{"id":5788,"date":"2013-01-03T02:01:26","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T10:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/?p=5788"},"modified":"2019-10-26T07:07:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T14:07:41","slug":"knitting-101-how-to-knit-the-basic-cast-on-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/knitting-101-how-to-knit-the-basic-cast-on-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Knitting 101: How to Knit the Basic Cast On for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/nsad-knitting-101-cast-on-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Knitting 101: How to Knit the Basic Cast On for Beginners\" title=\"Knitting 101: How to Knit the Basic Cast On for Beginners\" width=\"620\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/nsad-knitting-101-cast-on-cover.jpg 850w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/nsad-knitting-101-cast-on-cover-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/nsad-knitting-101-cast-on-cover-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/nsad-knitting-101-cast-on-cover-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/nsad-knitting-101-cast-on-cover.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This knitting 101 beginners video tutorial will help you learn how to knit the basic cast on. The cast on is the base of all knitting and attaches the yarn to the needle so you can begin knitting. The basic cast on is also known as the backwards loop cast on. The basic cast on can is a simple, easy to learn cast on that is very stretchy. <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube--_wddlkquuw65d7f34e5ddae597626413\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 510 \/ 287\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.274510%\"><\/span><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube--_wddlkquuw65d7f34e5ddae597626413\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-_WddlKqUUw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-_WddlKqUUw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newstitchaday.com\\\/knitting-101-how-to-knit-the-basic-cast-on-for-beginners\\\/#arve-youtube--_wddlkquuw65d7f34e5ddae597626413\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/-_WddlKqUUw?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<section id=\"materials\">\n<h2>Materials Used in this Tutorial<\/h2>\n<p>A pair of knitting needles<\/p>\n<p>A ball of yarn<br>\n<\/p><\/section>\n<section id=\"instructions\">\n<h2>Pattern Instructions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Skill:<\/strong> Beginner<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"label\">Step 1<\/div>\n<p>Take knitting needle and hold it in your dominate hand with the shaft in your palm and the tip pointing up.<\/p><\/li>\n<li class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"label\">Step 2<\/div>\n<p>Take the tail end of the yarn and hold it in you dominate hand parallel to the knitting needle, with the end of the yarn end down.<\/p><\/li>\n<li class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"label\">Step 3<\/div>\n<p>Take you non dominate hand, grab the working yarn and pull the yarn away from knitting needle so it is perpendicular to the needle. <\/p><\/li>\n<li class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"label\">Step 4<\/div>\n<p>Hold the working yarn in the palm of your non dominate hand, close four fingers around it, take non dominate thumb and swing it over the top of the yarn and up under it, wrapping the yarn around the thumb. <\/p><\/li>\n<li class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"label\">Step 5<\/div>\n<p>Take tip of the needle and pick up the loop off the thumb (slide up under loop next to the thumb).<\/p><\/li>\n<li class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"label\">Step 5<\/div>\n<p>Remove thumb from loop and tighten yarn onto needle so that it is snug but not extremely tight.\n<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<p><em>Repeat steps 3-6 until you have cast on your desired number of stitches. <\/em> <\/p>\n<section id=\"amazon-link\">\n<div class=\"photo\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0823006751\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=nestada-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0823006751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ASIN=0823006751&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nestada-20&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ASIN=0823006751&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nestada-20&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=nestada-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0823006751\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=nestada-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0823006751\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<h2>Like This Tutorial?<\/h2>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0823006751\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=nestada-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0823006751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Chicks with Sticks Guide to Knitting<\/a>for more great beginner projects to get you started knitting!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[sidebar alias=&rdquo;after-post&rdquo; ]\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This knitting 101 beginners video tutorial will help you learn how to knit the basic cast on. 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