Thank you very much for that!!!!!! You helped me out a lot. As a sock knitter, this is the technique that I have never learned for toe-up-socks and now I will never be afraid of them anymore!!!!!!!!! Thank you! Greetings from Kate in Germany!
Thank you SO MUCH! I am so thankful for your videos, I turn to you time and time again because you explain things so well and I can see so clearly how you do it. So thank you, again. I really appreciate it.
This is like... perfect for top down hats. My newest obsession is hats worked from the top down. then continued and knit like a top up hat - then turned into one double thick hat. Perrrfect for winter, and reversible
Hi!! I am a brand new knitter. I have seen several of your videos and I just had to subscribe. You are so clear and precise with your instructions. Thank you!
I really loved how Staci covered a Lion Brand pattern. Sometimes, the way that yarn companies word their patterns is super hard to decipher. Thank you Staci for being awesome!
Have to laugh. Have been doing this kind of start on crochet for years and then adopted it for knitting. Never knew it had a name. It is a great start for projects.
Happy Thanksgiving! Woke up early because I'm all excited about seeing my Mom and cooking with a pro. I'm watching your videos and this is a wonderful video. I love this. I knit a lot of cashmere hats for my husbands bald head ( I married charlie brown, not kidding :D ) and this would be great for his hats. So you are the first I'm thankful for today for showing me this. You are wonderful! Hugs
Can I just say that I've been searching for this cast-on method online for two months? My pattern (Persian Dreams on Ravelry) calls it circular cast-on, so that's what I was looking for. None of those videos were helpful to me, and I may have been one of the people who sent you the email asking you to please PLEASE make a video because you are far and away the best teacher I've been able to find. Now I can finally make my blanket!!! It could be that the circular cast-on and the pinhole cast-on are slightly different since the other videos did not utilize a crochet hook, but this method will work perfectly. You are the best, and thank you so much!
I'm so glad I saw this video! Not long ago I tried knitting a dishcloth that started with just a few stitches in the center. I just jumped in & followed the directions, but when I got a few rows done (read: "almost to the end"), it would not lie flat - looked more like a flattened cone shape or something, because I'd somehow gotten too much yarn into the first few stitches. DPNs and I are not friends. Can't wait to try this & see if it helps!
When I pull the tail through the center, I use the crochet hook; poke up from the bottom, grab the tail and pull through.This is assuming I have not lost the crochet hook by now. But I have probably lost my tapestry needle, too. While looking for either, I find the other. Along with a couple of M&M's and stitch markers.
Love to try this. Just need to find a project for it now. Re suggestions for future videos, please could you do something about condo knitting? Thank you for all your excellent tutorials. 🇬🇧
Ok this looks so much easier with this method. I have given up on a few projects in the past that had you start in the center and got too frustrated to keep going. This is before utube haha!!
I did this for a hat pattern I designed but I didn't know the name of the cast on and didn't know there where patters that use this cast on I was just playing with my yarn and needs thanks for this now I know what to call it
This is from Suzy J Gonzalez suzynjgonzalez.com/2010/10/07/top-down-no-math-hat-the-manly-version. I hope this helps you Sasha. I hate math and the way the increases go top down really looks great!
omg... i love this you're the best..I knew about the magic circle for crocheting but not to use it for this!!! And Im just starting a blanket with these exact squares!
This is wonderful, Staci! I've used the Magic Circle before, but this works a little better than that. How about a video on adding a zipper to a knitted garment?
Hi. I learn so much from your demonstrations. Did you mention, in this video, a tutorial for working on dpns with a small number of stitches? I would really like to learn what you have to teach on that. Thank you! :-)
1. This is GENIUS. I had just started a project that needs this and found this by chance, I had only done three rounds so I'm starting over this way! What good timing! (And I can't believe I didn't think of it myself, don't we all wonder how we didn't invent things like this though ....) 2. Do you need to use the same mm size hook as the needle you'll use to not have wonky gauge, or is close enough close enough? I ask because my project is super bulky with 9mm needles, lol, but I figure others will also have the same question and thought I'd ask.
As a crocheter, I've used the magic circle many, many times. Just an FYI to knitters; until the tail is woven in, the hole can reopen. It's no big deal, just pull on the tail to close it again.
I was wondering if you might be able to demonstrate how to double knit in the round. I would like to make a reversible hat for my son but can not seem to find a good instructional tutorial. Thanks for listening.
I've seen other such squares where the increases are securely placed in the middle of the row and I wonder how you work this square with the increases at the ends.
I use a similar cast on (disappearing loop by techknitter) but it leaves a much longer tail. This might be a better option. Since I use this for stuffed animals, I always tie off the tail as it can work back open. BTW, you said you would show the link for working small amount on DPN, but I didn't see the link.
Hi Staci, I was just wondering if you know if this cast on is sometimes called "Emily Ocker's Circular Cast On" (& please excuse me if you do mention it in the video but I watched a few times & never heard you mention it). If not, have you heard of that cast on & could you possibly do a video on it if this is not the same as that cast on? I absolutely LOVE your tutorials, I think you are the greatest teacher & I'm always so bummed when I can't find a tutorial for what I'm trying to learn made by you. Thanks for all your help!
Is there a technique to cast off w/o leaving a tight edge? I’m finishing a baby blanket and hate the thick tight edge it leave when I cast off. Hopefully you have a trick in that bag of techniques.
In a blanket, I would probably choose to bind off normally using a bigger needle. If you need more stretch, I recommend this BO: th-cam.com/video/SbzeEg6XMwM/w-d-xo.html
Love it! As many said, I've used it in crochet. I continue the yarn tail on through another stitch or two (first stitches that were cast on) not backward through last stitches) to make the circle look more finished.
Which stitch do you knit first? My cast-on looks fine, but when I start working, it looks like I'm working on the wrong side, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
There are hat patterns out there that are knit top-down and use this cast-on. You can find these patterns on Ravelry, using the advanced search feature, and filtering for "top down".
You can do this using magic loop, but I think it's actually easier to do it on DPNs, which is why I demonstrate it this way. But if you prefer magic loop, that's totally possible.
Hi Stacey, I have a question that may sound strange. I understand how to cast on for the pin hole cast on, but the example you got in grey of the pin hole cast on can you tell me how you did that. I mean how many stitches did you cast on, did you increase every stitch on first round n knit plain next round, then how many stitches did you divide them up into, I mean like for example after every 4 stitch did you place a marker. N did you increae before every marker one round n knit a plain round. The reason why I'm asking is I like the small flower looking design and want to create lots of small ones in different colours and pattern and join them like granny squares for the project I'm doing. Hope that makes sense. Many thanks.
Please look at the video description field (just below the video, you may have to click "show more" for instructions on making this swatch. You'll also find the instructions here on my website: verypink.com/2014/11/19/pinhole-cast-on/
+deeannmariee - when you weave in the ends, you fasten it down. But unless there is pressure working to loosen the cast-on, there really isn't any reason for it to come loose.
+VeryPink Knits Ah, okay. I was wondering because I've done the magic loop in crochet on a polka dot afghan and the some of the centers came loose when it was washed and dried. (Oops!) Guess I didn't secure the tail good enough. Thanks for answering! 😊.
No - you really have to use double-pointed needles to get started with this cast-on. You can switch to circulars once you have a little fabric created.
Hi Staci! I was wondering if you would suggest using this method for the ATX tote. I am going to be making mine after I finish my current project and would like to know which of the two methods you would recommend. Thank you and keep these great videos coming!
Harriet Lott - that info is in the video description field: The nail polish I'm wearing is by Julep, color "Malala". www.julep.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/683913/
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I use this all of the time in crochet, but I had no clue I could use it in knitting too. That's amazing!
Thank you very much for that!!!!!! You helped me out a lot. As a sock knitter, this is the technique that I have never learned for toe-up-socks and now I will never be afraid of them anymore!!!!!!!!! Thank you! Greetings from Kate in Germany!
'love this technique! It's so much easier than the other instruction videos. Thanks for your teaching methods.....
Thank you for reminding me of this great cast on. Used it several years ago to knit a circular sleeveless jacket with huge cartwheel centre back.
This is similar to the Magic Ring in crochet....a great way to start a beanie. Thanks!
Thank you SO MUCH! I am so thankful for your videos, I turn to you time and time again because you explain things so well and I can see so clearly how you do it. So thank you, again. I really appreciate it.
Se puede ver como hace los puntos pero no la continuación, no entiendo como hace los aumentos
This is like... perfect for top down hats. My newest obsession is hats worked from the top down. then continued and knit like a top up hat - then turned into one double thick hat. Perrrfect for winter, and reversible
Thank you! I've watched three other tutorials, and yours is the one that helped me understand how to do it.
This was an awesome demonstration, so clear and easy. Thank you. My pinhole cast on looks amazing.
Hi!! I am a brand new knitter. I have seen several of your videos and I just had to subscribe. You are so clear and precise with your instructions. Thank you!
Staci you always are my go to for knitting technique tutorials! Thank you so much for being so great!
I really loved how Staci covered a Lion Brand pattern. Sometimes, the way that yarn companies word their patterns is super hard to decipher. Thank you Staci for being awesome!
Have to laugh. Have been doing this kind of start on crochet for years and then adopted it for knitting. Never knew it had a name. It is a great start for projects.
Happy Thanksgiving! Woke up early because I'm all excited about seeing my Mom and cooking with a pro. I'm watching your videos and this is a wonderful video. I love this. I knit a lot of cashmere hats for my husbands bald head ( I married charlie brown, not kidding :D ) and this would be great for his hats. So you are the first I'm thankful for today for showing me this. You are wonderful! Hugs
As usual, great tutorial, Staci! Thank you- and a few chuckles- bonus! 🌼
Thanks Stacey 😊 that was so easy. I want to try the musselburg hat and it was mentioned that we should know this cast on.
Can I just say that I've been searching for this cast-on method online for two months? My pattern (Persian Dreams on Ravelry) calls it circular cast-on, so that's what I was looking for. None of those videos were helpful to me, and I may have been one of the people who sent you the email asking you to please PLEASE make a video because you are far and away the best teacher I've been able to find. Now I can finally make my blanket!!! It could be that the circular cast-on and the pinhole cast-on are slightly different since the other videos did not utilize a crochet hook, but this method will work perfectly. You are the best, and thank you so much!
I was wondering how this was done & didn't know the name of it to do any research. Thank you so much!! Love your videos & giveaways.
I'm so glad I saw this video! Not long ago I tried knitting a dishcloth that started with just a few stitches in the center. I just jumped in & followed the directions, but when I got a few rows done (read: "almost to the end"), it would not lie flat - looked more like a flattened cone shape or something, because I'd somehow gotten too much yarn into the first few stitches. DPNs and I are not friends. Can't wait to try this & see if it helps!
Ahh..Thank You! I thought it was going to be a lot harder to accomplish. Your video instructions were seamless.
When I pull the tail through the center, I use the crochet hook; poke up from the bottom, grab the tail and pull through.This is assuming I have not lost the crochet hook by now. But I have probably lost my tapestry needle, too. While looking for either, I find the other. Along with a couple of M&M's and stitch markers.
Love to try this. Just need to find a project for it now. Re suggestions for future videos, please could you do something about condo knitting? Thank you for all your excellent tutorials. 🇬🇧
This is called the "magic loop" in crochet - but it would be totally confusing to call it that in knitting!
Many thanks to the good person who shared this with us, and thank you for uploading this video. Very neat technique.
Thank you so much! You saved me so much work! I was actually making many many small stuffies but I used the provisional cast on each time!
Ok this looks so much easier with this method. I have given up on a few projects in the past that had you start in the center and got too frustrated to keep going. This is before utube haha!!
Thank you very much for the explanation. Do you have a video on how to continue the work?
Thank you for such a great demo video! Exactly what I needed!
Yes!..thank heavens , a video , yes!.....love your channel so much
I did this for a hat pattern I designed but I didn't know the name of the cast on and didn't know there where patters that use this cast on I was just playing with my yarn and needs thanks for this now I know what to call it
This is awesome!!! I am trying to do a top down hat on dpns and did not want to have a hole in the top. Thank you for the clear instructions.
Mitsuhurrican what top down hat pattern do you have? I’d be interested in trying!
This is from Suzy J Gonzalez suzynjgonzalez.com/2010/10/07/top-down-no-math-hat-the-manly-version. I hope this helps you Sasha. I hate math and the way the increases go top down really looks great!
Thank you very much this reminds me of the magic ring in crochet.
omg... i love this you're the best..I knew about the magic circle for crocheting but not to use it for this!!! And Im just starting a blanket with these exact squares!
This is wonderful, Staci! I've used the Magic Circle before, but this works a little better than that. How about a video on adding a zipper to a knitted garment?
Hi. I learn so much from your demonstrations. Did you mention, in this video, a tutorial for working on dpns with a small number of stitches? I would really like to learn what you have to teach on that. Thank you! :-)
Here you go: th-cam.com/video/MMsnC7SUbVI/w-d-xo.html
Fantastic video, Staci! Could you please do a video featuring an Argyle sample?
Thank you for ALL of your wonderful vids. - Marissa
I don’t have any problems casting on. Where I suffer is joining the round & starting round one.
1. This is GENIUS. I had just started a project that needs this and found this by chance, I had only done three rounds so I'm starting over this way! What good timing! (And I can't believe I didn't think of it myself, don't we all wonder how we didn't invent things like this though ....)
2. Do you need to use the same mm size hook as the needle you'll use to not have wonky gauge, or is close enough close enough? I ask because my project is super bulky with 9mm needles, lol, but I figure others will also have the same question and thought I'd ask.
As a crocheter, I've used the magic circle many, many times. Just an FYI to knitters; until the tail is woven in, the hole can reopen. It's no big deal, just pull on the tail to close it again.
I was wondering if you might be able to demonstrate how to double knit in the round. I would like to make a reversible hat for my son but can not seem to find a good instructional tutorial. Thanks for listening.
If Im not mistaken isnt this the method used for knitting doilies?Thankyou for the lovely video.🎉
Easy as pie. Thanks for this tutorial!
I've seen other such squares where the increases are securely placed in the middle of the row and I wonder how you work this square with the increases at the ends.
I couldn't find my DPN's, so am magic looping it. Just have a different color stitch marker for your first side so you know where your first side is..
as a crocheter, make sure to weave in that end really well!
Hi, iam left handed and trying to do the musselburgh🎉 hat is their anyway that you could help me. Many thanks pat 6:22
I use a similar cast on (disappearing loop by techknitter) but it leaves a much longer tail. This might be a better option.
Since I use this for stuffed animals, I always tie off the tail as it can work back open.
BTW, you said you would show the link for working small amount on DPN, but I didn't see the link.
Love this technique
You made it seem so easy!
This would also make for a neater beginning on a Knitting Knobby. Thank you.
Hi Staci, I was just wondering if you know if this cast on is sometimes called "Emily Ocker's Circular Cast On" (& please excuse me if you do mention it in the video but I watched a few times & never heard you mention it). If not, have you heard of that cast on & could you possibly do a video on it if this is not the same as that cast on? I absolutely LOVE your tutorials, I think you are the greatest teacher & I'm always so bummed when I can't find a tutorial for what I'm trying to learn made by you. Thanks for all your help!
Thank you as always!
You're awesome!! Thanks for all your hard workand sharing!
Is there a technique to cast off w/o leaving a tight edge? I’m finishing a baby blanket and hate the thick tight edge it leave when I cast off. Hopefully you have a trick in that bag of techniques.
In a blanket, I would probably choose to bind off normally using a bigger needle. If you need more stretch, I recommend this BO: th-cam.com/video/SbzeEg6XMwM/w-d-xo.html
Love it! As many said, I've used it in crochet. I continue the yarn tail on through another stitch or two (first stitches that were cast on) not backward through last stitches) to make the circle look more finished.
Which stitch do you knit first? My cast-on looks fine, but when I start working, it looks like I'm working on the wrong side, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
You create the BEST videos!!!! Thank you! ⭐️
Has anyone tried this cast on to make a top-bottom hat? I guess we should make more incs then? Any thoughts?
There are hat patterns out there that are knit top-down and use this cast-on. You can find these patterns on Ravelry, using the advanced search feature, and filtering for "top down".
Thank you for the tutorial. I really like how that grey square looks with the four beautiful increase lines. How is that done?
Please take a look in the video description field, I have it spelled out, row-by-row, there.
Would you recommend using a crochet hook smaller, larger, or the same as your needles? I'm worried that my beginning loops would be too loose.
I am wondering the same. I hope we get an answer.
Looks easy....
Going to use it later for a hat pattern....deb
Hello,
Does doing the square in garter stitch affect if it lays flat?
Thank you very much, this has been very helpful
Can you do a video on how to knit with round needles? I have a pattern for a around scarf but it keeps twisting
This is perfect for some little bags that I want to make. Where do you work your increases and what stitch did you use?
Charles Pippins - that information is in the video description field, as well as on my website here: verypink.com/2014/11/19/pinhole-cast-on/
Thank you very much!!!
Just to make sure that I understand, so the pattern that you provided it is worked in a round right?
How does this differ from a magic circle cast on?
Do you know how to make knitted or even crochet amigurumi?
I am making barn raising "quilt" it uses this. Can I do this method on magic loop. I really don't use dpns
You can do this using magic loop, but I think it's actually easier to do it on DPNs, which is why I demonstrate it this way. But if you prefer magic loop, that's totally possible.
Thank you!
Hi Stacey, I have a question that may sound strange. I understand how to cast on for the pin hole cast on, but the example you got in grey of the pin hole cast on can you tell me how you did that. I mean how many stitches did you cast on, did you increase every stitch on first round n knit plain next round, then how many stitches did you divide them up into, I mean like for example after every 4 stitch did you place a marker. N did you increae before every marker one round n knit a plain round. The reason why I'm asking is I like the small flower looking design and want to create lots of small ones in different colours and pattern and join them like granny squares for the project I'm doing. Hope that makes sense. Many thanks.
Please look at the video description field (just below the video, you may have to click "show more" for instructions on making this swatch. You'll also find the instructions here on my website: verypink.com/2014/11/19/pinhole-cast-on/
VeryPink Knits
Thank you.
Hi Stacey, where did you get your small pink case that you use to hold all your knitting accessories in. Thanks
www.nancysknitknacks.com/notion-case.html
VeryPink Knits
Thank you. Love your videos great job, very inspiring to do projects and I have! keep up the good work.
Do you have a tutorial for an after thought heel?
Is there anyway to do this with circular needle using magic loop method?
yes, i actually did this. just put stitch markers in the four corners so you know where to increase.
How do you do letters on a hat or any projects. I have a hat with the words Seahawks on my hat and I need help.
Thanks Tammy
Tammy A - I recommend the duplicate stitch for that: th-cam.com/video/-cfmjyaaAdw/w-d-xo.html
Thank you!! You are the best! Thank you!
What keeps the hole from stretching back open?
+deeannmariee - when you weave in the ends, you fasten it down. But unless there is pressure working to loosen the cast-on, there really isn't any reason for it to come loose.
+VeryPink Knits Ah, okay. I was wondering because I've done the magic loop in crochet on a polka dot afghan and the some of the centers came loose when it was washed and dried. (Oops!) Guess I didn't secure the tail good enough. Thanks for answering! 😊.
Great video thank you
hi Stacie...can this be done using circular needles?
No - you really have to use double-pointed needles to get started with this cast-on. You can switch to circulars once you have a little fabric created.
Oh alright... thank you
I don't see why not. Using the Magic Loop technique it's very doable on one circ.....
Hi Staci! I was wondering if you would suggest using this method for the ATX tote. I am going to be making mine after I finish my current project and would like to know which of the two methods you would recommend. Thank you and keep these great videos coming!
+Koryna Chiaki Rosalez - yes, you can use this technique to start the ATX Tote.
cannot hear the volume on all videos
I want a video for pinwheel origami purse... Please
It’s called Magic Circle!
Very good idea
Great Technique! Now what's your nail polish color and brand??? Thanks.
Harriet Lott - that info is in the video description field: The nail polish I'm wearing is by Julep, color "Malala".
www.julep.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/683913/
You have very beautiful nails :)
The magic loop... I didn’t know I could use it in my knitting projects.
Cool!
I believe this is what Elizabeth Zimmerman calls "Emily Ockers Circular Beginning."