Why, I hear you ask?
1. It’s nice and stable. No, this isn’t one you should be using for socks, but it’s great for edges that you don’t want to go out of shape over time.
2. It’s reversible. Got a pattern that starts with a right-side row? Cable cast-on is perfect. Got a pattern that starts with a wrong-side row? This cast-on is good for that too. The cable cast-on eliminates some of the decision making when casting on a new project, and I am definitely up for that.
3. It’s easy. The cable cast-on is a short tail cast-on - you use the working yarn to cast on the stitches, which means you don’t need to guesstimate how much yarn you need, you can just get on with it!
How do I do it then?
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| 1. Leaving a tail at least 10 cm (4 in) long, make a slip knot in your working yarn. |
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| 2. Put the slip knot on your left needle and tighten. This is the first stitch. |
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| 3. Put the tip of the right needle into the stitch on the left needle, from left to right. |
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| 4. Using the right needle, pull the working yarn through the stitch to create a loop. |
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| 5. Place the loop on the left needle and pull to tighten. This is the second stitch. |
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| 6. Put the tip of the right needle through the gap between stitch one and stitch two, from front to back. |
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| 7. Using the right needle, pull the working yarn through the gap to create a loop. |
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| 8. Place the loop on the left needle and pull to tighten. This is a new stitch. |
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| Repeat steps 6-8 until you have the required number of stitches. |
Ta dah! You are done! Now work as given in the pattern.
What next?
This cast-on works really well for many of my intarsia patterns. Why not pick up one up to test out your cast-on skills?
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