{"id":778,"date":"2012-01-30T16:36:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T00:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/?p=778"},"modified":"2022-05-12T11:15:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:15:34","slug":"guernsey-cast-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/guernsey-cast-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Guernsey Cast On"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the guernsey cast on. This method of starting a project is a decorative cast on traditionally used when making Guernsey sweaters. It consists of a series of knots connected by short strands of yarn that make small eyelets along the edge of your work.<\/p>\n

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Left Handed<\/a><\/p>\n

Skill:<\/strong> Intermediate<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 1: Create a slip knot and place it on your knitting needle.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Using the Single Cast On<\/a> method, add a new stitch to your knitting needle.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Take your other knitting needle, and slip the second stitch over the first stitch.<\/p>\n

Step 4: Using the single cast on method, place two more stitches on your knitting needle.<\/p>\n

Step 5: Take your other knitting needle, and slip the second stitch over the first stitch.<\/p>\n

Repeat steps 4 – 5 until you have cast on the number of stitches required by your pattern.<\/p>\n

After a few repeats your cast on should look like this:<\/p>\n

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Example of the Guernsey Cast On<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Example of the Guernsey Cast On knit up on a stockinette swatch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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