{"id":968,"date":"2020-08-29T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.craftysmallbusiness.com\/?p=968"},"modified":"2021-04-27T03:40:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T10:40:03","slug":"picot-cast-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/picot-cast-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Picot Cast On"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ihl6ieqoyys65d45941b251a322932340\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/span><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ihl6ieqoyys65d45941b251a322932340\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IHl6iEqOyys?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\/IHl6iEqOyys?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\\\/picot-cast-on\\\/#arve-youtube-ihl6ieqoyys65d45941b251a322932340\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/IHl6iEqOyys?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\nThis video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the picot cast on. This method of beginning your project uses a decorative edge that is worked sideways and then turned to pick up stitches that are knit from. It&rsquo;s a great way to create a little interest to your mitten, sleeve, and sock cuffs.<!--more--><br>\n<strong>Skill:<\/strong> Intermediate\n<h2>Instructions:<\/h2>\n<p>Step 1: Make a slip knot and tighten it onto your knitting needle.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Using the <a href=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/knitted-cast-on\/\" title=\"How to Knit The Knitted Cast On\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">knitted cast on<\/a>, place another stitch on your needle.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Turn your work and with the yarn in front, slip the first stitch on your main needle purl wise.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Carrying the yarn over your needle and holding it in place with your thumb so it does not cross the slipped stitch, knit the next stitch off your main needle. <em>You should now have three stitches on your working needle.<\/em><br>\nStep 5: With your main needle, slip the middle stitch over the knitted stitch. <em>You should now have two stitches on your needle.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Repeat steps 3 &ndash; 5 until you have cast on all but one of your stitches. Then repeat the sequence once more without the yarn over.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Once you have cast on all your stitches you will need to pick up the stitches through the eyelet holes along the edge of your picot chain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-969\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/NSAD-Picot-Cast-On.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/NSAD-Picot-Cast-On.jpg\" alt=\"Example of the Picot Cast On\" title=\"NSAD-Picot Cast On\" width=\"620\" class=\"size-full wp-image-969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/NSAD-Picot-Cast-On.jpg 700w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/NSAD-Picot-Cast-On-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/NSAD-Picot-Cast-On-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/NSAD-Picot-Cast-On.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of the Picot Cast On (click for larger)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-size: 80%\"><em>music in video is from demo 2008 by (<a rel=\"cc:attributionURL noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Latch_Swing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Latch\\xe9 Swing<\/a>) \/ <a rel=\"license noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/newstitchaday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/youtube-subscribe-button.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"New Stitch A Day on You Tube\" width=\"330\" height=\"102\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/youtube-subscribe-button.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/new-stitch-a-day\/id417065366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/itunes_audio-e1320875360465.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"New Stitch A Day Podcast on iTunes\" width=\"300\" height=\"102\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/itunes_audio-e1320875360465.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n[sidebar alias=&rdquo;after-post&rdquo; ]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The picot cast on is a method of beginning your project uses a decorative edge that is worked sideways and then turned to pick up stitches that are knit from. 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