How to Do the Continental Cast On

Casting on is how you get the yarn into loops and onto the needles at the beginning of a project so you can start to knit. There are many different methods of casting on. Perhaps the easiest for new knitters is the Continental Cast On, which is very similar to simply knitting. Check out the following video to learn how to do the Continental Cast On step-by-step. Each step is repeated several times slowly so you can knit along.