Knitting Help - German Twisted Cast-On

[@karenlopez7033]

You are the only one who expained the twist, the reason being to untwist the yarn. That made all the difference. I GOT IT!!! Now on to my first pair of socks. THANK YOU!

[@ek1177]

I just love the look on your face when you finish and look up at the camera with a loooong pause

[@denieselipscombe9436]

Your instructions are always so clear and simple to follow. I love the thumb move, it makes it so much easier than the way this method is taught in other videos. Thank you for helping me create beautiful gifts for my family and friends!

[@afghanbunny1]

This is the best Demo I have seen for this - and I have watched several! Your videos are really good because you explain things as you do them, the video quality is good, AND there is great contrast between the color of the yarn and the background. There may be other knitters that are as good, but you are the BEST for both explaining and great visuals! Thanks bunches!

[@monicaries62]

I always come back to your videos. So clear and concise! Thank you again!

[@StarfireReborn]

That Makes Two Of Us! I Actually Only Trust Staci's Videos. She Inspired Me To Get Back Into Knitting Years Ago With Great Instructions And Clear Confident Videos. I'm Still Glad I Found Her, She's Always A Great Teacher!

[@melweismann]

As always, your tutorial of how to do the old Norwegian CO is the BEST tutorial on the internet. Thanks a million.

[@52Peg]

I watched other videos, but you were the only one to explain that the thumb UNTWISTS the loop when it comes down. That is key! Thank you!

[@jdb6026]

Your instructions are so clear I understood it on your second demonstration. You've always been an inspiration back when I was 14 and even now 13 years later.

[@sarahg1583]

You always have the best tutorials. I find myself coming back to your tutorials whenever I need help. *Thank you*.

[@cheeseface1234able]

Many Thanks! I have a pattern that recommends this cast-on. I have tried various tutorials trying to understand it, but yours is the first that does not lose me. It shows how to do EACH step. The vocal instructions are clear. The repetition is nice. Not overly done, and repeated in such a way that the minor variances helped to clarify the steps. Again, THANK YOU!

[@BrennaDarazs]

This tutorial is extremely helpful, especially in regards to the way it is filmed from above for clarity and repeated multiple times for repetition. Thanks so much!

[@msdraeneichick]

You are such a good instructor, and the camera angles capture your work perfectly!

[@Melissa-vt7fj]

Thank you for this ! Your videos have helped me so much over the years

[@laurenwojcik9696]

This is wonderful. After watching and trying 4 times I didn’t think I’d ever get it. The fifth time, on .75x speed, was the charm! Thank you for the visuals and crystal clear explanation.

[@wills2652]

Thanks so much! The bend down is so easy and you doing it on bigger needles is so much easier to see! Thank you!

[@cait888]

I love all your videos! I find your tutorials clear and easy to follow. I'm a mostly self-taught knitter, and your videos have been invaluable. Thank you!

[@brookejohnsenhartel9731]

This is the most helpful video for the twisting cast-on. The only other note is that it's often useful to use a needle a size or two bigger than you'll be knitting with since this can come out a little tight on the needle.

[@abbyharpur8752]

YES! Thank you! This cast on was include in a pattern I was trying and I gave up because of how the video explained it. She did something else to "untwist" the yarn but I couldn't get it and kept ending up with extra loops on my needle. This was sooo helpful. Not a single one of your videos that is not explained to perfection!

[@VintageAnn]

This is my go to cast on. I use it for socks, sweaters, wash cloths, it's endless. I have a tendency to knit tightly and this helps to keep things stretchy. Thank you.

[@melizmatea]

Great video - you were really clear, straightforward and right to it - I hate videos that go on and on about stuff that isn't important! I'll be watching more!

[@gauravsricool5]

This was easy, yayyyy... I did it in one attempt. It was easier because of you explain concisely. Thank you 😊

[@kathygoodman4531]

Very clear instructions! I watched you do it 3 times and got it. Thank you!

[@KerryHendry-s2t]

This is such a brilliant tutiorial - thank you!!! It's my very first time learning this and its so satisfying when you get it!!! Really good clear instructions, thank you!

[@luellscott6268]

If you don't want to bend your thumb, it's very easy to just see the space to bring your needle up through the little triangle. I use this for just about everything I do. I love it. Thanks for all your tutorials. They are so helpful to me!

[@hannah4peace]

This is what I do. Easier on old fingers

[@melissasmith1662]

Excellent video! Took me a couple of tries to get it right, but the directions in the video made it all very clear! Thank you!

[@smz506]

This is very helpful! I did have to watch 4 times before I figured out how to make the cross on the thumb and then go back through. Thank you!

[@verypinkknits]

Yes, this cast-on is very similar to the long-tail cast-on the way it's worked. So, to make the pretty side of the CO the right side of the work, you'll want to work a WS row after casting-on.

[@rislachius]

Man who the heck came up with this! Lol. I get it now after rewinding a bunch of times. Thank you!

[@jolhh2]

I love this! I wasn't sure if I was doing it right till I was watching your video! I loved the part about untwisting it so that I could see how that part works. Thank you so much.

[@pamwesterdahl425]

You are sooooo good! That dropping of the thumb at the end is the key. Thank you!

[@carolharper268]

I’ve watched other videos on this and yours is the only one I understand and I was desperate for a stretch cast on, thank you 😊

[@carolynprice8817]

Fantastic tutorial, I'd watched a few others and was just about to give up but this was really clear. Thanks!

[@karenlopez7033]

Amen. Me, too!

[@theresahouston3412]

Oh my gosh! This is so much easier than the cable cast on. Thank you thank you THANK YOU! Staci. You are the best!

[@kenbet19]

Super video--your instructions on the thumb untwisting were particularly helpful in a way that other videos I'd seen on this technique were not. Thank you!

[@iSharShar]

I got it on the first try? This was a great instruction video and very clear. Thanks!

[@jenkatt]

thank you so much! normally I hate knitting videos, they confuse me, but since you explained each step and why, I got it!

[@Bethabara9]

This one did the trick. The slow motion one I didn't pick up on the thumb part. This one is perfect! Thankyou!

[@dorothyrushforth888]

I’ve watched several videos to learn this method but the last step was unclear on the others. You have made it look so easy😊

[@dianeschuller]

I used this video before and am starting another hat and decided to go back to using this cast on since the other project I had used the German Cast on for was so perfect. Also, a total aside from knitting, I really love this hairstyle Staci -- very flattering.

[@lauraadelson7775]

thank you! i watched several other videos about this cast on and this was the only one where I understood the twist at the end and was able to do it!

[@marge6581]

Thank you so much for this great tutorial! You explained it so well. I just started knitting my first hat and used this cast on.

[@amigurumigirl]

I'm really enjoying your videos. Thank you! I hope you continue to do them. They are so helpful!

[@peachyTO]

This was a really great explanation and I got it super quick..love your videos, thanks so much!

[@dcrunicycles]

Thank you. Watching your video in KZbin slowmo flattened out my learning curve. KZbin slowmo: just click the 3 dots, upper right corner, then choose play back speed. The slowest is .25 : )

[@verypinkknits]

I have a slo-mo video of this technique coming out on Feb 20, 2019. The slo-mo videos that I put out are much higher quality slow motion than slowing a regular speed video down. :)

[@paula30979]

Thank you for this video. You were right. It took a little practice but then all of the sudden it 'clicked'! This was very helpful.

[@hilarylemon]

This is a great cast-on! I'm making wool soakers for our new baby due in June, and one particular pattern needed a good, stretchy cast-on. This is perfect. Thanks!

[@suenicholls5446]

Thanks as always very clear and precise. Very hard to learn from pictures in a book but the tutorial a revelation.

[@DrKarenHoving]

Thanks so much! OMG I watched 2 other videos and couldn't get it...yours was shorter, but something about it and by the second try I got the thumb position right!( even with RA!). Brilliant! Thanks...making your socks 2 cuffs magic loop!!

[@LadyGanna78]

You are amazing! Thank you very much for such a detailed explanation! I am using this cast on to knit a baby gnome hat from one of your videos. Very excited!

[@lafinitryder]

Thank you for this tutorial!! I’ve been using this cast on for cuff down socks and I love it!!

[@angiemeier1]

Best explanation of this CO that I’ve seen!

[@VictoriahouseneedlecraftAu]

I have recently started knitting socks, mittens and gloves and my old cast on taught by my Grandma/Nanna/Mum was too rigid. I have tried a few different stretchy ones but this appears to be my favourite for consistency and finish. Thanks for your video

[@carb101]

Your video is the third one I watched. Why didn't I go to it first?? With the other videos, I was ending up with an extra loop on my needle each time, and it's because I wasn't untwisting when I bent my thumb. You saying "untwist the yarn" and showing your hands from above made it clear. Thank you!!!

[@linelladevlin7701]

U r a very good teacher....concise and helpful....but the thing I like most of all are your nails, lol!

[@MrsPursi]

Thank you so much for all you do. You are such a big help and super appreciated!

[@juliekarson7964]

Thanks so much for excellent video! I was messing up the German cast on and your video helped me get it right.

[@helenlarson2973]

this helped me figure out this cast on, and now it feels really intuitive. thank you!

[@akgoss007]

This is a lot easier to watch with your beautiful long fiingers ... than it is to do with my shorter ones! :-) I always come up with a big leftover loop after the first round. Will keep trying. Thanks for the video.

[@MeaghanatCookCraftLove]

I wish I'd seen this last night when I was making an ear warmer! Your simple stretchy bind off was perfect for it though :)

[@nmsillygalnflforever3995]

As always your video was the one that got through to me! I have been trying and trying. Thank you!

[@leahpants85]

I think the only thing that could have made this video better would be if the yarn was a different color (like a pink or light blue) so that it would be different from the color of the needle. Thank you though - this was extremely helpful!

[@samslade1165]

Thanks for sharing, I’ve only just heard of this method. I’ve saved so can watch again later. A darker yarn colour may have helped me see better

[@verypinkknits]

Yes, you can use this CO any time you want to have a stretchy, and not stiff, CO edge.

[@sealbones]

I was finding this really difficult to follow, but then I realised that if I let my thumb bend AS I came "back and through with just one strand" so that there was never a twist, it all became very natural! Thanks :-)

[@verypinkknits]

@afghanbunny1 Thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice comment! You brought a smile to my face! :)

[@verypinkknits]

Yes, I can help! Watch my video called "Knitting Help - Casting-On Many Stitches". I demonstrate a simple trick for leaving enough yarn for the CO. (Sorry, KZbin won't let me give you a direct link here in the comments, but you can find the video by searching my channel page.) Good luck!

[@SK-oi7vc]

Fantastic video! Thank you! I am now going to use this method all the time.

[@netty062]

Clear and Concise! Thank-you Stacie.

[@saprater25]

Lovely cast-on. Using it right now for the brim of a chemo hat with wide ribbing at the brim. I also used it on mitts b/c I have such thick arms but small wrists.

[@qldteacher]

Very clear, thank you. This is my new favourite cast on. I ripped out my first ever sock (half way through) because I realised the cast on was too tight & have now cast on again using this cast on & it's brilliant. I love your videos & podcast, thank you (@knittingpoppy)

[@Tvianne]

Thank you so much, your video made me finally understand how to do this bloody CO, lol! It's pretty fast, too

[@scarvalho71]

Thank you so much for the excellent tutorial, as usual!

[@woollyelephantpodcasts4057]

Thank you for this. I love learning new cast on's xx

[@helencaudill1583]

This is great ... thank you so much Staci.

[@GraceTheBabbler]

Thank you so much for all you do xx

[@8698gil]

I was taught the basic knit stitch by my aunt when I was about 10 years old, which was almost 50 years ago. I haven't knitted since, and I've just started learning to knit again. It looks so easy when watching other people do it. The knit stitch I find pretty easy, but the purl stitch seems a lot harder to do. And I am terrible at binding off. The passing over is the hardest part. I am wondering if it would be easier to pass over using a crochet hook? I'm thinking of giving that a try, unless it would be a waste of time and wouldn't work, in which case I won't buy one.

[@elsachan1466]

After discovering this cast-on, it's now my go to for hats. I would love to have this same effect for sleeves and sweater hems, as well as a head wrap I'm currently knitting. What do you recommend would be a good complementary bind-off??

[@emmaclark9623]

thanks for a video where you actually slow it down for us I watched 4 other videos but it seems like they speed through it so quick I can't catch it

[@maryamalothman940]

So I decided to try this cast on for a baby's hat. Would you recommend that? The hat has greater as the brim so I was worried that long tail cast on won't be flexible since there is no ribbing.

[@angelicalin1917]

boing boing stretch. I love it haha

[@cklos1255]

Thank you! Great cast on for my dog’s top down sweater!

[@verypinkknits]

The green sweater is loosely based on a pattern by Lion Brand called "Cropped Raglan Sweater ". Sorry that I can't give you a direct link here in the comments, but you can find the pattern on Ravelry. Good luck!

[@kimberlycockram1894]

Wow. Finally got it. Thanks!

[@josefinaisaza8107]

Really clear video. You're such a great instructor! What type of yarn are you using in this video? I love it!!

[@voicesinthewoods]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video! You are a great teacher!

[@josanapoli]

Thank you a lot! I've saw another video but only you have the power to teach me. Kkkk Thank you again.

[@thuytram2008]

Thank you so much for all your helpful video. It's very easy to understand. (I love your nail color :) ) I am searching a cast on method for garter stitch for the beginning of my top down sweater. Do you have any suggestion please! Thanks in advance!

[@nathanrosenow5199]

I've been having a hard time figuring out how to do this up till now, thanks! What was that bind-off and how did you do it?

[@wiwoods4me]

Hi. I love the look of this cast on. Absolutely. But..and this is a suggestion for you, humbly asked, there are those times, especially with the first row after cast on, that SOMETHING happens. With this cast on, it turns out to be a wash out for me. How about a video explaining how to follow a cast on. I find myself fearing this one even though.. I have spent so much time trying to figure out the way the path of this one, and some others. Thanks. Sue.

[@verypinkknits]

Hi Sue - the answer to your question (what to do after the cast on) is in your pattern, so it's not something I can follow up in general terms. Sometimes the pattern will want you to join in-the-round, sometimes the pattern will want you to purl back across those stitches, or knit them, or work a knit purl combination. Anything can happen after the cast-on, it's in the pattern.

[@ForsythiaBlooms]

Have seen a variation of this where the ball-side yarn is picked up in the other direction and the thumb is not bent. Now I'm going to have to go compare! :)

[@ForsythiaBlooms]

My bad. It goes through the same way on the yarn side but slips through a different part of the tail-side yarn to keep from bending the thumb.

[@birdasu4876]

Hi Stacy! I am working my first Christmas stocking and was wondering if there is a way to do the twisted German cast on using two different colors? Thanks for any help you can offer, I have learned so much from your videos! Birda

[@sucathwa8000]

I loved your stretchy cast off but I dont think I have enough fingers for this method!

[@rms-nk9zt]

Thank you for this video! Would it be possible to get a tutorial of this with two colors? Thanks!!

[@OlenaBeley]

Excellent video, very clear. Just tried it, and it works perfectly. Do you think this is good for a hat?

[@verypinkknits]

Olena - it's good for any project where you want a stretchy cast-on. Depending on the stitch used in the hat, it should be perfect for that.

[@gemslouise2060]

I'm currently using this for the Rikke Hat pattern.

[@h.i.m.3200]

Thank you! That was very helpful!

[@nancycampbell7959]

I could never do the long tail cast on until I found your tutorial that shows using both hands. Genius! It's my go-to cast on now. Is there any way to break the German twisted cast-on into the same two step process?

[@verypinkknits]

No, sorry...German Twisted is a more complicated cast-on, with more steps. You can see my slo-mo video of that CO, it may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZfYaqCng8p_bck

[@nancycampbell7959]

@@verypinkknits Thanks SO much for getting back to me so quickly! Complicated is the word :) I love your slo-mo videos. I recommend them to all my friends I'm helping learn to knit. I think I'll just stick to stretchy bind-offs though, LOL.

[@toomiepal]

Great and clear. Thanks!

[@jessicaboyko]

I actually understood this better then the long tail cast on

[@verypinkknits]

I don't remember the brand of yarn I used in the cast-on...it is a bulky, 100% wool that I bought at a local yarn shop.

[@marianrooth9514]

You're right I didn't get it the first time. I'll be back. Thank you