Garter Tab Cast On

[@Dois68]

O Stephen, your playful attitude is balm for my soul... thank you!

[@phoener]

I don’t know why I bother with anyone else's tutorials! Stephen shows what is important and what you can fudge! It will all work and look beautiful.

[@AmayaRodrigo]

Seeing your yarn wall background just makes me smile. It's every knitter's dream! :)

[@caredwen]

Thanks for this great tutorial! The explicit directions about which strands are easiest to pick up - and the advice that it doesn’t matter which strands you use on the cast-on edge - are especially helpful.

[@annettedeering127]

Stephen, Garter Tab is not my favorite so I always go to this YT bc you are so cool how you show us! Be well!

[@rakeshsood2198]

Thanks for sharing wonderful methods

[@heatherorr2116]

Thanks Stephen I’m just learning to knit so this made it easier to start a shawl

[@ShedlightProductions]

You make it so easy and relaxed, Stephen. Feels in-person. You're the best.

[@mikkokim5998]

Loved this tutorial! I appreciate how it shows you not only how to pick up stitches, but how to actually apply this technique in order to create the garter tab. I'm a first time shawl knitter so the "pick up 3 stitches from side edge, pick up 3 sts from cast on edge" had me scratching my head and frogging a billion times. But this tutorial makes it super clear. Thank you! PS. I'm not knitting a Westknits shawl, but once I have my shawl knitting-chops down, I'm sure I will! 🙂

[@samanthakhosla9504]

I love your designs and how you write patterns. The directions are very clear and the support materials are great.

[@marinacosgrove9593]

Thank you, Stephen, for your enthusiasm, clarity and the love you pour into your work……starting the Dustland Shawl this morning! Super excited. And then, my plan is tackle another from your gorgeous book, Painting Shawls, which I bought last summer. Thank you, thank you, thank you❤

[@suzanneseely7167]

Thank you for simplifying this method. I have watched numerous videos and have gotten an in-person demo at a yarn shop but always felt insecure about the garter tab cast on. After watching this, it became crystal clear and almost obvious. You cut right to the heart of the matter and for that I thank you. I am now free to start on one of your shawls. 😉🧶

[@StephenWest]

So glad it helped! I use these stitch and row counts often. Some of my shawls have 5 or 7 stitches, but the concept of where you pick up is the same.

[@shirleydotts8472]

Thank you for showing the garter tab cast on. To be honest, I wasn't sure what to think of the painting bricks shawl, but when you put it on, I thought, how striking it looked on you! I'll have to look that one up!

[@doralevitt2879]

I'm just starting the Bella Botanical shawl in KP Shadow lace yarn- that with size 3 metal needles and arthritic hands doesn't make for alot of fun when the yarn keeps wanting to fly off the needles 🙄, but I'm so glad I found your video as this is the cast on their calling for, it gets confusing when they want you to knit the sides! Thank you, you do beautiful work and I'm going to subscribe- greetings from NYC!! 🤗💐💜🌹💚 I must say when I just clicked on your channel profile and saw your name, I said- "wait a minute- that's the guy who has all those insane shawls all over Ravelry!!- I'm definitely subscribing!! 😆😆😆

[@walentowskib]

Thank you! I refer back to this video every time I need to do this cast on! ❤

[@jenniferlang1393]

I love to watch male knitters and crocheters. My Dad could do both. He taught me more than my mother did!!!❤❤❤

[@kjctubestuff]

Uhm ... Mary Cassett, Camille Claudel, Berthe Morisot, & don't forget Sofonisba Anguissola, Artemisia Gentileschi ... a small handful of "greatest hits". Also, numerous historical tapestries & fiberworks were constructed entirely by unknown female artisans. History is often written by whoever is in power but, artistic endeavour has a particular staying power. Art bides it's time until rediscovery.

[@Redearedslider]

Thank you SO much! I ripped it out four times, just couldn't get it right till i watched. Plus fun to see more of your shawls - you can't have too many! I love my Rising Dawn and will make many more.

[@adip4239]

Thank you! This is a great tutorial. Very clear and fun to watch.

[@LadySoran]

Great work in explaining and assuring us that we can use any yarn on the third turn/pick up. I was ripping my hair and yarn out on how to get it to look nice.

[@sandraray7465]

Love this cast on. Gives your work strength for that first row and is certainly easy. Thanks for showing this. No curling!

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

Love it. I was knitting a shawl that didn’t use a garter tab start. It had this funky “V”. And I frogged it and went to you garter tab from your slumber shawl and changed it up. The garter tab can’t be beat. Ur the best West! Thanks for the quick tutorial.

[@judylee3589]

I am in love with the painting bricks shawl. Actually, I love it all but this one really stands out! Woot Woot, keep 'em coming!!!

[@juliedominicmacuich1710]

This is perfect. I was making this more difficult than it actually is. Thank you Stephen

[@karenlombardi8242]

Thank you so much! I have to knit 9 rows and p/u 10 for a total of 16 … I went a little insane for a second, but I’m ok now. You make it look easy, and actually fun 😜

[@claudiacarolina3683]

I have just bought the Dustland eBook and I am approaching the Dustland Shawl, I just wanted to say that we love you Stephen and specially for the way you introduce us to the different techniques... I'll do my best and try to post my progress with the right tags. Thank you again! Kisses and love from Varese, Italy

[@Cstarsmoon]

Thanks for the great tutorials, they really do help. I'm starting my 1st West shawl...Vulpix and needed to be sure about knitting the garter tab stitch. So happy you didn't do it at the speed of light, since some tutorials do travel at the speed of light. ;-)

[@HalMuir]

First time I have watched you ! Very excellent! I am subscribing!

[@JesusJoy77805]

That edge looks great. Love your work and your patterns. I enjoy lots of colors and textures when I knit. No plain Jane here.😄The stitch tutorials are really beneficial.Keep up the fabulous work🙋🏽‍♀️Thank you👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼🧶

[@rashaski]

Agreed! I could not understand brioche until his video tutorial for part of the Building Blocks shawl. GE N I U S

[@mariahooper9883]

This is life changing especially as a new knitter thank you 👍❤️❤️

[@erinmcnally7764]

I am somewhere between a beginner and beginner intermediate, I haven't attempted a shawl yet but you made it much less intimidating thank you so much for all you do. I adore you and your patterns

[@bettygoldberg5353]

Thank your for this tutorial. I thought it would be so much more complicated but you made i so simple. Love all your work. Just finished the Boneyard Shawl for a friend and she loves it.

[@TheHahaha247]

I need to do the brick shawl!!! I mean get real I need to do all of them. Always love “seeing” you

[@maria_knitknits8243]

Superb tutorial! This will be my first MKAL for a shawl and I’m excited. Thank you for the inspiration and creativity

[@tracyvision]

I love a teacher who knows how to make things simple! Thank you!

[@clueschow]

So needed this as I struggle with this cast on. Thank you! Off to cast-on Pierre for a dear friend that needs an extra hug this year.

[@tinkerpro]

OMG! Thank you so much for this tutorial!!!! I have a better understanding of the garter tab now!

[@stephiedrown795]

Thank you !! This was really helpful.😀

[@elizabethldavis7359]

Crystal clear! Thank you so much! Casting on Thunder and Lightning now! My third Stephen West design (after Boneyard & Dotted Rays).

[@SharonH1968]

Love this, I’ve seen it demoed and tried before but you made it look really easy

[@iggrainex6443]

Thank you! I´ve learnt how to do that.

[@rosegaither]

Beautiful. When are you going to publish another book with hats and gloves and stuff. Thank you so much for all the beautiful shawls

[@Cthecool]

I love the beautiful works of yours just Brilliant

[@joannecrate1486]

Excellent explanations. TY. 👏🙏🏼💕🇨🇦

[@ingridterbeek]

That looks great! Thank you for explaining.

[@SuddenUpdraft]

Thank you so much for demystifying this! I feel confident and ready to go. What’s your Ravelry name? Edit to add: Just subbed.

[@zornjunctionyarncoyarn3259]

U R the Best Stephen love from Texas

[@JJJulesToo]

Oh my goodness! I finally get it! Thank you for this. Question: what glorious way do you have your circular needles organized? I need a pattern for that to sew!

[@jeanned1240]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@debracubitt6191]

Great I thought the garter tab was more complicated HAPPY HAPPY

[@judyk.martene2548]

Great tutorial....I love to crochet, but I must get my knitting needles out

[@elishagreen2954]

Thank you thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@tanjakeller2767]

Love your videos and inspiration 🥰👍🏼🙋🏼‍♀️🧶

[@rebeccaknudsen6190]

You are wonderful!

[@renatahurley2547]

Great video! Thank you!

[@TheGingerNinjaKnitsandJournals]

Stitchcraft!!! Love it!

[@helencaudill1583]

Thank you, must try this.

[@bookkeeper7343]

Thank you!!😎😎😎

[@katrinanewman5576]

Love this! How’d you know I was swearing and ripping back?

[@doralevitt2879]

Lol! 😆

[@alejandraacosta2692]

Hermoso!!!!! Por favor subtitulos en español!!!! Muchas gracias

[@elapolcyn4376]

Fabulous

[@irenesupica5571]

I prefer to slip the first stich as if to purl on the edges. How can I get the edge of the garter tab to match?

[@vlionti]

ciao from Italy

[@guylainebelisle7105]

Tanks a lot

[@lanaavrutova6817]

Knitting my Dotted Rays now. I must not cast on another till i finish. Must not cast on ...I want to cast on...

[@manolireina3354]

Qué pena no poder entender sus explicaciones 😥

[@claudiacarolina3683]

Hola, la verdad es que vale la pena interiorizarse un poquito con el inglés, se abren perspectivas de miles de miles de millares de patrones y técnicas, y los trabajos de Stephen West son espectaculares que la verdad justifican el pequeño esfuerzo.... ¡Suerte!