Monday, November 4, 2013

How I start to knit my toys. Cast on with hook from middle.

How I start to knit my toys. Cast on with hook from middle.

I want to show how I cast on stitches for starting to knit my toys.I make it with crochet hook.

At first make  a simple loop of yarn. 




Then insert a crochet hook through that loop and grab the yarn and pull it 

through the loop .



Then draw another loop through this loop on the crochet hook. We have one stitch.





Repeat until you have all the stitches you want.




Usually I start to knit toys with 6 stitches.




 Slip the stitches from the crochet hook onto your  double-pointed needles.




Pull on the short end of the yarn to tighten the loop and close the circle.




And continue to knit as usually.




 I hope that it will be helpful for you 8)))

15 comments :

  1. Fantastic, that has taken all the fiddly bits of starting off knitting in the round. Great :o)

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  2. Fantastic, that has taken all the fiddly bits of starting off knitting in the round. Great :o)

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  3. Amazing! Why didn't I think of this great method in all my 50 years of knitting?! THANK YOU ;-)

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  4. Just bought one of your patterns. This cast on is amazing. Many thanks
    Niki

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  5. Do you have any video of this? I cannot follow it at all. Trying to make your Dog pattern.

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    1. Are you familiar with the magic circle in crochet? that's what she's making . she's making a magic circle only with knitting after she makes as many cast on Stitches crocheting then she divvies up the stitches into each set of needles and then just Knits and that creates the knitting in the round

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  6. What a great idea! I prefer knitting in the round but always find the casting on and distributing the needles to be tedious. This will make it so much easier!

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  7. Wished I had seen this before I finished.

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  8. Wow! Magic loop for knitting. Genius. 🙏🏻❤️

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  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVUJvYaEV8g

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  10. I can't find the yarn Nako Bonbon Amigurumi. I have looked and can only find sock weight and DK sport weight no Aran. Nothing with Amigurumi. Only Kristal and Ince.

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  11. Nice post thank you Bob

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