Comments on: Great Beginnings: Start Your Knitting Project Off Right, Pt. 1

By: Kathleen Valentine

Kathleen Valentine — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:43:00 +0000

I figure about an inch per stitch when casting on size 10 needles. You can adjust according to needle size. Just remember: it is always better to have too much of a tail than not enough!

By: Miriam Schulman

Miriam Schulman — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:15:00 +0000

Added a link to your blog today from mine with an article about knitting! http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2013/03/another-secret-about-me.html

By: Judy K

Judy K — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:51:00 +0000

I usually hold the tail in my left hand, pull the yarn from the ball down the length of my arm to my elbow. I can cast on about 15 stitches with this amount. So I divide the number of cast on stitches by 15.

By: Muncie Barb

Muncie Barb — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:24:00 +0000

thank you for the great hints regarding how to figure out how much yarn you need for the long tail cast on. I hate waisting yarn by having too much left after I cast on and really hate to waist time ripping out and casting on a second time.

By: JK

JK — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:10:00 +0000

Thanks for very easily understood instructions.