Learn how and when to use the backward loop cast-on. This is a quick and easy cast-on, best suited for the ends and the middles of rows.
The Backward Loop Cast-On
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Problem knitting the first row – Long strand of yarn between the needles
This is a very common knitting problem: After only a few stitches of your first row of knitting, you notice that the strand of yarn connecting the knitting needles is getting longer and longer. Learn what went wrong, and how to avoid it.