THANK YOU - I have finally managed it!!! I'm teaching myself to knit during lockdown (I'm a quilter but love making anything and wanted to make socks so that I could buy gorgeous wool) from KZfaq videos. I just couldn't get the magic cast on, no matter how hard I tried, how many videos I watched. You have made it so clear that I have finally got it. Yippeeeeeeee!!!

Definitely the best knitting instructor.

Believe it or not, after watching the video again and actually casting on and knitting a row I feel compelled to thank you again. I "learned" to do the Turkish Cast-On but felt like such a fumble-fingers every time I did it. Judy's Magic Cast-On--and your crystal clear explanation--makes me feel positively graceful.

WOW I used your video to start Franklin Habits Dolores sheep doll. You explained it so well. I had no problem at all. Thank you so much!!

Love the way you moved the yarn instead of the needles to do this cast on. I have struggled watching other do this with the needles moving and I couldn't track where the yarn was going. Thank you!

Watched several videos of this technique. Yours was the easiest to follow. Thank you.

thank you so much, I really can't wait to see more of your wonderful work

Really enjoying these instructional videos. Was having some challenges trying to do the toe up cast on (recently coming back to knitting) but your videos make the various processes understandable. Thanks.

Wow! Thank you for such concise directions. I finally get it!

Beautifully done!! This is the clearest demo of this cast-on that is have seen. Thank you!

I'm new to your channel but have watched a LOT of knitting videos. I think your instructions are the best of all. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you! You're a great instructor!

OMG I’m doing a happy dance ‘I did it ‘😂🤣 thank you, this was great

Wow! This is mind bending! Thank you.

came back to this , needed to match the other sock, kept coming across instructions that had you knitting into back loops on the second half of cast on and knew that wasn't how i did the first one. Thanks again

Wow! I spent two days in frustration then I remembered you! LOL I knew you would be able to fix my problem. I know I'm not crazy but it does matter how you do this cast on. I was getting holes! ugh! I thought it was in my increases but I did notice it seemed to becoming from the cast on. I'm so happy! I love knitting socks but I'm still a baby knitter. I only made one pair and I can see all of my mistakes. I got lucky they did fit. Now I know two cast on methods this one and the Turkish method I used with your m1R and m1L increases. I can't wait until I'm confident enough for real sock yarn on tiny needles. I still have a long way to go with the heel flap, turn and gusset.

Thus far the best explanation for me❤. Thank you

Fantastic video and tutorial. I was really worried I wasn't doing it right, because I had no idea how it was supposed to look while in progress, but seeing your sample really encouraged me to just trust the process

This was terrific. Your explanation was very clear.

Thank you for your excellent video of Judy’s Magic cast on. I like the way you explain things.

Another amazingly helpful and easy to follow video. Your video about the Finchley graft I share with whomever will listen lol Thank you.

I couldn't have done this without your help. Thank you!

Thank you for an excellent refresher! I hadn’t done this cast on for so long and I just couldn’t get mine to look correct. I love that you don’t use a slip knot either - I always wondered, when people complain about the tension with this cast on, if it has something to do with the knot.

Great video, I finally got it. Great teacher !!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for making a video that is clear, concise, and slow enough for me to follow! Just the little things like the bottom yarn always makes the top stitches is SO helpful! I have been wanting to make socks but was always confused by the cast on. Now I feel like I can move forward. I subscribed to your channel and am looking forward to watching more of your videos. 😁

I just learned Judy’s Magic Cast On and the second half of the stitches have to be knit through the back leg to get the correct orientation. Thank you for showing how Cat Bordhi bless her solved this problem. It’s not a huge issue but if it can be avoided then why not? I’m going to look at your other cast on videos. So interesting!

I've watched numerous video's on how to execute Judy's Magic Cast On and I could never "get it" right. I didn't want to give up because I knew someone could explain this technique in plain language. Finally my search is over!! Thank you so much Roxanne for explaining and demonstrating beautifully how this difficult method is done. Now it's not a mystery that can't be solved. I'm so happy I finally "got it" now!! yippee!!

Thank you--nicely and clearly explained. Much appreciated!

Love this cast on for my toe up socks. Thanks

Thank you, thank you, thank you, so much ! So well explained 👍😊

I subscribed a few weeks ago and now it's time to pipe up. I have this weirdly contradictory fantasy of becoming a sock knitter --- I don't actually like wearing socks, I'm sick of giving away knitting, and I'm deeply affected by "second sock syndrome," where I die a little inside making the second item of a pair of *anything* (I am familiar with magic loop's two-at-a-time option, but god it's so cumbersome) -- but so far your channel has been a huge push. I've made socks before but I was relatively miserable. Will I give in and revisit? No idea, but I *do* know this channel is incredible. You are smart, articulate, friendly, and thorough. If I never make another sock in my life, I am a huge fan and will be linking your resources for as long as I live.

I really like this cast on for socks. I learned the Magic Loop pulling the top needle and knitting into the bottom. But, this doesn't work with these type cast ons🤨. I guess I will just have to learn to pull the bottom needle first as that seems to orient the stitches better for stockinette.

Awesome teacher

A perfectly clear tutorial! Just finding this after searching through many toe up sock options for casting on. At what point could you switch to dpns for the rest of the sock? Complete the toe then switch, or after the first few rows, or ? Thank you!

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

I have watched EVERY video instructing Judy's magic cast on, including the first time sock video I am working on and yours was the BEST for me! My long tail cast on is usually two handed and the slingshot method is very fiddly for me. You made this WORK for me as I followed along with you. Thank You so Much!

Thank you, thank you for demonstrating without gobs of jewelry and garish nail polish! Very tasteful, and the emphasis where it belongs--on the knitting! : ))

What brand are these green circular needles? Thanks.

Please....the name of your needles? Thank you.

This seems like Roxanne's Judy's Magic Cast On :) You wrap the yarn around the needles differently than she does in the Spring '06 Knitty magazine. Your version doesn't result in reverse mounted stitches on the second needle that need to be knit through the back loops. Now I need to get some sock size circulars. This cast on is very difficult on DPNs, though I love DPNs once I'm knitting along in the round. I'm currently sliding a US 000 circular in in place of the US 0 DPN after casting on so I can knit across the cable, then sliding it in place of needle 2 for the other side - a little tedious.

I totally agree with all who say what wonderful instructive videos you make for all of us :) My question, since I've been doing any circular at all and in the magic loop method after a lifetime of straight needles, is that as I've been using ML and done a couple of little trial little "treasure bags" is that after doing the first row pulling out the bottom need to knit that top (took me a while to figure that out) I then switched to always knitting the way I do with ML, by pulling the needle out from the back (I guess called the top?) pulling it around far enough that I can use that needle to knit the top needle and then continuing like that. In this video it seems that you continue pulling out the bottom needle and knitting the top. I'm probably totally confused and yours is the same, lol. Tired brain syndrome? Can you help? Thanks. You instruct in the type of detail I really need, much more so than others and I appreciate this so much.

I just thought people might like to know why you need to knit one of the rows through the back loop with the figure 8 cast on and Judy’s magic cast on done the original way. It’s that the loops are being wrapped opposite directions. With a figure 8 and the original JMCO, by going between the needles each time, one needle is being wrapped clockwise and one needle is being wrapped counterclockwise. With the revised JMCO, all the wraps are counterclockwise. This is just like the distinction between western and eastern knitting. Western knitting has you wrapping the yarn around the needle counterclockwise and eastern has you wrapping the yarn clockwise. With counterclockwise wrapping, the leading leg will be in front, eastern is the opposite. And with combination knitting, the knits are done counterclockwise, and the purls are done clockwise, which is why combined knitters knit their knit stitches through the back, but not their purl stitches. Love your videos Rox. You are the BEST knitting instructor out there. I watch and rewatch your videos.

Because I'm a complete muppet at this, can I use this method for provisional cast on and knit in both directions off the bottom stitches?

How does one create purl stitches using this cast on, as in, for purposes that require an all-purl closed cast on, or one that alternates between knits and purls?

Is it possible to use dpn’s? I don’t have circulars the size I need

Hello Roxanne, First, I want to tell you how much I have learned as a semi "beginner knitter" by listening to you. I hope you might be able to explain what I am doing wrong. I have no problem casting on for Judy's Magic Cast On. The problem appears when I start knitting by taking the lower needle out and knitting across the top needle. When I get to the end of this first "row" the last stitch is larger than the rest. When I turn the work to finish the complete round, this one stitch is too big. I believe I have a tension problem. There is too much yarn in this last stitch and it doesn't seem to be taken up when I knit the first stitch on what was the bottom needle in the very beginning. I have tried over and over to correct this one stitch, wearing out my practice yarn. I would love to know all about the "why" of this problem. Thank you very much in advance for your time in answering this question. Sincerely, Caryn Morris

Perfect timing. I am just about to start a pair of socks for my son-in-law. Shhh 🤫, don’t tell him.

I will am making a toe up sock that requests a Fully Fashioned increase. I have been unable to find a video for this. The description for the increase reads “Tip LH needle toward you, so you can see the purl side. Insert RH needle from front to back through the purl bump below the st sitting on LH needle. Lift that bump up onto the LH needle & knit it = 1 increased st. Make sure the original st stays on your LH needle, as this is the net stitch to be worked.” Can you provide a video for this.

So I understand what you are going for when you are starting like you are, making toe-up socks. However, i am making a sideways sweater (starting on the left sleeve opening and knitting across the body towards the right sleeve.) She has us start with a long tail cast on, join in the round with magic loop(the left arm hole), and using JMCO cast on the for the length of the body. and this isn't clear in any video tutorial or written tutorial on JMCO or sideways sweater construction. I'm not starting at the beginning. So how do I start it when I have the long tain cast on stitches already on the needles? Do I just jump in with the top or bottom? Pick one, just as long as it is equal # at the end? Also, how do I measure the length needed when I'm starting with a long tail CO and then going into JMCO? I feel like this needs to be a whole video on it's own, sideways sweater construction. Sorry that this is a very verbose comment 😅.

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