How to knit the German cast on
Published on 14 May 2019 1 min readThe twisted German cast on, also known as the old Norwegian cast on, starts the same way as the long-tail cast on. This cast on method produces relatively tight stitches, you might want to consider using a larger needle to cast on.
German cast on step-by-step
1
Place the tip of the needle under both strands of the yarn around your thumb.
2
Bring the needle through the middle of the threads on your thumb.
3
Wrap the needle around the top strand of yarn on your index finger. Moving the needle over then under.
4
Now push the needle through the small opening of the crossed yarns on your thumb (the X).
5
Drop the yarn from your fingers and pull to tighten around the needle.
6
Place your fingers, yarn and needle in position for next stitch.
7
Keep repeating the 6 steps in the exact same way until you have as many stitches as you need for your pattern.
