Backward Loop Cast On

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The backward loop cast on is the most simple cast on, but not perse the most fit method. My advice is to not use this method when starting a new piece. Sounds a bit weird maybe, but use it for specific cases, for instance when you need to cast on some stitches for a buttonhole. Or to cast on extra stitches at the end of a row when you have to increas. In the video I show you what the issue is when do do want to use it anyway, and how to get around it by being very careful when knitting your first row.Read More →

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This also is a knitted cast on that gives the same flexible edge as the cable cast on. The nice thing about it is that you don’t have to figure out in advance how much yarn you need to cast on. I show in the video how to do this cast on the English way and the German or continental way. Both the video and the pdf are in Dutch. I have English subtitles for this video, so please switch this on in YouTube. Download the pdf here.    Read More →

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The Cable Cast On is a knitted cast on that provides a quite flexible lower edge. The nice thing about it is that you don’t have to figure out in advance how much yarn you need to cast on. I show in the video how to do this cast on the English way and the German or continental way.  Both the video and the pdf are in Dutch. I have English subtitles for this video, so please switch this on in YouTube. Download the pdf here.  Read More →

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I will show you in the videos 2 different methods to make knitting stitches: the English and the German method. The English method is probably the most familiar method (for Dutch people). Most of us have learned to knit this way or seen our grandmothers and mothers do it this way. This method is fine. Keep doing it and certainly do not ‘unlearn’ it. The German method is a method I learned from American videos, and is more often a faster way of knitting. My daughters found it much easier to learn than the English method. I deliberately show them both, so you can make theRead More →