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Category: Casting On / Binding Off

Emily Ocker’s Cast On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on May 26, 2022

Sedgwick, the May Hat from the Year of Bulky Hats is worked from the top down in the round. The hat begins with Emily Ocker’s Cast On, a circular cast on that leaves a clean and seamless circular loop. If you are familiar with the magic ring or magic circle in crochet, this cast on…

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October Hat Provisional Cast On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

The October Hat by Sloane Rosenthal for our Year of Hats features a provisional tubular cast on. This cast on creates a really lovely, stretchy edge that is reminiscent of a commercial or machine knit edge. I created a video showing how to work the cast on, as many people have had questions about the…

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Hand holding a teal green swatch finished with a sloped bind off.

Sloped Bind Off

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on September 25, 2019January 8, 2021

I can’t remember when I first discovered the beauty of the sloped bind off, but it was most likely when I read something by Julie Hoover or Julie Weisenberger – both exceptionally skilled designers and finishers. Once I tried it out, I was hooked, and made a pact with myself to never bind off multiple…

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Two hands casting on a metal knitting needle with mint green yarn

Invisible Cast On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on September 23, 2019January 8, 2021

We created two new Tips and Tricks for the Lucky Tweed Collection. The first, the Invisible Cast On, is used in Courtney’s Dover hat. This cast on is reminiscent of a crochet magic ring and creates a beginning that is perfect for the tops of hats, mittens, or when working socks from the toe up….

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Provisional Cast On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on December 4, 2018June 1, 2020

A provisional cast-on is a way to cast on stitches using waste yarn as a temporary cast on so that it can be easily unraveled after the knitting is complete, leaving you with live stitches which you can then place on your needle. I use the crochet provisional cast on often, most frequently when working…

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Picot Bind Off

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on January 18, 2018January 8, 2021

The picot bind off is a lovely, simple, decorative bind off that adds small picots at the edge of your piece. We frequently use this bind off when working shawls, as in the case of Evangelina, a triangular shawl designed by Meghan Kelly for the Andorra Collection. It is pretty simple to execute (only three…

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Long Tail Tubular Cast On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on January 9, 2018January 8, 2021

It is a bit of a mouthful, but the long tail tubular cast onis a really excellent cast on method that creates a lovely, stretchy edge that is reminiscent of machine-knit garments. The cast on is a bit quirky and convoluted, and makes a lot more sense in the doing than in the reading. Set-Up: Create…

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Knitted Cast On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on December 4, 2017October 8, 2020

A knitted cast on provides a sturdy edging, and is easy to work as well! Use a knitted cast on when you need to cast on stitches during the course of your project, such as casting on thumb stitches for a mitten. Step 1 / Make a slip knot on your left hand needle. Step…

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Kitchener Stitch

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on November 28, 2017September 14, 2023

Kitchener stitch is a wonderful finishing technique that connects two opposing pieces of fabric together for a seamless join. Below is a tutorial for you to reference when working this lovely finish! Please Note: For this tutorial, we are utilizing three different colors so you can clearly see both sets of stitches and the kitchener row….

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Sewn Bind Off

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 22, 2017October 8, 2020

The Sewn Bind Off can be used anywhere you want a firm, yet stretchy edge. Set-Up / Cut your working yarn, leaving a tail about three times as long as the width of your piece. Thread the end with a darning needle. You will be working from left to right across the work. Step 1 / Insert…

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Picot Edging

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on April 28, 2017June 1, 2020

We all know you can bind off using a picot edging, but did you ever think to cast on using one? This unusual shawl cast on was found in an old Norwegian pattern book in a modification of a style of shawl referred to as a Norwegian school shawl. The cast on is worked by…

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Sew As You Go

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on January 2, 2017November 1, 2021

The Sew-As-You-Go method allows the knitter to join an edge of their fabric to live stitches to create a hem or pleat. For those of you who are machine knitters, this technique should look familiar as it is often used in machine knitting to join two pieces of fabric to create a seam, pleat, cuff,…

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Joining a Folded Brim

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on November 9, 2015October 8, 2020

One of the items I love knitting most are hats, and the folded brim is a technique I use often. When you begin with a provisional cast-on – I prefer and exclusively use the crochet provisional cast on, detailed here – and join the cast on and live stitches, the end result is a seamless folded brim…

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Channel Island Bind-Off

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 28, 2015October 8, 2020

The Fisherman Gansey is a classic garment with a rich and varied history. Two excellent books on the subject, The Complete Book of Traditional Guernsey and Jersey Knitting by Rae Compton, and Knitting Ganseys by Beth Brown-Reinsel, are ones we have in our office library and turn to often. In a traditional Gansey, you work…

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Channel Island Cast-On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 28, 2015January 8, 2021

The Fisherman Gansey is a classic garment with a rich and varied history. Two excellent books on the subject, The Complete Book of Traditional Guernsey and Jersey Knitting by Rae Compton, and Knitting Ganseys by Beth Brown-Reinsel, are ones we have in our office library and turn to often. The Channel Island cast-on is traditionally…

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Garter Tab Cast On

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on March 24, 2015January 8, 2021

The Garter Tab Cast-On: You may wonder why shawls begin with this odd little bit of knitting. It’s fussy, it’s tricky, it’s annoying. It makes NO SENSE. Yes. All these things are true. But the Garter Tab Cast-On is an important element to a well made shawl, even if you aren’t a stickler for doing things…

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Three Needle Bind Off

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on October 10, 2014January 8, 2021

Quite a few Kelbourne Woolens patterns utilize a 3-Needle Bind-Off – it is a wonderful way to work a secure, yet not-bulky shoulder seam or finish off a cowl knit horizontally. In contrast to the kitchener stitch, the bind-off row creates a stable seam, but it is not as bulky or prone to issues as…

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White yarn wrapped around a wooden knitting needle to show how to easily cast on using the Long Tail Cast On

No Waste Long Tail Cast On

By Meghan Kelly on July 3, 2014January 8, 2021

Today’s post is a tutorial dedicated to teaching you how to work a perfect long-tail cast-on with no threat of running out of yarn, or having excess length go to waste. When casting on a large number of stitches for the body of a sweater using the long-tail cast-on (which we recommend for its strength…

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