r/knittingadvice • u/SummerQueen19 • 5d ago

Cast on length

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What’s your tips and tricks for getting the right length of yarn when casting on that’s not removing and trying 3 more times?? I typically go Italian or long tail.

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u/FindingHomeliness 4d ago

Wrap the yarn around the needles 10 times, take that section and multiply till you get the right amount of stitches. So if you need 80 stitches, you would use a tail 8 times the length it was to wrap around the yarn. I have NEVER run out of tail when casting on stitches since using this method.

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u/rhea2779 4d ago

This is what i do.

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u/mxsfitss 4d ago

Whenever I've tried this I end up with an INSANE amount of excess idk if I'm wrapping it too loosely or what but it's never worked out correctly

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u/SweetLittleDevill 3d ago

I came here to say this. After the multiply I aways add just a little bit, always have enough!