This is by far the easiest stretchy cast on that I've been able to find. Thank you so much for demonstrating it!

Doll face, I love your accent! Reminds me of an auntie! Thank you for breaking this down, much easier tutorial than most to follow! Cheers!

Out of the many methods demonstrated on youtube, this was the only one I could wrap my head around. Thank you

Thank you. I heard you say that you ran out of "tail" yarn and had to rip it out and start again. I used to do this with long tail cast on until I thought of a trick that I always use now. Instead of guessing how much yarn to leave for the "tail" I just use one strand of yarn from the inside of the ball of yarn and a strand from the outside for the cast on. You will NEVER run out of yarn. Mary Ann's way....

What a great cast-on technique. The edge it creates is so pretty it's like a style element in and of itself. Thank you SO much!!!

Wow! This is a great improvement over the "slip-knot cast on" which is so hard to get evenly on the needle. I must try this on a swatch since I am going to be knitting a pair of socks for the Ravellenic Games during the 2012 Olympics. Such a nice appearance when it snaps back after stretching.

Thank you so much! I've looked at so many other videos but couldn't figure this out no matter how hard I tried. This is very stretchy and will be my new default cast-on for socks, hats and mittens. It's very easy and looks great! Thanks for sharing and explaining so clearly!

Thank you so much for such a easy way, I had looked at several videos of a stretchy cast on and ended up more befuddled than ever but your method is just perfectly simple .... bless you!

I am currently learning to knit mittens. The pattern calls for the Italian cast on and for 1x1 ribbing. I like the look of 2x2 and the German Twisted cast on was too tight but this is PERFECT! And it is easy to knit and purl on the first row. Thank you for sharing this technique!

I watched this a couple of years ago. Now I’m going to use it. Thank You ❤️

Thanks! This is so much easier than the slipknot caston. I used it on a hat and it was great. But, yeah, I ran out of tail yarn too the first time. It takes quite a bit more yarn than a regular longtail caston. Very helpful video.

I love this cast-on! I just started knitting 2 months ago (December 2015), and all the different kinds of cast-ons can be overwhelming. But I really like your stretchy and easy cast on. Thanks for making this video and I just subscribed to your channel. I am pinning this to Pinterest too! :)

thank you for showing this stretchy cast on. it is new to me and one i will use when i knit my next socks i will pass this on to a group of new knitters i have met.

I love how you explain this. THANK YOU!!!

I'm getting ready to knit some children's caps for charity. I think I'll try this method. Thanks for posting!

I still use this video years later... Love this method!

Love that yarn color!!!

Helene Rush thank you again Helene, I just did a 2X2 swatch with your technique and it worked beautifully ... I'm new at knitting and this cast on method made a very clean smooth 2X2 rib effect ... we appreciate your help - SUBSCRIBED

Thank you very much for this tutorial. I am knitting my first pair of mittens and I wasn't sure which cast on would work best for them. I believe this is it! :)

Thanks so much! So easy and well done. All the other methods are crazy complicated and this looks great!

I like your method to establish the size of the cast on stitches so that when I then switch over to the German Twisted Cast On, then I maintain the tension but it is faster for me. But it helped me to see what I was doing wrong and why the cast on I was doing was too tight. Thanks.

Excellent speaker, very clear instructions. I can't wait to use this cast on method.

Thank you! I used this cast on a newborn baby beanie and it was excellent. It was very solid, but stretchy and also looked nice.

I tried this and it works great. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent tutorial. Thank you...you're a great teacher!

Can't wait to try this on my next pair of socks. Thanks so much!

Helene Rush thank you for sharing this example of this type of cast on - great looking socks !!!

I just saw your video and I'm going to try this with my next project. Thank you for sharing.

Good clear explanation. I like the long tail c.o. but it isn't always stretchy enough, so this should be great.

Take required stitch cast on number, divide it by ten.... then wrap yarn around your needle ten times, measure out this length however many times to get the length you need for your cast on... plenty for stitches required

brilliant method and so quick and easy once you try it a couple of times...thanks for sharing!

Great cast on--thank you!

I believe this is the German Twisted cast on but work in a slightly different way in that the initial loop is formed by your hand rather than on the thumb? See what you think. Great tutorial, the extra twist in the loop seems to allow for more yarn in the system and spaces the stitches slightly further apart.

Very easy method. Thanks.

Is this not the German twisted cast on?

l like this cast on very much, thank you for sharing it. Your video was great.

Thank you so much! !

Take a piece of worsted and measure a piece from the tip of your nose to the end of your outstretched hand. Mark that length and knit it with some 6mm needles. Count the stitches. There's ya a guideline for how much long tail you need. Need twice as many stitches? Then it's 2x nose to hand.

Gosh, thanks! I've tried a couple of other stretchy cast ons but I think something got lost in the translation. This one is simple and easy to to do right off the bat. Upvote!!!

Well done, Helene. Thank you for sharing this, it's very useful.

Hi Helen I have your patterns tiptoe through the tulips!, why don't you teach how to work body of the Shawllotte the tulip the lace was easy. I added the 271st. knit a row purl next pm for center 31st . are you working from the bottom up?

Thank you!!!!!

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This is just Old Norwegian / German Twisted!!!

very confusing

1:30 til 1:33 is ALL WE NEED - the rest is filler, unnecessary & waste of time. Wish videographers would only post the instructions, & eschew hearing themselves talk & endless video of watching someone's hands wave around while they blah blah blah- then of course the ever-present video of them describing/displaying the yarn they use for the first 4 minutes....