Long Tail Cast On - aka Thumb or English Method // Technique Tuesday

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This technique video demonstrates the English or "Thumb" method of the Long Tail Cast On (one-needle cast on). A slow-motion demonstration is included.
Continental or Sling-shot method of LTCO: • Long Tail Cast On (aka...
Estimating the tail length for LTCO: • LTCO - Easy Estimation...
Playlist of LTCO-related videos: • Long Tail CO videos
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0:00 Introduction
0:54 Demonstration/explanation of technique
5:40 Slow-motion demonstration
10:00 Tail length
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@charlottepropes7060 Жыл бұрын

This is the way I learned many years ago. I really like this method and never wanted to change. Thanks for showing this method.

@claudiavolkman1281 Жыл бұрын

This is how I learned to cast on as a child! As an adult, I've never met anyone who does the long tail cast on this way, and I always wondered about it (and could never get the hang of doing it the other way). I loved watching your video!

@deborahloisjoy99 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant! The slow motion was so helpful. I have watched so many of these videos and yours was the only one that demonstrated it so clearly and absolutely the best. I learnt the 2 needle method years ago from my mother. But this method really is so much faster. Thank you!

@verleejenkins 6 ай бұрын

This is so much easier on the thumb instead of the hand! Thanks ❤

@danbev8542 Жыл бұрын

I learned this as a child and my fingers found it again after many decades. I find it to be simple & easy. I sometimes get the tail length wrong & have to adjust. Staci from Very Pink uses this cast on.

@mindyalbright4491 Жыл бұрын

I, too, could never get the hang of the other way, even though I learned to knit in the '60s. This makes sense to me!

@magsohara7908 Жыл бұрын

This is the way that I was taught by my mum to cast on except that I start with a slip knot. Although you are calling it English I think all of the UK in general uses this method. (I’m Scottish). The obvious drawback to this is making sure that your “tail” needs to be sufficiently long enough for the number of stitches you need and I’ve been caught out a few times with this!! 😂😂😂 I’ve just recently found the 2 strand long tail method so next time I have a bigger project I’ll be doing it that way Thank you for sharing your skills. 🤓🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@ic7505 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I’m Scottish too, and also learned this way, but have never seen it mentioned on any KZfaq! I now use the cable cast on, you don’t need to guesstimate how much yarn you need to cast on. Nice to ‘see’ another Scot, and someone else who knows the old thumb method 👋

@catherinemelnyk Жыл бұрын

Roxanne, I found an Interweave pattern that uses this thumb method to do increases on a sleeve. I recently watched your video on various ways to do increases on for example, a sleeve. So I did a practice sleeve using the thumb increase method. I was practicing in the round so I had my marker at the join. I worked in the round and every 6th row I did a thumb increase stitch after the 1st stitch and again.just before the last stitch. After several 6 rounds I was really impressed with the look! Minimal holes and very neat increases. I think this will be my "go to" for sleeve increase rows in the future. How timely...

@misselanys1219 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this suggestion. I have done so many sweaters with just the plain loop method and also have used the knit on method but will now try this method on my next sweater.

@Yirggzmb Жыл бұрын

I swear "slingshot" seems to be the assumed default, so it's really nice to see a demonstration of something similar to the way I do it. The default way I do it is purlwise, actually. Entirely because I'm self taught and misinterpreted the diagrams in the pamphlet I was learning from. But it's still my preferred way because I find it easier to keep a good tension on the bottom loops, plus it looks nice when you're working flat

@wheredonnaknits3696 Жыл бұрын

Yep, this is how I have always done the long tail. It is how my mom taught me. I am 69 years old.

@elaineenstone6834 Жыл бұрын

Love your clear demonstrations. Thank you. 🇬🇧

@nicolelafontaine1720 Жыл бұрын

Thanks this is very clear and easy for beginners, it might help y sister who struggles with long tail cast-on.

@mariehansen2534 Жыл бұрын

Hello there, that was a lovely surprise. My Mum used to cast on stitches this way and tried very hard to teach me, I can do it now but my goodness did she have trouble. I didn't know that it was the called the English way of casting on but since her Mother was English and she taught her, I should have guessed. Thank you for sharing.

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

Both methods involve knitting the twisted thumb loop. You're essentially knitting that loop Continental style or English style, depending on which hand is managing the working yarn.

@kimbailey4785 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for the information and link to your previous video. I normally guess for the length of the yarn needed to cast on. 😊 Now I have better information.

@Sequoya Жыл бұрын

Great Episode!

@Lora2121 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! I am an English knitter so I will definitely try this.

@vadec5909 Жыл бұрын

Love it!! Thank you

@bmakingjoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Being an English knitter I think this will be more comfortable for me.

@robinlibby324 Жыл бұрын

I also learned this way but I slide the yarn trough the front with a clockwise motion. This is less awkward l. I also start right off with that rather than doing the slip stitch first.

@cmaur811 Жыл бұрын

Love when you pop up on my feed

@lindadaley7469 Жыл бұрын

My Mom taught me to cast on using the thumb method when I was a kid (I'm 70 now). I use a slip knot to start the first stitch and knit the stitches on tensioning the yarn with my right hand. Can't seem to get the hang of the other method of casting on.

@liesbeeckelaers3031 Жыл бұрын

Do you have new glasses ? They are very nice !!!

@jaffra131 9 ай бұрын

I do this cast on but I use my index finger. I never could do the slingshot method.

@celiajean7093 Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video covering the long tail cast on in the middle of a row? Or maybe a better question would be what cast on method would you recommend for the middle of a row? (I'm knitting fingerless gloves with a hole for the thumb.)

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

It's more typical to use a CO that requires only one strand of yarn (so you don't have to weave in two extra tails). The backwards loop CO produces the same edge as a LTCO, so that's what I usually do. I CO fewer sts than called for, and then make up for the count on the row following the CO by working a make 1 inc into the CO edge. This video demonstrates that process: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7N7mdqLypengmw.html

@sueherman8876 Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to increase stretch, like German Twisted Caston for socks? This method is SO much simpler than slingshot 😍

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

I have a video on all the different ways to create the twisted long tail cast on. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7Chqq1ptNC2ZYU.html

@katebowers8107 Жыл бұрын

Can this method be purled? Thanks for this video-this is the one I was taught as a child, so it’s quite easy for me. I tried to figure out a way to purl it for 2-2 ribbing but it broke my tired brain-twice. Should not have attempted something like that after a long workday!

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

Yes, you move the yarn to the front as you would to purl and purl through the thumb loop instead of knitting through it. The playlist that is in the video description has a video on how to cast on in pattern using that method.

@katebowers8107 Жыл бұрын

@@RoxanneRichardson thank you!

@maryfoster5189 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why anyone bothers with long tail cast on. I've tried every method suggested for estimating the length you will need to start with and none of them are reliable. It's needlessly fiddly and aren't any better than other, more sensible cast ons.

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

There are absolutely some that are completely reliable, because they don't require any estimation at all, e.g. using two separate strands to CO with, or spit felting the two ends of a ball, casting on, then cutting the thumb yarn once casting on is complete. That doesn't mean you have to use them, if you prefer other CO methods, but again, there *are* methods that are completely reliable.

@maryfoster5189 Жыл бұрын

@@RoxanneRichardson reliable, but still annoying and fiddly.