This method requires only one needle and gives the same effect as casting on thumb method.Once mastered, this technique is extremely quick and efficient. It produces a very even cast on edge. If you find the edge is too tight, hold two needles in the right hand instead of one as this will give you a looser edge.
1. Make a slip knot about 1 metre [ 1 yard] or the required length from the end of the yarn and place it on a needle held in the right hand.
2. Wind the cut end of the yarn around the left thumb from front to back. Wind the ball end of the yarn around the index finger of the left hand from front to back as shown in below picture. Hold both ends of the yarn in the palm of the left hand.*Insert the needle upwards through the yarn on the thumb, down through the front of the loop on the index finger. Then back down through the front of the loop on the thumb.
3. Pull the yarn through, thus forming a loop on the needle.
4. Remove the thumb from the loop, then re-insert it as shown in below picture, using the thumb to tighten
Repeat from the * until the required number of stitches has been cast on.
1. Make a slip knot about 1 metre [ 1 yard] or the required length from the end of the yarn and place it on a needle held in the right hand.
2. Wind the cut end of the yarn around the left thumb from front to back. Wind the ball end of the yarn around the index finger of the left hand from front to back as shown in below picture. Hold both ends of the yarn in the palm of the left hand.*Insert the needle upwards through the yarn on the thumb, down through the front of the loop on the index finger. Then back down through the front of the loop on the thumb.
3. Pull the yarn through, thus forming a loop on the needle.
4. Remove the thumb from the loop, then re-insert it as shown in below picture, using the thumb to tighten
Repeat from the * until the required number of stitches has been cast on.
Courtesy: The Harmony Guide to Knitting as a Creative Craft
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