The most elastic cast-on in the world

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  • This method of casting on is as elastic as the fabric and looks good, too.

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  • @ttfranzens
    @ttfranzens Před 3 lety +7

    This is a GAME CHANGER! Your mom is brilliant. Been knitting for over 50 years. I have always struggled with cast on's being too tight. If I do it looser it looks sloppy. I am selling handmade socks....this is awesome for top down socks. Thank you beyond measure!

  • @nelbringsjord7716
    @nelbringsjord7716 Před 4 lety +5

    I love this cast-on and have used it for nine years thanks to this video. I use it 90% of the times I knit.
    Every time I come here now is to share it with others.
    Love it!

  • @ViKee010
    @ViKee010 Před 3 lety +3

    I am new to knitting. I’ve been crocheting for a while. So I was cruising through looking for different cast-on methods and was pretty much completely confused till I came to your video. Even I can see the benefit of this method. You or your mother should be credited with this whenever it’s mentioned. Thank you so much. 👍🏼🤍

  • @mjb7692
    @mjb7692 Před 6 lety +15

    I’ve been using this cast-on ever since I first saw this video about 5 years ago. If I haven’t done top down socks in a while, I return to refresh my memory. I love the way it’s presented. No frills, no overbearing music, plus it’s the best stretchy cast-on ever!

  • @elliria_home
    @elliria_home Před 6 lety +2

    You're my hero. As a tight knitter, I'm always on the look-out for stretchy cast-ons and bind-offs. I've recently been looking for a stretchy cast-on for seed stitch. All the other stretchy cast-ons I've tried aren't stretchy with seed stitch even though they work fine with lots of other stitches. Yours, however, is. Now I can finally start the boot cuffs I'm knitting for someone as a gift. Thank you so much!

  • @DianaL647
    @DianaL647 Před 2 lety +2

    Wow! Thank you, your video has changed my knitting life. And I really love how calm and clear your instructions are. I will try to memorize this, but I'm sure I will be refreshing my memory by rewatching regularly at the start of my projects.

  • @eviehammond9638
    @eviehammond9638 Před 10 lety +11

    Thank you -- excellent teaching, and the method looks very promising. Your step-by-step demonstration was very clear and well-shot, easy to follow. Well done! And don't worry -- now that it's on CZcams, people will at last find out about your mom's method! Thank you for sharing it, and showing it, so well!

  • @dianathorpe2280
    @dianathorpe2280 Před 3 lety +2

    I love this cast on!! I have used it for socks and booties and sweaters and hat. It is terrific because you don't have a long tail to have to guess and deal with. I don't know why anyone would use a long tail cast on for a stretchy edge. This is so much better and has such a pretty edge. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @marshabelsaas6778
    @marshabelsaas6778 Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you so much for sharing your precious mother's cast-on invention. It has become my favorite, too. And you are right: it is truly a wonderful thing. Blessings!

  • @judithwilber2540
    @judithwilber2540 Před 4 lety

    omg! thank you so much! i have been watching different cast on stitch videos trying to find the one my gramma taught me when i was little.i have been interested in getting back into knitting but its been like almost 30 yrs and i was sitting here with a ball of string and two pencils trying to remember how i used to cast on...i decided to watch some videos to refresh my memory and none were exactly it....the simple cast on was one i used as a kid but that wasnt the better one my gramma showed me....after watching several different methods and trying them to see..this was it almost....lol....the beginning was what made me remember..i just pass over the yarn to make the stitch a little different....when you twist the strand over the needle instead of coming under to grab the other part i do a yarn over the needle with my right hand like when you knit.the result is the same....

  • @MethCrystal666
    @MethCrystal666 Před 8 lety +2

    Thank you so much! I've tried a few elastic cast-on methods - so far this is the easiest and best explained method I've seen :)

  • @grainnedhu2673
    @grainnedhu2673 Před 9 lety +2

    Thank you so much for sharing this video! It's very well done, very easy to follow and you are absolutely correct, this is a wonderfully stretchy cast on that practically disappears into the fabric.

  • @lesleyedwards9699
    @lesleyedwards9699 Před 5 lety +2

    This is brilliant. My husband has trouble putting socks on over his heel and if I make them wider at the top they just fall down. This has really changed my game. Thank you!

  • @nadinemicoleau8799
    @nadinemicoleau8799 Před 9 lety +1

    I loved this easy way of creating a stretchy cast on. Tried another one and just could not get it. This is super easy and so valuable. I have been knitting for over 20 years and just found this way of casting on for stretchy things.I am knitting leg warmers for next Christmas. Starting early this year. Thanks SO much.

  • @rodagrey2477
    @rodagrey2477 Před 7 lety +3

    This is amazing and it is so easy to follow--thank you so much. I have been researching many techniques on stretchy trimmings for socks etc… and this is the best. Thank you.

  • @laura3071934
    @laura3071934 Před 7 lety

    I have watched many other videos teaching this cast on method and yours is the only one that it shows it in such a way that is so easy to understand. I finally can do it! Thanks so much for posting it!

  • @noellerenee505
    @noellerenee505 Před 9 lety +6

    This is the cast on I've been looking for 9 years!!! I was shown it at a knitting workshop but couldn't remember how to do it! Thanks so much. It's great for lace patterns especially!

  • @berniehw
    @berniehw Před 7 lety +15

    This is the way I was taught how to cast on 70 years ago when I first began to knit it was called the thumb method, it was quite a while before I was shown the two needle method. I do use the thumb method for a nice elastic type of hem.

    • @karenhumphray7924
      @karenhumphray7924 Před 5 lety +3

      I was taught how to cast on this way as well over 50 years ago, I didn't realise there were any other ways!!

    • @fizzknit9446
      @fizzknit9446 Před 4 lety +4

      Same here, this was always my regular cast on and, like you, mum and I called it the thumb method. However I do love wandering around youtube and I do now try various cast-ons and cast-offs. Proper spoilt for choice now..... so lucky to have the internet.... and all the great options we see from all over the world, and all the helpful tutorials.

  • @maymayrays
    @maymayrays Před 2 lety +4

    I’ve been using this cast on for years, especially for knitting socks. I’m back here after the _one time_ I decided to use another cast on, had to frog it back and start over 😂 it just wasn’t stretchy enough. Thanks for a great video 👏🏼

  • @helenabyers6030
    @helenabyers6030 Před 10 lety +6

    Just wanted to let you know that this cast-on method is being touted on the web as ”Jenys Stretchy Cast-On”, as a complementary cast on to her "Jenys Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off". However, if your mom discovered it in the 80's, I think she has the prior claim. B-) Regardless, your video is MUCH easier to understand and learn from than any of the others I've watched. Kudos to you and your mom, and thank you very much for sharing!

  • @bellecurvedesign
    @bellecurvedesign Před 3 lety +1

    The cast on of my glove, cowl, and sock knitting dreams! I've used this for so many different projects. Thank you!

  • @happyplace999
    @happyplace999 Před 10 lety +2

    Incredible! Have used this twice, and I am hooked. Your Mom is a genius- thank her for the invention, and you for your clear, concise instruction.

  • @gmr5804
    @gmr5804 Před 6 lety

    After looking at at least 20 videos, i find this one method the easiest to learn to achieve and with the best end result, stretchiest and versatile ... at a girl!!!! Thanks for sharing this wonder ful cast on.

  • @nch1646
    @nch1646 Před 6 lety +1

    Got it finally! Watched two other videos before and could not figure out. Thank you for showing so clearly

  • @KristinaPouliot
    @KristinaPouliot Před 8 lety +6

    Had to watch 3 or 4 videos to figure out this stretchy cast on... your technique was the most helpful! Thank you!

  • @marym2912
    @marym2912 Před 8 lety +23

    I compared this method with the Chinese Waitress cast on, and find that its a touch more stretchy. I find the Chinese Waitress cast on to be a touch more attractive. Both are quite a bit more stretchy than the Twisted German/ Norwegian cast on method, which was my go to stretchy CO. This cast on method produces the same knot configuration as Jeny Staiman's slip knot cast on. The difference is using the needle to create the twist in the yarn vs Jeny's twisting the yarn with her left fingers. The trick to both is leaving just the right amount of yarn between each slip knot- too little and its not as stretchy.
    Thanks for posting. I liked your video and found it very easy to follow the first time through.

    • @ditahochberg4458
      @ditahochberg4458 Před 7 lety

      סרט קולנוע הנרקוד הגיסה היפנית

  • @AnneNonimous
    @AnneNonimous Před 9 lety +8

    This is AWESOME! Thank you for sharing your thumb and finger motions. I've seen this technique elsewhere but your movement simplifies it SO much and now the top edge of my socks are super stretchy :^)

  • @karenlang3039
    @karenlang3039 Před 10 lety +1

    Thank you so much for this video. I was using the long tail cast on for socks, which worked fine for children's socks, but was too tight to fit over the heel on men's socks. I then tried the Old Norwegian cast on, but that wasn't all that much better. I have now tried your method and it worked brilliantly! Now the sock can get on the foot easily! The method is not too complicated, and looks good. I also appreciated your additional video where you show how to tighten the loop. I can see how it would also work well when you have to cast on in the middle of a project. I agree that this cast on should be much more widely known. Thank you to your mum, Karen

  • @ladyflowers7202
    @ladyflowers7202 Před 9 lety +3

    Thank you so much for sharing this stitch. It is awesome and I have even started by just making a stitch and not using a slip knot. I really love this cast-on and will be using it a lot.

  • @catstap3067
    @catstap3067 Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you so much for taking time to show us this stretchy casting on method.

  • @liyaneepops
    @liyaneepops Před 9 lety +1

    Great demonstration. Thanks for sharing. I find your voice so relaxing.

  • @lindav1403
    @lindav1403 Před rokem

    Just saw a link to this tutorial in someone's Ravelry project notes. Very curious to try it! Thank you for posting.

  • @Gladtobemom
    @Gladtobemom Před 10 lety +6

    This is the "sling knot" cast on that's used in net making. It's a line of slip knots. Your way of making it is much easier, I've never seen it used for knitting. When I saw this, I decided to use it for the cast on for an ankle sock and it works great. Your mom was a genius!

  • @KimGillard
    @KimGillard Před 7 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing this with us! It's working great for me - a bit of practice and I know it'll go very smoothly. I'm trying it out on a toque.

  • @watsonspuzzle
    @watsonspuzzle Před 9 lety +1

    I'm a beginning knitter, so I'm glad to have learned this first!

  • @theclageraghty1
    @theclageraghty1 Před 2 lety +1

    Love it! I'm starting to do cuff down socks and this is perfect

  • @LauraK93
    @LauraK93 Před 3 lety +1

    This is very helpful. I also like the way you make a slip knot!

  • @AlizeePauwels
    @AlizeePauwels Před 8 lety

    WOW ! Thank you. This is the best elastic cast on technique i've ever used :)

  • @sarahllop8683
    @sarahllop8683 Před 9 lety

    I love learning a variety of knitting techniques for different applications, thank you so much for sharing this!

  • @birgitahrendt7573
    @birgitahrendt7573 Před 2 lety

    OMG, why did I not find this video much earlier ? - thanks a lot - this made my knitting life perfect.

  • @JHoyt-vq7qg
    @JHoyt-vq7qg Před 4 lety +1

    This is just the cast on I needed for my project! Thanks much to you & your mom for sharing! Wishing you well & take care🤓

  • @rosemariewebber8874
    @rosemariewebber8874 Před 9 lety

    Thanks so much to you and your Mom. I am over the moon now in appreciation for you taking the time to post this video. Cheers

  • @paige37914
    @paige37914 Před 2 lety

    THANK YOU! I love this cast on and use it on all of my ribbed cuffs/hats!

  • @janetbrown2927
    @janetbrown2927 Před 3 lety

    Why did it take me this long to learn about this? WOW! Thank you

  • @stitchy_linn
    @stitchy_linn Před 8 lety +11

    Great tutorial! I will utilize this CO method in my hat design coming out soon. I will include a link to your tutorial and give you credit in my pattern as well. :)

  • @thebrowns1177
    @thebrowns1177 Před 4 lety +1

    This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing. I was looking for a cast on for top-down fingerless mitts and I think this will be perfect.

  • @alinaappasova802
    @alinaappasova802 Před 10 lety +1

    Hm... it stretches indefinitely!!! I can pull cuff of the sock up to my knee with same number of stitches I've always used for my socks! This is awesome! Thank you for sharing!

  • @bikihonko1468
    @bikihonko1468 Před 5 lety

    Super clear video, lovely cast on that I use quite a bit. Thanks!

  • @neh214
    @neh214 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for sharing so generously! I'll def9give it a try, Nancy

  • @crisic1
    @crisic1 Před 12 lety

    Thank you for posting this, I have used it many times since I saw the video.

  • @loibis9995
    @loibis9995 Před 9 lety +12

    I like this method so much more no need for the "long tail " which some times is not long enough.

  • @cynthiaakacyndsmith6539
    @cynthiaakacyndsmith6539 Před 7 měsíci

    This is how I cast on, I didn’t know that this was a different way. Thank you for sharing. Now I know it is an oops! It is perfect. Thanks again.

  • @AlisonDaykin
    @AlisonDaykin Před 12 lety

    What an interesting technique. One I'll certainly try on my next pair of socks. Thanks.

  • @EV-D-10
    @EV-D-10 Před 6 lety

    it works...at first it looked like the thumb method but no...you don't use the tail end of the yarn, only the working yarn. This method is also handy when you have to cast on a lot of stitches...you'll always have enough yarn no matter the amount of stitches you have to cast on.

  • @jackiemcfadden9105
    @jackiemcfadden9105 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for sharing, it’s been my favorite for a couple years!!!

  • @denisehbisme
    @denisehbisme Před 4 lety

    Thank you for this tutorial, I have been looking for a stretchy cast on that is easy and this is perfect and now will be my go to for stretchy cast on patterns.

  • @nancybrewer1049
    @nancybrewer1049 Před 3 lety

    Love this cast on. Use it all the time. Thank you!

  • @natalit9285
    @natalit9285 Před 5 lety

    Очень понятно и достаточно легко набирать, даже без перевода. Спасибо.

  • @rh8152
    @rh8152 Před 6 lety

    This is exactly the same cast on on have always used since I learned to knit as an 8 yr old. I have never seen anyone else do this cast on...until now. It’s funny becuz I always thought I was casting on wrong. Seems everyone else else does the long tail cast on using the slingshot method. I wondered why more knitters never used this method. Seems to me it works for most if not all knitted projects.

  • @clairespann9956
    @clairespann9956 Před 8 lety

    Love this for socks and cuffs- it's just great! Thanks for the tutorial.

  • @susansutton1712
    @susansutton1712 Před 4 lety

    This is really efficient. Thank you very much for sharing x

  • @emmacastro584
    @emmacastro584 Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much , it had help me a lot in my design. From Dallas!

  • @ladyheepster
    @ladyheepster Před 6 lety

    Thank-you! Nice and slow there, got it at last, yes, it certainly is a wonderful thing!

  • @shields42062
    @shields42062 Před 9 lety +17

    aka Buttonhole cast on (Montse Stanley); Jeny's Stretchy Slip-knot cast-on (Jeny Staiman); Single Yarn Double Knot Cast On (oftroy--see CZcams video). There are several ways to make the slip knot, but basically, it's just a series of slip knots on the needle.

  • @krisvanallen
    @krisvanallen Před 8 měsíci

    It’s a very pretty cast on, but when you yank on that yarn I get worried!😂

  • @LiLiJughead
    @LiLiJughead Před 8 lety

    Thanks! I'm new to knitting and looking to try everything.

  • @kimgilbertson8476
    @kimgilbertson8476 Před 9 lety +1

    Works beautifully!

  • @elizabethkirkeide2458
    @elizabethkirkeide2458 Před 4 lety

    I would call it stretchy thumb cast-on to remind me how to do it. Thanks, so useful.

  • @loibis9995
    @loibis9995 Před 9 lety

    Very interesting. Looks like 1st part of estonian cast on. Thanks for the demo.

  • @VASHON-ve6ki
    @VASHON-ve6ki Před 4 lety

    YOU are "a wonderful thing". . to share this with everyone. . thank you!!!

  • @eileenfb1948
    @eileenfb1948 Před rokem

    Amasingly stretchy, thank you. Thank you. Didn't she do well to make a mistake and come up with this.

  • @zeinabamiri8017
    @zeinabamiri8017 Před 2 měsíci

    This is the best
    Thanks for sharing it 🙏🏻

  • @MsArkama
    @MsArkama Před 10 lety

    Thank you very much! This seems a very good method!

  • @CaptainGerBear
    @CaptainGerBear Před 8 lety

    I've been looking for a good stretchy cast on to use with the fishnet stitch I invented a few years ago, and this looks like it might just fit the bill! Thank you for sharing it.

  • @Windy888City
    @Windy888City Před 6 lety

    Thank you knitfish - this is just what i was looking for :) x

  • @jackiemcfadden9105
    @jackiemcfadden9105 Před 7 lety

    This is my favorite elastic cast on!

  • @cubbylevi1764
    @cubbylevi1764 Před 6 lety

    I guess this would be necessary for socks, but I prefer the slingshot method, which I’ve used for 51 years. But, excellent tutorial!

  • @ljchristie1
    @ljchristie1 Před 6 lety

    My Nanny used to do that cast-on, but I couldn't remember how to do it. Thank you 😘

  • @emmycrook3836
    @emmycrook3836 Před rokem

    This is exactly how I do it. I was just Rayville how to do a stretchy cat on and realized I was doing it incorrectly, however I do it just like this 😊

  • @lesleymcneely3747
    @lesleymcneely3747 Před 5 lety

    my grandmother taught me this cast on 20 odd years ago. she always used it. she is 97 now

  • @caesac
    @caesac Před 8 lety

    Thanks for this - it's very helpful!

  • @isabellebidou
    @isabellebidou Před 3 lety

    Love it!!!!! Thank you

  • @jacquelinerobert3648
    @jacquelinerobert3648 Před rokem

    Nice! Just tried it and it’s really good. You should give it your mother’s name so we know what to call it!
    Thank you.

  • @deborahcastelli5903
    @deborahcastelli5903 Před 10 lety +32

    Hmmm. This is the standard cast on that appears in all of the old (before 1950) knitting books. I learned it as a child. Knitfish's Mom may have stumbled upon it honestly, as EZ used to say: nothing in knitting is likely to be new...she called her innovations "un-ventions...since she figured it had all been done before.
    In the case of this cast on, it was largely abandoned in favor of the long tail and other cast ons, since this one tends to stretch out of shape when knitting the first row or round, leaving the cast on edge rather unstable and unsightly. You will notice in the video, that the knitter is tugging hard after each cast on stitch, that is no accident. Without that yank on the yarn, this cast on is a mess.
    Learn the real long tail cast on instead, and then a few others.

    • @fieriecelt
      @fieriecelt Před 7 lety +4

      Feel better?!
      Now go volunteer at a homeless shelter or a food pantry...and learn how to be a decent human being!!

    • @ericeandco
      @ericeandco Před 7 lety +3

      Harsh

    • @cherylcairns4205
      @cherylcairns4205 Před 6 lety

      Deborah Ca

    • @deeraines9416
      @deeraines9416 Před 6 lety +2

      Wow. I am someone who learned from my grandmother how to co a verity of fiber arts. I tried to learn to knit for years and just could not wrap my brain arojnd it. My grandmother learned from her grandmother and mother and the same several generations back. My ancestors learned to look, study, and then recreate the item by memory. i have finally learned to knig....4 years ago. I did not learn how to read a crochet pattern until about 6 years ago. I did start learning to read knitting patterns very early. The one thing i have found in all of my fiber arts is that of all the stiches, cuts, pulling, etc...in our time chances are it has been done before...even if we have never seen it. We may call it new and our discovery, but that does not mean it was plagorized. I know many mountain people, many tibe members who do not know how to read...some as younb as 20, and they get excited when they fiugure out how to recreate what they have seen or create something in their minds eye. Please understand i do not intend on hurting anyones feeling or be offensive, but i hope my chiming in on the what i find to be negative and purposefully hurtful comments willl gently remind all of us there most of the time are many more sides than we can see and we should try to find enncouraging words to get outr point across.

    • @jamilahulun636
      @jamilahulun636 Před 6 lety

      Deborah Castelli i

  • @catief1031
    @catief1031 Před 10 lety

    Thank you for the video. I will most definitely try it.

  • @suzyburke
    @suzyburke Před 12 lety

    I am gonna try this cast on today! Very interesting and I can see how this could be applied in other areas such as button holes. It looks like a pretty edge. Is there an accompanying cast off?
    Suzanne

  • @janicemartin1580
    @janicemartin1580 Před 9 lety

    Had to fiddle a little with finger hold, as arthritis prevents fists from closing. Tight pull is necessary to tighten the stitch and even the gap in between stitches. Very nice cast-on, once I practiced enough to get right tension.

  • @lottatroublemaker6130
    @lottatroublemaker6130 Před 7 lety

    That really looks great! Must be fantastic for socks and even better, HATS!!! :)

  • @mesonalboudi8034
    @mesonalboudi8034 Před 3 lety

    Thank you very much

  • @user-kc4xf3bm6o
    @user-kc4xf3bm6o Před 6 lety

    Thank you! Beautifully! I am is Russia.

  • @opera.english.subtitles

    Thank you for sharing this!

  • @nonomh012
    @nonomh012 Před 9 lety

    yes .it is a good cast on my mother teatch me . I used it until now.

  • @nicks.4276
    @nicks.4276 Před 5 lety +3

    Wow, I am really struggling to get this despite being an advanced knitter. Having a tough time pulling each knot snug and also getting my tension right between each c/o stitch -- I suppose both will come with practice (if I can stick with it and not go back to my fave, twisted German. Does anyone have a different video or tute that might help me visualize this better?

    • @chelseawestenberger1764
      @chelseawestenberger1764 Před 3 lety

      Search for Jeny’s Stretchy Cast On, there are lots of really good clear videos and this is basically the same thing. The loop can be difficult to pull tight at times.

  • @MsKaryn
    @MsKaryn Před 4 lety +1

    Im usually very good at following along with these types of tutorials. However, I keep ending up with 2 cast ons with each one. I guess I don't get it.

  • @christinespaulding4038

    You said you wrote it up years ago...could you post the written recipe for this cast on method so I could keep it? I am a new knitter at age 77. Christine Spaulding Robie

  • @lovethelordjesuspraisethel3286

    I don't know?.. this being done 10 years back.. Is it TRULY STRETCHY..? I Have the Worst time having too tight cast ons.. That I end up tearing all my yarn out.. And having to TRY AGAIN.. I Use the thumb and Pointer finger method. Using Circular Knitting needles.. I'm going to TRY THIS.. I WILL Come back..and let ya know!!😁

  • @Pluviophile218
    @Pluviophile218 Před 7 měsíci

    Is this Jeny's Stretchy Slipknot Cast-On? It sure looks like it. Thank you.

  • @tinapout430
    @tinapout430 Před rokem

    Hi I seem to be doing it right but my stitches seem to be twisting. I'm knitting with very fine wool.what am I doing wrong.??.?

  • @salwasarhanchannel
    @salwasarhanchannel Před 3 lety

    بالتوفيق والنجاح الدائم يارب العالمين 🌹🌹👍 يدوم التواصل بينا 😍👍🌹❤️

  • @angelamariamelendez5522

    why all of you are Haters????? she tries to teach you all