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Authors: Leslie Ann Bestor

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• Elastic, firm, attractive edge

GOOD FOR

• Buttonholes and adding stitches at the end of the row

Working the Cast On

Make a slip knot with a short tail and place it on the needle. Hold the needle in your right hand. If adding stitches at the end of a row, skip this and go directly to step 2.

Wrap the working yarn so that it goes from the needle around the outside of the thumb and then around the index finger; use your other fingers to grasp the working yarn in the palm of your hand.

Insert the tip of your needle under the strand that runs from your index finger to the palm of your hand.

Take the needle tip over the top of the strand running between the thumb and the index finger and pull it back underneath the first strand.

Rotate the needle tip to the left so that it comes up into the gap between the two strands wrapped around the thumb.

Drop the yarn off the thumb and index finger and gently tighten the stitch on the needle.

Repeat steps 2–6 for the desired number of stitches.

Long-Tail Cast On

a.k.a. Continental, Double, Two-Strand, Slingshot

This cast on is the workhorse
of the many methods available. As the name suggests, you use a long tail of yarn along with the working yarn to create the cast-on edge. Fairly easy to learn, it lends itself to many different types of knitting situations. The edge it creates is firm and elastic, making it suitable for edges that will be followed by garter, stockinette, or rib stitch. It is attractive and looks good on both the front and back sides. Note that the Long-Tail Cast On, because of its structure, also creates the first row of knitting.

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