{"id":1778,"date":"2025-04-30T13:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:55:32","slug":"how-to-casting-on-at-the-beginning-of-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/how-to-casting-on-at-the-beginning-of-row\/","title":{"rendered":"How to&#8230; casting on at the beginning of row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial shows casting on stitches at the beginning of a row, some of my toy patterns use this technique so that parts can be knitted in one piece instead of working separately.\u00a0 Its a useful technique to know and if you have ever knitted accessories such as gloves then it will be something you will have already come across.<\/p>\n<p>There are various ways of doing this technique and many videos on you tube.\u00a0 This is how I do it when designing toy\/softie patterns.<\/p>\n<h5>Casting on knitwise at the beginning of row.<\/h5>\n<div  id=\"jtg-1819\" class=\"modula modula-gallery modula-custom-grid\" data-config=\"{&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;tabletHeight&quot;:800,&quot;mobileHeight&quot;:800,&quot;desktopHeight&quot;:800,&quot;enableTwitter&quot;:false,&quot;enableWhatsapp&quot;:false,&quot;enableFacebook&quot;:false,&quot;enablePinterest&quot;:false,&quot;enableLinkedin&quot;:false,&quot;enableEmail&quot;:false,&quot;randomFactor&quot;:0.5,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;custom-grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:12,&quot;gutter&quot;:10,&quot;mobileGutter&quot;:10,&quot;tabletGutter&quot;:10,&quot;desktopGutter&quot;:10,&quot;enableResponsive&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;tabletColumns&quot;:1,&quot;mobileColumns&quot;:1,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:0,&quot;lightboxOpts&quot;:{&quot;animated&quot;:true,&quot;Thumbs&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;modern&quot;,&quot;showOnStart&quot;:false},&quot;Toolbar&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:{&quot;right&quot;:[&quot;close&quot;]},&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;Carousel&quot;:{&quot;Panzoom&quot;:{&quot;touch&quot;:true},&quot;infinite&quot;:false},&quot;keyboard&quot;:{&quot;Escape&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Delete&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Backspace&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;PageUp&quot;:false,&quot;PageDown&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowUp&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowDown&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowRight&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowLeft&quot;:false},&quot;touch&quot;:false,&quot;backdropClick&quot;:false,&quot;l10n&quot;:{&quot;CLOSE&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;,&quot;NEXT&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;PREV&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;Error&quot;:&quot;The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.&quot;,&quot;PLAY_START&quot;:&quot;Start slideshow&quot;,&quot;PLAY_STOP&quot;:&quot;Pause slideshow&quot;,&quot;FULL_SCREEN&quot;:&quot;Full screen&quot;,&quot;THUMBS&quot;:&quot;Thumbnails&quot;,&quot;DOWNLOAD&quot;:&quot;Download&quot;,&quot;SHARE&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;ZOOM&quot;:&quot;Zoom&quot;,&quot;EMAIL&quot;:&quot;Here is the link to the image : %%image_link%% and this is the link to the gallery : %%gallery_link%%&quot;,&quot;MODAL&quot;:&quot;You can close this modal content with the ESC key&quot;,&quot;ERROR&quot;:&quot;Something Went Wrong, Please Try Again Later&quot;,&quot;IMAGE_ERROR&quot;:&quot;Image Not Found&quot;,&quot;ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND&quot;:&quot;HTML Element Not Found&quot;,&quot;AJAX_NOT_FOUND&quot;:&quot;Error Loading AJAX : Not Found&quot;,&quot;AJAX_FORBIDDEN&quot;:&quot;Error Loading AJAX : Forbidden&quot;,&quot;IFRAME_ERROR&quot;:&quot;Error Loading Page&quot;,&quot;TOGGLE_ZOOM&quot;:&quot;Toggle zoom level&quot;,&quot;TOGGLE_THUMBS&quot;:&quot;Toggle thumbnails&quot;,&quot;TOGGLE_SLIDESHOW&quot;:&quot;Toggle slideshow&quot;,&quot;TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN&quot;:&quot;Toggle full-screen mode&quot;},&quot;Images&quot;:{&quot;Panzoom&quot;:{&quot;maxScale&quot;:2}},&quot;mainClass&quot;:&quot;modula-fancybox-container modula-lightbox-jtg-1819&quot;,&quot;Html&quot;:{&quot;videoAutoplay&quot;:0,&quot;videoTpl&quot;:&quot;&lt;video class=\\&quot;fancybox__html5video\\&quot; controls muted playsinline controlsList controlsList=\\&quot;nodownload\\&quot; poster=\\&quot;{{poster}}\\&quot; src=\\&quot;{{src}}\\&quot; type=\\&quot;{{format}}\\&quot; &gt;  Sorry, your browser doesn&#039;t support embedded videos, &lt;a href=\\&quot;{{src}}\\&quot;&gt; download &lt;\\\/a&gt; and watch with your favorite video player! &lt;\\\/video&gt;&quot;}},&quot;inView&quot;:false,&quot;email_subject&quot;:&quot;Check out this awesome image !!&quot;,&quot;email_message&quot;:&quot;Here is the link to the image : %%image_link%% and this is the link to the gallery : %%gallery_link%%&quot;,&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;fancybox&quot;}\">\n\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"modula-items\">\n\t\t<div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1821\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1819\" data-caption=\"Work the first stitch but do not remove from right hand needle\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1821\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on knitwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston1.jpg\" title=\"knitcaston1\" crop=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston1-230x300.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston1-230x300.jpg\" data-caption=\"Work the first stitch but do not remove from right hand needle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston1.jpg 1053w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston1-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston1-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston1-768x1004.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">Work the first stitch but do not remove from right hand needle<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1822\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1819\" data-caption=\"Pull up the loop (stitch) up and over onto the left needle, this adds one stitch.\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1822\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on knitwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston2.jpg\" title=\"knitcaston2\" crop=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston2-300x244.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston2-300x244.jpg\" data-caption=\"Pull up the loop (stitch) up and over onto the left needle, this adds one stitch.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston2.jpg 1205w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston2-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston2-1024x833.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston2-768x625.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">Pull up the loop (stitch) up and over onto the left needle, this adds one stitch.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1823\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1819\" data-caption=\"Repeat this until you have made however many stitches your pattern states.\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1823\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on knitwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston3.jpg\" title=\"knitcaston3\" crop=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston3-184x300.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston3-184x300.jpg\" data-caption=\"Repeat this until you have made however many stitches your pattern states.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston3.jpg 637w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston3-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston3-627x1024.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">Repeat this until you have made however many stitches your pattern states.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1824\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1819\" data-caption=\"Three stitches have been added to the beginning of this row.\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1824\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on knitwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston4.jpg\" title=\"knitcaston4\" crop=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston4-300x226.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston4-300x226.jpg\" data-caption=\"Three stitches have been added to the beginning of this row.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston4.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston4-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston4-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston4-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">Three stitches have been added to the beginning of this row.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1820\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1819\" data-caption=\"Knit these stitches and then the rest of the row as normal.\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1820\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on knitwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston5.jpg\" title=\"knitcaston5\" crop=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston5-300x273.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston5-300x273.jpg\" data-caption=\"Knit these stitches and then the rest of the row as normal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston5.jpg 837w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston5-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/knitcaston5-768x699.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">Knit these stitches and then the rest of the row as normal.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t{\n\t\t\"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t\"@type\"   : \"ImageGallery\",\n\t\t\"id\"      : \"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/how-to-casting-on-at-the-beginning-of-row\/\",\n\t\t\"url\"     : \"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/how-to-casting-on-at-the-beginning-of-row\/\"\n\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Work as if to knit but do not remove the stitch from the right needle.\u00a0 \u00a02.\u00a0 Pull up the loop (stitch) onto the left needle this makes one stitch.\u00a0 3.\u00a0 Repeat this for however many stitches you want to cast on.\u00a0 4.\u00a0 Your new stitches are at the beginning of the row.\u00a0 5.\u00a0 Knit the new stitches and knit to the end of the row as normal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Casting on purlwise at the beginning of row &#8211; same procedure but purlwise.<\/h5>\n<div  id=\"jtg-1817\" class=\"modula modula-gallery modula-custom-grid\" 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Please try again later.&quot;,&quot;PLAY_START&quot;:&quot;Start slideshow&quot;,&quot;PLAY_STOP&quot;:&quot;Pause slideshow&quot;,&quot;FULL_SCREEN&quot;:&quot;Full screen&quot;,&quot;THUMBS&quot;:&quot;Thumbnails&quot;,&quot;DOWNLOAD&quot;:&quot;Download&quot;,&quot;SHARE&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;ZOOM&quot;:&quot;Zoom&quot;,&quot;EMAIL&quot;:&quot;Here is the link to the image : %%image_link%% and this is the link to the gallery : %%gallery_link%%&quot;,&quot;MODAL&quot;:&quot;You can close this modal content with the ESC key&quot;,&quot;ERROR&quot;:&quot;Something Went Wrong, Please Try Again Later&quot;,&quot;IMAGE_ERROR&quot;:&quot;Image Not Found&quot;,&quot;ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND&quot;:&quot;HTML Element Not Found&quot;,&quot;AJAX_NOT_FOUND&quot;:&quot;Error Loading AJAX : Not Found&quot;,&quot;AJAX_FORBIDDEN&quot;:&quot;Error Loading AJAX : Forbidden&quot;,&quot;IFRAME_ERROR&quot;:&quot;Error Loading Page&quot;,&quot;TOGGLE_ZOOM&quot;:&quot;Toggle zoom 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%%image_link%% and this is the link to the gallery : %%gallery_link%%&quot;,&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;fancybox&quot;}\">\n\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"modula-items\">\n\t\t<div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1795\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1817\" data-caption=\"Start to purl the first stitch, do not remove from the right needle\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1795\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on purlwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston1.jpg\" title=\"caston1\" crop=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston1-210x300.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston1-210x300.jpg\" data-caption=\"Start to purl the first stitch, do not remove from the right needle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston1.jpg 873w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston1-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston1-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston1-768x1099.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">Start to purl the first stitch, do not remove from the right needle<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1796\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1817\" data-caption=\"Pull this loop (stitch) up and over onto the left needle\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1796\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on purlwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston2.jpg\" title=\"caston2\" crop=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston2-222x300.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston2-222x300.jpg\" data-caption=\"Pull this loop (stitch) up and over onto the left needle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston2.jpg 646w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston2-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">Pull this loop (stitch) up and over onto the left needle<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1797\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1817\" data-caption=\"You have cast on 1 stitch purlwise\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1797\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on purlwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston3.jpg\" title=\"caston3\" crop=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston3-300x214.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston3-300x214.jpg\" data-caption=\"You have cast on 1 stitch purlwise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston3.jpg 1221w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston3-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston3-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston3-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">You have cast on 1 stitch purlwise<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1799\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1817\" data-caption=\"Repeat to make the number of stitches required.\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1799\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on purlwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston5.jpg\" title=\"caston5\" crop=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston5-169x300.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston5-169x300.jpg\" data-caption=\"Repeat to make the number of stitches required.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston5.jpg 634w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston5-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston5-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">Repeat to make the number of stitches required.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item effect-pufrobo\" data-width=\"2\" data-height=\"2\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"1800\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"jtg-1817\" data-caption=\"Purl these new stitches as normal to the end of the row.\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-1800\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"casting on purlwise at beginning of row\" data-full=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston6.jpg\" title=\"caston6\" crop=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston6-300x253.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston6-300x253.jpg\" data-caption=\"Purl these new stitches as normal to the end of the row.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston6.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston6-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston6-1024x862.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/caston6-768x647.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\">Purl these new stitches as normal to the end of the row.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t{\n\t\t\"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t\"@type\"   : \"ImageGallery\",\n\t\t\"id\"      : \"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/how-to-casting-on-at-the-beginning-of-row\/\",\n\t\t\"url\"     : \"https:\/\/cooldenim.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/how-to-casting-on-at-the-beginning-of-row\/\"\n\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Work as if to purl the first stitch, keep the stitch on the right needle.\u00a0 2.\u00a0 Pull up the loop (stitch) onto the left needle this makes one stitch.\u00a0 3.\u00a0 You have cast on one stitch at the beginning of the row.\u00a0 4.\u00a0 Repeat this for however many stitches you want to cast on.\u00a0 5.\u00a0 Purl these new stitches as normal and purl to the end of the row.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial shows casting on 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