#KnitTip

[@beverlyhess611]

I’m loving how you thoroughly explain w/o rambling on and on! It makes things so much easier to grasp! Thank you!

[@LauraNelkin]

You are so welcome! I ramble on in my lives and try to get to the point in my knit tips! Glad you like!

[@beverlyhess611]

@@LauraNelkin I like the rambling in your lives! So just keep on doing it the same way! Thanks again!

[@donna519]

Thank you for this tutorial. I have purchased your Craftsy classes and watch them over and over. I, like many others, am a visual learner with a slight learning disability. Step by step visual instruction is key for me. Thank you again for ALL your hard work in making these videos available. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@LauraNelkin]

Oh, you are so very welcome!!!! I am thrilled we have the set up to do this!

[@DQDebra]

Thank you for this! You have taught me so much!

[@LauraNelkin]

I'm so glad! I love sharing my knitting skills with y'all!

[@juliakjelgaard5470]

Brilliant! First demonstration of the German twisted cast on I have mastered. Thank you for the clear demonstration!

[@glendaharrison2343]

So… this is a little more challenging for us English knitters, but it can be done. I had to try it a few times before figuring it out, but I measured 4 lengths of the swatch rather than 3 1/2… I think my gauge towards the last few stitches may be tight, but I’ll measure the middle to see how it goes. But this may prompt me to try Continental again… at least for some projects! (Still like this technique!)

[@LauraNelkin]

So glad you like it!

[@communitygardener17]

This cast on is a treat to learn. I wonder if it can be used for most things.

[@glendaharrison2343]

This looks amazing, and I am going to try it right now. But I do have a question; I have been making my gauge swatches about five inches like you recommend, but I’ve seen people measure over two inches rather than four to get stitches per inch. If you are only measuring two inches of the swatch, then wouldn’t a four inch swatch be large enough?

[@jjnewcomer4745]

Very nice thank

[@darialay3472]

I love this, thank you! I've been doing this soooo wrong!

[@LauraNelkin]

You're so welcome!

[@StephanieOrtolano]

Which finger has the working yarn and which has the tail? And how long should the tail be? I'm having trouble figuring out which way the yarn is coming from, if that makes sense. (For the Roll in the Hay cast on, with 120 st)

[@LauraNelkin]

It actually doesn't matter which is the working yarn and which is the tail... out of habit I hold my tail to the front of my ndl (over my thumb). As for tail length... wrap your yarn around your ndl 10 times loosely. This is approx how much yarn 10 sts will use in a cast on, then use this length to determine how many sts to cast on!

[@janalarsen8168]

Wow, this is what I've been doing for years. I thought it was just a regular long-tail cast on! haha

[@elainebos]

Can you show how to do a purl German cast on?

[@LauraNelkin]

Maybe in another video! Good ideaa

[@debraraymer3386]

Are we going to be using a German Twisted cast on for Lovember?

[@LauraNelkin]

This was actually used in the Lolancha Mitts!