Ok, now you’ve got needles and a ball of yarn. Now you want to knit something. But how do you get the yarn onto your needles? Enter the cast on!

Casting on is a way to turn loose yarn into neat little stitches that sit perfectly on your needle. It’s the first step in knitting. Watch the video for a full step-by-step tutorial or follow along in 12 steps below. Ready to start? Let’s do this!

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