Crochet Cast On

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The Crochet Cast On is the Swiss Army Knife of cast on techniques. In this video, you'll learn how versatile this technique really is.
This is the first in a series for June 2017. This week, I demonstrate how to use a basic crochet cast on as a "normal" cast on that starts a project at an edge.
Jump directly to specific points in the video:
Introduction: 0:00
Different ways the crochet cast on can be used: 0:28
Tools needed: 1:45
Making a slip knot using the crochet hook: 2:28
Tensioning the yarn and holding the tools: 3:16
Cast on using the crochet cast on: 3:57
Finishing the cast on: 5:20
What the edge looks like: 5:55
Final words: 6:00
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@beateengelhardt3830 7 жыл бұрын

While I was already familiar with this technique and did not learn anything new, I would like to point out something I personally really appreciate: you didn't "go on forever" as some people do in their videos but kept it nice and simple, and I love your little reference links that lets us jump right to a specific point. Very, very helpful. Two thumbs up !

@RoxanneRichardson 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :-)

@rebeccaappleton5269 Жыл бұрын

Wahhh, as a one-time knitter looking for casting-on help as I try to learn to crochet, this looked SO much more sensible to me than the book I'm trying to learn crochet from. Got to the end of your vid and realised ....you were actually knitting. No wonder it makes more sense to me. D'oh!

@slcphilosopher 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing will ever make me like the crochet cast on, BUT I am embracing it as my new Swiss Army knife. I was never able to master the tubular cast on before I watched this. Your videos are the best I have ever seen: so far you have taken me through every new knitting technique I ever needed. Thank you for your amazing work.

@jettlandon6283 2 жыл бұрын

instablaster...

@sandramarshall7712 5 жыл бұрын

I've watched this video before and knew that I had to watch 'yours' again when I needed a refresher. I gotta tell you, you are an excellent teacher! Thank you!

@beckerabstracts Жыл бұрын

I love this cast on for hats. It looks so nice and even. Thanks! I'm also using 2 circs and it is just a breeze because I don't have to change needles at the crown. I make a lot of hats for Veterans and I know they will love these.

@andrearoosth564 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This might be my favorite of your videos so far!

@rachelmarben9485 3 жыл бұрын

My new favorite cast on method, thanks for the video!

@McGyvear 5 жыл бұрын

This is fascinating. And you mentioned another kind of cast on that's kept me from starting a project. THANK YOU! I've subscribed.

@yonahuski5728 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who came to knitting after learning to crochet, this cast on has GOT to be my new favorite. I'm wondering, however, its advantages and disadvantages?

@TheMiriamLima 7 жыл бұрын

For a newbie like me it's amazingly interesting!!! I didn't even know you can knit round.i lke the way you explain, very professional but not obnoxious. Thanks! I've learned a lot today

@RoxanneRichardson 7 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found the video interesting and educational! :-) Keep on knitting, Miriam, and thirty years from now you will discover that you are still learning new and interesting things about knitting!

@deejbee9139 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I forgot how to do this cast on and your video was great.

@susantunbridge4612 4 жыл бұрын

So very clear, after much frustration.

@RoxanneRichardson 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@jessicarabbit1164 7 ай бұрын

I knew you would have exactly what I was looking for!

@yxngworf 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, thank you!!

@Oddsquidd 4 ай бұрын

This is so helpful the ones i seen was for provisional and i only wanted a cast on vid😂

@lindahernandez9997 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for simplifying a cast-on which had previously perplexed me!

@RoxanneRichardson 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@anishaislam7130 3 жыл бұрын

If I'm understanding correctly, it is impossible to lose cast on yarn chicken using this method. Right?! If so, that would really help me not re-start my hats a billion times lol

@nicolecross987 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I can never get my cast on very good

@gailloewen119 10 ай бұрын

How do you decide which cast on to use - just my favourite?

@RoxanneRichardson 10 ай бұрын

Yep, unless that cast on has qualities that you don't want with a specific project.

@dorothyuntch2048 3 жыл бұрын

When I've done the Crochet caston, I've always done the amount called for, not half. What is the advantage of alternating yo, co?

@RoxanneRichardson 3 жыл бұрын

As you will see if you want the subsequent videos in this series, there are many applications for this cast on when you double the number of sts using yo, k1, including using it as a pinhole cast on, tubular CO, and provisional CO. Hence the label "Swiss Army Knife of cast on methods."

@colleend4974 5 жыл бұрын

I’m a new sock knitter, would you recommend this cast on for knitting socks?

@RoxanneRichardson 5 жыл бұрын

Probably not. If you're doing cuff down socks, the long tail cast on is stretchy enough if you take care not to overtighten the thumb loop. You should be able to find a video for that in my Socks playlist. If you're doing toe up, starting with a closed toe, you can try the Turkish Cast On or Judy's Magic Cast On. If you're doing toe up using a short row toe, then you will need a provisional cast ton. The Turkish Cast on can work for that, or you can use the provisional CO version of the Crochet CO. (The crochet CO can be used as an edge cast on, and that is probably not what you want).

@colleend4974 5 жыл бұрын

Roxanne Richardson thank you! I

@andreab.6292 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Roxanne! Do you know how can I cast on stitches, then pick up and knit, and then cast on again? So cast on before and after picking up stitches? Thank you very much, hope you can help me 🙏🏻

@RoxanneRichardson 2 жыл бұрын

Are you wanting to use a standard CO, or a provisional CO? If you want a CO that produces a standard edge, you can use any CO that requires a single strand of yarn, such as a backwards loop, knitting on, or the cable CO. If you use one that puts CO sts onto the left hand needle, you will put that needle in your right hand after you're done casting on, in order to PU sts. Then, after you have PU sts, put that needle back in your left hand to continue casting on the additional sts.

@andreab.6292 2 жыл бұрын

@@RoxanneRichardson thank you very much! It’s been so helpful. And your answer so quick. Thanks again

@jq7136 5 жыл бұрын

You talk about "similar bind off like this crochet hook bond on" - do you have a link?

@RoxanneRichardson 5 жыл бұрын

Can you clarify where in the video you're referring to? I uploaded it a year and a half ago, it's not fresh in my mind. Off the top of my head, I may have been referring to the fact that the standard method of binding off is a good match for this cast on method.

@jq7136 5 жыл бұрын

Roxanne Richardson 6:02 into video near end - you say "there are a CIUPLE if BOs that match like standard chain bind off" so I wonder what both are. Is "chain BO" like k2, pass one over, k1, pass over etc? & what's second "matching" type?

@RoxanneRichardson 5 жыл бұрын

the standard chain bind off is just as you say, where you have two sts on the right hand needle and pass one over. Another way would be to crochet the sts off from the opposite end of where the working yarn is, pulling the tail through the final st. This tends to be quite firm, and is useful mostly when you have run out of yarn and don't have enough for the standard bind off.

@kathydent2116 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a way of doing this cast on by tensioning the yarn in the right hand? I am very right-handed and I find it impossible to control yarn tension with my left hand. I crocheted a bit -- a very long time ago -- but I can't recall how I held the yarn. Now, there's no way that I can do it the way that you suggest.

@RoxanneRichardson 2 жыл бұрын

Left hand tension for crochet is standard for right handed people, because the hook is controlled with the dominant hand. You might try practicing doing a regular old crochet chain to get used to holding the yarn in your left hand, before introducing the knitting needle into the mix.

@kathydent2116 2 жыл бұрын

@@RoxanneRichardson Thanks for replying. I'm sure you're right about the crochet, but I'm really lacking in dexterity and can't keep a consistent grip on the yarn with my left hand. However, I've finally worked it out by holding the yarn in my right hand in the way that I usually knit and then doing a kind of figure of eight turn around the back of the needle and then the front of the hook. I'm afraid I've spent my whole life working with my left brain and now I'm suffering for it because my right brain doesn't want to tell my left hand to learn something new. There are so many cast ons that require left hand input

@katerogers5365 Жыл бұрын

You don’t show how to handle the CO if you need to use waste yarn. Do you increase the stitch count with YOs with waste yarn or project yarn?

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

This is a demonstration of the crochet CO. The kind of yarn you use to do it (the project yarn or waste yarn) depends on what you're using it for. There are several videos in the playlist related to this cast on which all use the crochet CO for different purposes. Some people use the crochet cast on to create the actual edge of their project, using the project yarn, because it's a good match for the std chain bind off.

@jq7136 5 жыл бұрын

Why are you calling it "Swiss army knife"? (Maybe I missed a video?)

@RoxanneRichardson 5 жыл бұрын

This is the first video in a series on using the crochet cast on as a starting point for other cast on methods, such as the pinhole, CO, the provisional CO (not in the way that it is typically used as a provisional CO), and as a tubular CO.

@jq7136 5 жыл бұрын

Roxanne Richardson I just wondered why you picked the Swiss Army knife title?

@RoxanneRichardson 5 жыл бұрын

Because it's a versatile tool, much like the Swiss army knife.

@jq7136 5 жыл бұрын

Roxanne Richardson 😍tks Rox!