Technique: Cable Cast On an Knitted Cast On

This is by far my favorite Cast On for stockinette, garter stitch or even lace. It's extremely easy and you don't need to guesstimate how much yarn you'll need. It creates a strong edge that stretches as much as the knitting above it - at least it does for me. I've come to realize that the stretchyness of Cast Ons and Bind Offs varies very much with the knitter.

You'll need:

• Your working yarn
• Your working needle

 You'll start with a slip knot on your needle.

Then, simply knit into the slip knot.

Slip the new stitch onto left hand needle.

For a knitted cast on, simply continue knitting into the last stitch and slipping the new stitches back on the left hand needle. For a cable cast on, insert your right hand needle between the last two stitches on the left hand needle from front to back - I usually already stick my needle into that space before tightening up the last made stitch - this gives me a nice and even spacing and prevents the Cast On from getting to tight.

Catch yarn and pull through between the stitches, then place it back onto the left hand needle.

Continue casting on like this until you have the required number of stitches on your left hand needle. Here's a pic after a few stitches cast on.

If working flat, this Cast On gives you a right side row for the next row. If working in the round, you're having a wrong side round.