Meaning of cast on | Babel Free

Definitions

To start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.

ambitransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Cast on 100 stitches; knit back plain.”

“With two wooden needles, No. 7 and 4 ply fleecy, cast on twenty-nine stitches for the middle of the sole, and for six rows increase one at the beginning and end of each needle, to slightly shape both the toe and heel end.”

“Although patterns call for a needle of a certain size, you may find that you cast on more tightly or loosely than the project specifies.”

“With waste yarn and crochet hook, make a slipknot and chain 2 stitches more than required to cast on, fasten off.”

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