Stretchy cast on knitting

These advanced cast ons involve a little bit more of a song and dance to accomplish, but they allow you to do things like achieve a gorgeous & reversible edge, access your cast on stitches to use later, and make a cast on edge that stretches like no other.

Discover the benefits of using a stretchy cast on in knitting and elevate your projects to the next level with our comprehensive guide.

We all know how crucial the right casting on technique can be for our knitting projects. It sets the foundation for our work and can make all the difference in the final result. Well, today I'm excited to introduce you to the two-needle long tail cast on, a super easy and versatile method that will help you create a stretchy edge and possibly even skip doing provisional cast on!

A step-by-step tutorial on how to knit the tubular cast-on (+ slow-mo video). It creates super stretchy and seamless edge for ribbings.

A step-by-step tutorial on the Italian tubular cast-on method for beginners including a slow-motion video and tons of big pictures.

Use this knitting tutorial to learn how to knit a simple bind off with more stretch than a regular bind off and is perfect for cuffs and shawl edges.

Knitting tutorial on how to do a stretchy cast off. Perfect for knitters who knit too tightly, casting off neckbands and cuffs on socks.

Stretchy Cast-Off: K2togtbl Step 1: Knit two stitches together through the back loop (k2togtbl) Step 2: You will now have one stitch on your right needle. Step 3: Slip the new stitch on your right needle back onto your left needle. Step 4: K2togtbl - one will be the stitch you just slipped back from the right to left