With contrasting waste yarn, use the backward loop method (see below) to cast on half the number of stitches required, plus one. Cut waste yarn. Continue with working yarn. Row 1: K1, *bring yarn to front to form a yarnover, k1 (Figure 1). Repeat from *. Row 2: K1, *bring yarn to front, slip 1 purlwise...
See: Invisible Provisional Cast-On
Snugly wrap the working yarn counterclockwise around two needles. Bring the yarn forward between needles, back to front (Figure 1). Knit across stitches on upper needle (Figure 2). Rotate the work and knit across the same number of stitches on the other needle (Figure 3). On the third row, pick up two...
See: Continental Cast-On
Place slipknot on left needle if there are no established stitches. *With right needle, knit into first stitch (or slipknot) on left needle (Figure 1) and place new stitch onto left needle (Figure 2). Repeat from *, always knitting into last stitch made.
Place a loose slipknot on needle held in your right hand. Hold waste yarn next to skipknot and around left thumb; hold working yarn over left index finger. *Bring needle forward under waste yarn, over working yarn, grab a loop of working yarn (Figure 1), then bring needle to the front, over both yarns...
Make a crochet chain 4 stitches longer than the number of stitches you need to cast on. Pick up and knit stitches through back loops of the crochet chain. Pull out the crochet chain to expose live stitches when you're ready to knit in the opposite direction.
Leaving a long tail (about 1z2" to 1" [1.3 to 2.5 cm] for each stitch to be cast on), make a slipknot and place on right needle. Place thumb and index finger of left hand between yarn ends so that working yarn is around index finger and tail end is around thumb. Secure ends with your other...
Make a slipknot with two balls of yarn, leaving long tails (about 1" per stitch). The slipknot counts as one stitch. Cut one of the strands connected to a ball of yarn. Place the single strand over your left index finger and wrap the double strands counterclockwise around your thumb. *Make a yarnover...
This method is worked with a crochet hook. It forms a tidy chain along the edge. Place a slipknot on a crochet hook. Hold the needle and yarn in your left hand with the yarn under the needle. *Place hook over needle, wrap yarn around hook, and pull the loop through slip knot (Figure 1). Bring yarn to...