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Both your long tail and your short tail of yarn should be on top of your fingers and palm. [attach]932385[/attach] Put your crochet hook through the loop and hook the working yarn, [img=620,413]https://cdn.instructables.com/F9D/OK52/HS9YBSLU/F9DOK52HS9YBSLU.MEDIUM.jpg[/img] Pull the long tail under and through the main loop on your finger. [img=620,428]https://cdn.instructables.com/F10/51PF/HS9Y7X3D/F1051PFHS9Y7X3D.MEDIUM.jpg[/img] You have made your first stitch. Tighten it a bit, but not too much: if the stitches are too tight, the tail won’t move through them easily, and you’ll have a heck of a time closing the hole later on. [img=620,492]https://cdn.instructables.com/FLE/Z21G/HSBSMGUI/FLEZ21GHSBSMGUI.MEDIUM.jpg[/img] [attach]932386[/attach] [b]Starting the Second Stitch[/b]The process for the second stitch is the same as the first. Let's do another together. Pass your crochet hook under the main loop and long tail. Catch the long tail with your hook. [img=620,430]https://cdn.instructables.com/FXX/FVSB/HSBSMGV3/FXXFVSBHSBSMGV3.MEDIUM.jpg[/img] [b]Pull It Through[/b][img=620,451]https://cdn.instructables.com/FW4/SL4A/HSBSMGVP/FW4SL4AHSBSMGVP.MEDIUM.jpg[/img] now you have 2 stitches on your hook. keep doing this in this matter to you have the required stitches. [img=620,451]https://cdn.instructables.com/FPK/LFXM/HS9Y7X9B/FPKLFXMHS9Y7X9B.MEDIUM.jpg[/img] Once you have cast on your desired number of stitches, you can transfer them [img=620,413]https://cdn.instructables.com/FWU/LVL7/HRWN7QGZ/FWULVL7HRWN7QGZ.MEDIUM.jpg[/img] Once you have all your stitches transferred, start knitting! After you have knit a few rows, pull the loose yarn end (the short tail) and the stitches should close-in creating a tight center, pull until the center is as small as you would like it. 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KnittingAngel Publish time 2016-9-12 21:49

The Emily Ocker Cast On / The Magic Circle Cast On

This is an easy way to start a piece of circular knitting from the center of the circle. It's really convenient for knitting projects like coozies, shawls, or hats.The fact that a crochet hook is involved can be intimidating for some knitters but shouldn't be. It's fast, easy, and you'll only have to pick that hook up for a couple stitches before you're back to knitting in the round. If you have a afghan crochet hook this may make it easier.

Things you will need

yarn
crochet hook or afghan crochet hook. note: this should be the same size as your knitting needle.
doble pointed needle or circular needle

Wrap Your YarnWrap your yarn around your non-dominant hand as shown above so that your pointer finger has one loop of yarn on it. Both your long tail and your short tail of yarn should be on top of your fingers and palm.




Put your crochet hook through the loop and hook the working yarn,

https://cdn.instructables.com/F9D/OK52/HS9YBSLU/F9DOK52HS9YBSLU.MEDIUM.jpg

Pull the long tail under and through the main loop on your finger.


https://cdn.instructables.com/F10/51PF/HS9Y7X3D/F1051PFHS9Y7X3D.MEDIUM.jpg

You have made your first stitch. Tighten it a bit, but not too much: if the stitches are too tight, the tail won’t move through them easily, and you’ll have a heck of a time closing the hole later on.


https://cdn.instructables.com/FLE/Z21G/HSBSMGUI/FLEZ21GHSBSMGUI.MEDIUM.jpg



Starting the Second StitchThe process for the second stitch is the same as the first. Let's do another together. Pass your crochet hook under the main loop and long tail. Catch the long tail with your hook.


https://cdn.instructables.com/FXX/FVSB/HSBSMGV3/FXXFVSBHSBSMGV3.MEDIUM.jpg

Pull It Throughhttps://cdn.instructables.com/FW4/SL4A/HSBSMGVP/FW4SL4AHSBSMGVP.MEDIUM.jpg

now you have 2 stitches on your hook. keep doing this in this matter to you have the required stitches.


https://cdn.instructables.com/FPK/LFXM/HS9Y7X9B/FPKLFXMHS9Y7X9B.MEDIUM.jpg

Once you have cast on your desired number of stitches, you can transfer them

https://cdn.instructables.com/FWU/LVL7/HRWN7QGZ/FWULVL7HRWN7QGZ.MEDIUM.jpg

Once you have all your stitches transferred, start knitting! After you have knit a few rows, pull the loose yarn end (the short tail) and the stitches should close-in creating a tight center, pull until the center is as small as you would like it.

https://thecusserknits.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/150803-eo-16-more-work-done.jpg?w=1139&h=758

i have collected this information threw a number of places. there are also videos on how to do this. New Stitch a day has one for left handers as well as right handers.


i hope you have found this intersteing and informative.

thank you



Sg00 Publish time 2024-11-17 11:36

Thanks for sharing this! I do the magic circle all the time but never thought about this.

Iris14 Publish time 2020-7-17 03:36


Thankyouforsharing!

tatyanaSeigers Publish time 2020-11-24 19:21

Thankyouforsharing!

Justine77777 Publish time 2022-6-28 20:11

This looks great! Thank you for the detailed insstructions.

jkborton Publish time 2020-5-4 22:32

thanks for sharingvery useful information

babs33 Publish time 2018-3-16 23:55

Thank you, I have never heard of this method, very helpful:)

mardy Publish time 2020-1-27 23:22

Thank you!very clear instructions

viky Publish time 2024-5-29 05:06

Nice and clear instructions. Thank you very much!

Kyanitemoon Publish time 2019-10-11 19:19

Great information!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

raganiuke Publish time 2018-3-9 22:12

Finally I understand the technique, thank you!

Tourmaline Publish time 2016-9-12 22:46

Wonderful share! Thanks! :)

Makarosha Publish time 2016-9-12 23:21

Thanks for sharing!

Mazda Publish time 2016-9-13 00:23

Thank you for sharing!

ALVAR Publish time 2016-9-13 00:36


Thank you for sharing!

Darcyandrick Publish time 2016-9-13 01:41

very interesting, thank you very much

antje Publish time 2016-9-13 20:19

My thanks, it's easy to do.

Шура Мурина Publish time 2016-9-15 01:17

Very useful! Thank you for sharing!

jesusa Publish time 2016-9-21 05:00

Gracias por compartir.

preciosa18 Publish time 2016-9-26 05:48

Thank you for sharing!
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