dependent on written patterns. Thankyou so much to both of you for teaching us to use our instincts and to just DO the thing without overthinking it. I have always loved knitting but I find it so much more enjoyable now that I have learned some things from you. I knew the longtail cast-on but found it frustrating to run out of tail yarn and having to start over. I watched another video where Arne explained a different way to continue and it has relieved so much stress. it's now the only cast-on that I use.

[sarojm]

Lovely to see you back Arne and Carlos, Happy New Year, you had me laughing in the very first few minutes about Arne’s shirt. Missed you guys and looking forward to another fun filled year. Thank you for the tip on adding on if you run short with the long tail cast on. Take care.

[katjakrull]

Boy. Do you know how many times I recast back on after I realized I didn't have enough yarn for the cast on . Thank you so much for this video 🤠

[thearmchairjournalist]

You are so lovely together, two people who love each other & enjoy each other’s company, everyone would be blessed to have a relationship like yours 💜

[barbarakb]

Sooo stoked to learn the hack for when you don’t have enough yarn to finish casting on! I’ve been knitting for over 40 years AND owned a yarn store, and I never heard of this before. Thank you!

[juliehorner]

I was feeling a little unsettled this morning with all that is going on in our world today. The virus has reached members of my family this past week. They are all feeling better today. 🙏

When I saw you had a new video, I started your video and immediately began to feel lighter. Your videos always make me smile! 😊I’m sure this is true for others who watch your podcast. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills!🥰
Happy New Year 🎈

[KarinDekker]

May be somebody already mentioned this BUT... I recently discovered that casting on for a circular needle it is actually better to put the tail over your thumb when casting on. I alway had a problem with making the connection. And now I found out this works better. Just cast on the stitches (with the tail over your tumb) separate the stitches in half. Let the loops al point up and Bob's your uncle (and yes, I know you both don't like the magic loop... but hey... I'm just sharing)

[loredelore]

Arne your sense of humour is the best! So glad for this video all makes sense now.

[carlettamlodzik]

“Once you know how it’s easy”. Love that!! Now I am on the 3rd Christmas ball and it makes total sense to knit with 5 needles! I never thought I would get there. It’s easy once you “get” it!! 🥰

[susanneschlesinger]

Thanks for the tutorial. It‘s the cast on method I use the most and so did my mother and grandmother. I also usually eye ball the tail, but for a lot of stitchesI start with a loop made by the two ends of a ball of yarn or two balls. After casting on all stitches I cut the unneeded end - you cannot run out of yarn that way. If You like cast on one stitch more and open the loop, so you haven‘t a bulky knot at the end. You might also mark every 50 or 100 stitches with a removable marker or a piece of contrasting yarn. For socks knitted with 2.5 mm you can measure the tail with a 20 cm DPN - 1 needle length makes around 15 stitches (I always add a little more for safety).

[bonitareardon]

Unraveling just gives you more knitting joy for your yarn buck!