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Monday, 24 April 2017

Knitting: Elastic Cast_On Technique: Double cast on with double yarn

School of Knitting

Knitting: Double cast on with double yarn

How to cast on with the technique of double yarn / index - thumb and obtain a ribbed stitch

EL- Πλεκτό: ΡΙΞΙΜΟ ΠΟΝΤΩΝ. ΠΩΣ ΡΙΧΝΟΥΜΕ ΘΗΛΙΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΕΓΓΛΕΖΙΚΟ ΛΑΣΤΙΧΟ με αντίχειρα και δείκτη. tutorial στα ελληνικά
IT- Maglia AVVIO CON DOPPIO FILO (indice e pollice) TUBOLARE per COSTA INGLESE: tutorial in italiano
FR - Tricoter: comment monter les mailles avec double fil pour faire maille à cotes :tutoriel en français

Dear knitters!!! Welcome to another tutorial :)
When we start knitting the first thing to do is casting on which means that we have to make a certain number of stitches and keep then on the needle.
There are different ways to cast on and obviously is not easy learn and remember all of them. You can learn two or three of them and you will be able to knit everything you like.

A simplest way of casting on is the long tail, finger and thumb method .

The double cast on consists on two steps casting on. In this post you can find both pictures with explanations and video tutorial so you can learn it easier.

Usefull link:

How to calculate the yarn needed.

We take 3 times the length we need.

Step 1

For the step 1 we use the thumb finger of our left hand

1. Wrap around the thumb of your left hand the double part of the yarn
2. Insert the needle from bottom to top trough thumb and the yarn

3. Yarn over with the long tail of the yarn

You can see that you have created e loop.

4. Pass the loop around the needle

secure the ends of the yarn with fingers and the palm of your left hand.

Step 2

For the step 2 we use the index and thumb fingers of our left hand

1. Wrap around the index of your left hand the yarn and then use the thumb to keep in tension the yarn. Close your index finger to create a kind of circle or hook.