Turkish Cast On

My favourite cast on for toe up socks is a Turkish Cast On. It’s as simple as winding the yarn around your needles and there’s no long tail or scrap yarn to contend with. The photo tuturial that follows walks you through it, step by step. (Heh, heh, see what I did there?) You’ll need a circular knitting needle at least 24″ (60 cm) long, but it’s easier with a 32″ (80 cm) cable. This technique may also be worked on two circular needles; however, the tutorial assumes you’re doing the Magic Loop technique with one circular needle. 1. Make read more