How to do a closed toe cast on. The ARNE & CARLOS Sock Special

[@norahmcphee4928]

Good evening boys, THANK YOU, THANK YO,U THANK YOU, for making me not alone in making my socks start at the exact same place for both socks. It really messes with my brain to see a beautiful pair of socks where the pattern jogs, and doesn't meet at the same place, and everyone laughs at me for being crazy to want them matching exactly. The socks look so much better with matching patterns. Crafty hugs boys, from Norah, Glenochil, Scotland

[@ARNECARLOS]

Our pleasure!

[@velmad3091]

Arne and Carlos I just remember it is Norway’s National Day today congratulations 🇳🇴🇳🇴

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you!

[@nobleelf]

Thank you for not only showing the cast-on, but also how to continue to get the stitches onto four needles. I am doing the Christmas Sock KAL and my DPNs were too thin for the yarn I chose, which is a slightly thicker one that called for in your pattern. It is frogged, I am finishing the brioche hat that is currently holding the correct DPNs, and will be using this lovely closed toe method. Many blessings, you two!❤

[@nupsiwulst9946]

It’s always a pleasure to watch you knit and chat, thank you for teaching! I remember watching a video tutorial for this kind of cast on by a wonderful Austrian lady years back, which then helped me immensely. What a wonderful international knitting world this is. Have a great week!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching and have a wonderful week!

[@jdaskevold3099]

"pointy finger" absolutely love these guys!!

[@ARNECARLOS]

💖

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

Wow thats the easiest way I’ve seen to do that cast on. You guys have all kinds of tricks and good ideas.

[@lisab.9989]

That is the clearest explanation I have ever seen. Thanks so much!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Lisa Bryce thanks for your comment.

[@MissKrisLoves]

I just learned like 50 things in this one video lol 😮😂 thank you ❤❤❤

[@virgorising7388]

Invaluable information. Thank you. A&C make the best, very professional tutorials (a nod to the camera man!). I always come here first.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Carolan Weibel glad you enjoyed it! And thanks so much for the lovely feedback, we will make sure to let Erik, our camera know that you enjoy his work!

[@jillibeens57]

I just noticed that Arne and I sit the same when knitting! Cute!

[@ARNECARLOS]

That is funny!

[@gloriaf7648]

Watching Arne cast on was absolutely mesmerizing. Great tutorial!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@cruisepaige]

I know! I was thinking I could meditate to it!!!

[@gladyslove3227]

Wow! Excellent tutorial for a pretty efficient looking cast on. Thanks for slowing down Arne!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Gladys Love you are very welcome!

[@mandie3049]

See? Arne can move slowly. Love you guys.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Mandi e thanks for your comment, we aim to please.

[@jodyfrancis4244]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! This just changed my world with socks, mittens, bird tails, beanies, etc.... Huge Tusen Tak! ❤️ Best Sunday Funday Mum's Day gift! Ha Ha when Freja was growling, we thought it was a big jet coming over our house. Sounded just like it! 🤣 Love you Freja!! 🐶

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching and we are glad you liked it!

[@jodyfrancis4244]

@@ARNECARLOS I'm working on the spiral sock (with my Prym needles that I love) but I had already got the toe done before this video, but I'm going to definitely use this technique on the next. Woo Hoo! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Good luck with your socks!

[@jodyfrancis4244]

@@ARNECARLOS Thank you. So far, so good. This is a really fun pattern. They're going to be SO cozy! 😍

[@terrywynn9767]

Very helpful. Thanks! Almost 70K subscribers! WooHoo! You are the best.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you Terry!

[@jaebee9308]

The way this video was shot- with a great close-up view, and with Arne going slow-- was so easy to learn from! Thank you!

[@Lamara5292]

That is fantastic!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@tl4214]

Thank you, once again!! I am doing my first Christmas stocking! Just received my yarn, now to practice what I've learned! 🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💙🧶💙

[@deborahmurfin6294]

I enjoy seeing you two every Sunday. Thanks for your constant inspiration and uniquely personal videos.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Deborah Murfin thanks for watching!

[@sarabrunsvold2461]

Great information and easy to understand!! Always enjoyable!!!

[@ARNECARLOS]

You are welcome Sara! Thank you for watching.

[@jayalmonte]

The magic is how Arne handles the five needles on this tiny circumference with such ease! 😊 You’ve inspired me to try it myself! Thank you for the great video.

[@ARNECARLOS]

You are welcome and have fun!

[@dbowden9971]

Thank you for a great tutorial. I think this time the camera work was the best ever as sometimes the techniques are not so easily seen. Thank you for showing this technique more slowly and with the bigger needles. Much appreciated. Kind regards from Australia

[@ARNECARLOS]

We will let our DPO know!

[@sharonmcanoe]

Ok... Got the advent sock wool on order..and now I have a better idea how to do this mystical cast on! 😂😂😂

[@ARNECARLOS]

❤️❤️

[@itsallaboutfrequency]

Just brilliant. This might become my go to sock method. Thank you 😊

[@judydayes1265]

Oh yessss! I vote we name it "Judy's " magic cast on!!! Had to wait two days to see this,so glad there is a new toe cast on. Trying this on my spiral socks on my weekend off, such a great video you two.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you! Glad you saw it in the end

[@kathieklee3903]

I'm not really that interested in knitting socks, but I always enjoy your videos, regardless of the subject matter. Please keep up the fantastic work!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for your comment!

[@944gemma]

You guys are the best!

[@77sun222]

Hello Love your tutorials. I like you to mention Freya too. She sure looks determined to stay put!!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@sandimichaels2324]

Thank you Arne and Carlos. I enjoyed the tutorial for closed toe cast on. I have come a long way since the end of last year when I two mini stroke and I am learning to concentrate on my knitting. My crocheting is growing by leaps and bounds and my sewing is being picked up. With your sock tutorials I know I will be able to do it. Thank you so much.

[@MissyMagoo87]

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen!!

[@ARNECARLOS]

MissyMagoo87 glad you enjoyed it!

[@christineborgatti3760]

Perfect timing. I am ready to start another pair of socks.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Good luck with your sock knitting!

[@virgorising7388]

And 24 more to go.

[@luannw7769]

Oh Arne we have a surprise to look forward to! You might want to let Carlos know :-).

[@SusanShriverHowell]

You always amaze me with all of your knowledge! You two are just so sweet!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@courag1]

Annie, you knit like watching knitting on helicopter blades. Wonderful technique. I was just using the Judy's Magic Cast-on today. Always good to know more than one way to get things done. I actually don't mind Kitchner stitch. I did a series of Christmas hats and it was done on the bias and had a long kitchner seam. Now I can do Kitchner in my sleep, I think.

[@ARNECARLOS]

It is always useful to know more than one method!

[@stitchersdelight]

Thank you, my friend uses this cast on when she does socks and she's tried to show me but you made it clearer for me. It's Mother's Day here in Canada and you two are such a lovely way for me to spend part of it ! Have a wonderful week !

[@ARNECARLOS]

Glad we could help you! Good luck with the cast on and enjoy mothers day!

[@anitaswart.]

Thanks again for a great tutorial. Keep on putting toe ups off because the heel makes me panic. Anrne I still have knitting continental style knitting envy, maybe if I practice one hour a day I might master it when I am 70, that gives me two years? I so like the fact that you don't hold your finger in the air and I can do it your way very slowly. So glad you also match the yarn of the two socks, my daughter thinks I am strange, love matching socks. Look forward to next week.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Anita Swart thanks for your comment.we always match our socks!

[@Carol-Bell]

Anita Swart you can do it! Just relax and go slowly and get a “rhythm” going. Your hands will get used to the movements. I don’t hold my finger in the air either, I there is a simple way to minimize hand movements, with the right needle “scooping” the yarn and bringing it through the loop.

[@anitaswart.]

@@Carol-Bell Thank you so much, it is just that I have been knitting the English way for 64 years and it is automatic. But I try and teach myself something new each year. Perhaps just knit dish cloths and not worry about my uneven tension. What is your favourite knitting? Thanks again

[@Carol-Bell]

Anita Swart yes I encourage you to do that, just try continental and go slowly and rhythmically, and yes do washcloths. The tension will even itself out pretty soon, if you practice every day. My grandmother taught me knitting when I was a little girl but I did nothing with it until about 8 years ago when I was 60, after seeing my students wearing cute hats. I love hats but have a small head so decided to learn to make hats. But my dream is to make myself a sweater, so I have started making baby sweaters for friends, for practice. Now I’ve pretty much fallen in love with it. Last night I casted on for my 4th baby sweater. I just now discovered Arne & Carlos in my search for more on socks (another goal, to learn to make good socks for myself). I like how scientific they are about knitting😊 What do you like to knit?

[@Marcia-oh1yy]

Great tutorial, thank you both! Good week!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching and we are glad you liked it!

[@anitatimothy8975]

I have knitted two potholders...total...and saw your easy sock pattern...I'm half way through my first pair of socks!!!! As a crocheter, I really like the continental style and your purl stitch is very comfortable for me....Thank you for a wonderful pattern and easy to follow videos....

[@ARNECARLOS]

Anita Timothy thanks for your comment. We are happy to know that you enjoy the Norwegian way of purling!

[@memefraser3961]

Great tutorial. Have not tried the toe up yet. After I finish the socks I’m knitting for a friend, I will. I have saved this tutorial so I can practice. Carlos, you seem so surprised with Anne’s results, haha. Enjoy my Sundays with you three. Thank you.🧶🧶🇨🇦

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@ivania40]

I got an AHA moment and I loved it. Thank you guys!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@elizabethspeck8594]

Best explanation and video. Thank you.

[@barbaravickers2103]

Good Sunday Arne&Carlos! I started my first doll yesterday, I'm up to her ankle now. Will start her second leg with your closed toe cast on. Thanks and hugs to Freja!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Good luck with your doll and thank you for watching!

[@Karenkmc1]

Wow something else to learn Tusen takk to you both 🇳🇴🇺🇸😍

[@ARNECARLOS]

Vær så god!

[@Karenkmc1]

ARNE & CARLOS 🧶🧶🧶Elske Deg💖

[@juliebute905]

Wow! Great technique.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you!

[@cherylmcilroy9222]

You make it look so easy. Thanks so much. Will definitely use this. ❤

[@christinelinn9250]

Happy Sunday as your both rays of sunshine that brightens up many lives. Love your sweater Arne. Found today's episode so interesting. I don't like the kitchener stitch and this is a fantastic substitute. Freja didn't sound to happy 😊 it was lovely seeing all three of you today. Have a great week look after yourselves see you next Sunday with much love xx

[@ARNECARLOS]

Christine Linn thanks for your comment. We wish you a great week ahead to you too!

[@SuiLiF]

I've been knitting since age 6 (71 now). Love Arne & Carlos. I determine how much yarn I need by wrapping 10 times loosely around the needle then multiply by number of stitches needed. Then I add about 6 extra inches. Works pretty well.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for sharing!

[@jeanetteharris9735]

I've been making socks like this for years! NIce job!

[@ARNECARLOS]

This is a great way of knitting socks!

[@sandybassett4901]

I plan to practice, practice, practice this technique! Thank you for sharing. ~StitchedbyMimi

[@ARNECARLOS]

Practice makes perfect, just keep on!

[@sabperry]

I am a avid sock knitter and I came up with my version of closed toe cast on, and it was a tiny bit awkward! This method is pure magic! I will be using this from now on! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!

[@ARNECARLOS]

You are welcome! Thank you for watching Suzan

[@barbarawood3209]

Wonderful explanation! Love those PRYM needles. Love you guys,too!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you!

[@velmad3091]

Hi A&C this is an awesome tutorial. I have always wanted to learn this but haven’t set time for it. I knit from top down socks. Arne you are a very good teacher it is so clear when you show how to knit. Thank you and Freja is really so funny. Love you 🥰

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@sinaf.2866]

You fellas are so amazing! I have Faith that i will one day make a beautiful pair of socks thanks to you!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Yes! Practice makes perfect

[@lisagilmore4519]

Arne you made the cast on look so easy...might try it. Have a great evening.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Yes, please try it!

[@mamapawel2]

Very nice tutorial, thank you both.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@944gemma]

Great, clear, video.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Glad to be of help.

[@kathleenkaar6557]

All your specialized sock videos are fun, enlightening and add to my “toolbox”. Thanks once again!

[@ARNECARLOS]

You are very welcome!

[@melmack2003]

Hi...you have demonstrated the Magic cast on......the Turkish cast on is quite different. Thank you!

[@has8167]

Thank you for this easy to follow along tutorial...the technique you have shared is so simple that I wanna do a happy dance, I have been struggling trying to find an answer to the first needle having twisted stitches, and this has solved my condumdrum...thank you. Best to you, be well.

[@ARNECARLOS]

We are super happy that you feel this way, happy knitting!

[@chrisb1682]

Thank you! So neat and tidy and you make it look so easy 😊🌿

[@ARNECARLOS]

Chris B It’s actually quite easy. Try it!

[@juliemeanor6531]

I find this cast on very useful, many things can be started this way. I feels like magic the first time. Thank you for your many videos.❤️👍😘

[@ARNECARLOS]

Julie Meanor thanks for your comments!

[@laurabrooks3076]

Enjoying you and all:)

[@bettyhazel6282]

Thank you, thank you, thank you both! I have always wanted to try toe up socks. I love you guys! Next project is spiral socks....excited about it.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Good luck with knitting your spiral socks Betty! What colours do you think you will use?

[@ooohlaa13]

I like that you are wearing matching colors. I have done this cast on, had I not I would not have a clue what you did, I think you went too quickly because as I remember it was a lot easier for me to do than to follow your instruct. But normally you guys are the best teachers out there, and very enjoyable.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Hi Barbara, thank you for your comment! If it is too fast it is always possible to use the slow motion function.

[@ooohlaa13]

@@ARNECARLOS thnx i think i just needed more words for the winding back and forth start but that is a v good reminder, i do run things slow and fast when I remember ... ur gr8.

[@ooohlaa13]

@@ARNECARLOS just for the record I used this to make a double worsted sleeve for my iPad and it turned out great ... I made it very dense with size 7 needles and used yarn stash. double was hard on the hands tho next one I willl use size 8, I cast on 24 sts each needle and it came out great. Hopefully now I will avoid cracking the screen for a third time! ooops

[@beagleissleeping5359]

Scrolling along.... Oh! The sock yarn guys! 10:27 I just now noticed the dog.😁

[@ARNECARLOS]

😀

[@vinniebracken]

Brilliant tutorial! Tusen takk! And I love Arne’s jumper!

[@clovelly1946]

Big thanks..love your vids..xx

[@ARNECARLOS]

You are welcome!

[@turtlerose7384]

Thank you so much! I have been struggling with this and you made it so clear and simple. Very grateful for your attention to the little things...

[@ARNECARLOS]

You are welcome!

[@patriciaheil6811]

This is the video I wanted to see. I've been casting on for a closed toe to circular needles and every time I tried that technique on DPs, it failed. This will work and it's less fussy than the other technique.

[@susanroche1760]

Love the magic but so enjoy all

[@ARNECARLOS]

Susan Roche glad you enjoyed it!

[@deeraines9416]

Thank you, thank you. I have been trying to get tjis technic to work for years. For the first time i think i wont put it on the try again list.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Good luck!

[@bingc3680]

Thank you Arne and Carlos for all your tutorials; will you also teach us your cast off/bind off technique? I can’t get it to be stretchy enough.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Bing C yesca sure. We can do a video on that Sometime in the future.

[@janikabertone3209]

I have to try that cast on. Wonky but I like it. As always I learned something new. Loved listening to Freja growl. I don't like to waste yarn so when using long tail cast on, I cast on ten stitches drop them measure the length of yarn used then times the number of stitches needed add another 12 inches and it always works out. 🏵

[@ARNECARLOS]

Janika Bertone thanks for the info!

[@stephanieselb8329]

Super easy to follow instructions. Thank you!! I’m a top down sock knitter who finally decided to try toe up. It wasn’t going well at all. I found this video after my third failed attempt at a bad cast on method. I started with this cast on instead. I’m off to a good start.

[@ARNECARLOS]

You are welcome!

[@hookedinaflash]

I like the seam it gives but that definitely looks like it'd take a lot of practice to get the tension correct for me anyways. Thank you guys again for another wonderful tutorial, maybe I'll try this cast one with the sock yarn I'm getting from you guys!

[@ARNECARLOS]

It's not difficult, you should definitely give it a try when you get your yarn!

[@gsche]

Thank you for another great video!! I've picked up knitting only a couple of months ago, and the both of you have been so helpful!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Wow, we are glad you find our tutorials helpful. What is your current project?

[@gsche]

@@ARNECARLOS Thank you for responding! I've been practising a couple of scarves with my dad's needles, but just this weekend I bought a pair of circular needles and plan on venturing into the world of hats. I've just started, but I'm enjoying it a lot!

[@kittykat2858]

I have tried this many times but always have a huge gap when finished. Arne makes it look so effortless.than you gentlemen for another great lesson.😸🙌🙋

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you Kitty Kat for watching!

[@rnchimilar]

Cool way to do a toe.😊

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you!

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

There are so many ways to do it right :-) When I first read about socks started at the toe, it was in a Dutch book on handcrafts from Yugoslavia (the country not existing anymore now). Probably late 1970s. This sock was started with a very small square (6-8 stitches) in rows knit and purl, and then putting the stitches of the four sides on four needles. And then a beautiful sock was knitted in 2 colours with traditional patterns ( I still have to search, if now they are Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, or what)

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you Inge, it is always interesting to read your comments.

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

@@ARNECARLOS Thank you

[@pilaralcantara9148]

Gracias por compartir. Feliz Navidad y feliz año nuevo. Desde México.

[@colleenberg5094]

Love it! Thank you!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Youv are welcome, thank you for watching!

[@hurriyatjoseph1022]

Thank you so much for the magic . It was great idea to cast on .

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for your comment!

[@dal842]

🌺🌸💐💐🌷🌸beautiful

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you!

[@evelynwald9132]

Loved this tutorial and thank you for using the larger needles and thicker yarn so that you can see the process. I wish you had then shown what it looks like using the actual thinner sock yarn and needles, that’s when it gets more frustrating for me, because the stitches are so much smaller and I have more problems with keeping my stitches nice and even. Love you two and all the beautiful projects and techniques you share!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Hi Evelyn, thank you for your feedback. The method will be the same, just continue working on your tension❤️

[@judyhbaker]

I'm going to try this for my next pair of socks. I don't like sewing up holes!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Good luck!

[@judyhbaker]

@@ARNECARLOS Update! I have completed one sock using this cast on, and am working on the second one. I really like this cast on.

[@sheryltisdale]

Thank you, very good tutorial!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@kopcat49]

Those needles are cool. What kind are they?

[@ARNECARLOS]

The needles are from Prym and are ergonomic.

[@0ShiftingParadigms0]

Thank you! Y’all have been a game-changer for me with knitting! I’m so grateful!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you!

[@deniseacebo9679]

Yay! Thank you for this video! I'm going to try the closed-toe cast on with my next pair of socks! Love you guys! Denise from Texas

[@ARNECARLOS]

You are welcome and good luck.

[@mamapawel2]

Great tutorial, thank you both!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you Grazyna!

[@LadyGecko]

Perfect timing. I was just getting ready to cast-on your Spiral Sock and use Judy’s Magic Cast On and Lifted Increases, Thank you.

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you for watching!

[@tanteilorina3256]

Thank you ,The is perfekt technik for me 😊

[@ARNECARLOS]

Colle Von der Rumpelt You are very welcome!

[@debido2u]

I must try a set of those needles!❤️

[@ARNECARLOS]

Do, they are becoming a favorite.

[@kramer6205]

What are they called

[@wandamallows1006]

Never understood that method before but now I do! Gonna use it. Thanks again. Lol ....Freya growling at camera person when they get to close...my yorkie Archie does the same when some gets too close to me. 😊

[@ARNECARLOS]

😀

[@louiselachapelle6445]

Merci!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you so much for supporting us!

[@catalinacorbalanaleman8279]

Preciosos sus trabajos. Preciosos el paisaje y su casa. Por favor si pudieran explicar un sueter en español se lo agradecería mucho. Gracias desees España

[@fatimamaria3383]

Adorei estás agulhas brancas um abraço

[@naomiroyle9637]

Great way to cast on. I learned from Judy but we used circs where we can slide the 2nd ndl to its cable. More room to knit. I think I would still co on circs, and move to doubles if I wanted to use them. Great video!

[@ARNECARLOS]

Thank you Naomi!

[@dorindacontreras1094]

Soooo wonderful!!!! Amazing and I will have to try this for sure!!!! It looks like it would be so comfy on the toes! Have a super week!

[@ARNECARLOS]

You as well and thank you for watching!

[@suepotts698]

This is so clear thank you

[@ARNECARLOS]

You are welcome!