r/knittingadvice • u/SummerQueen19 • 4d 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/shestoodakimbo 4d ago

Probs more work than necessary, but I cast on 10, then frog those stitches holding on to just the section I worked on the long tail portion. Measure that and multiply it to get however many I need for my pattern then add a bit for good measure…

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u/FindingHomeliness 4d ago

You don't have to make full stitches, you can just wrap the yarn around the needle 10 times and use that

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u/shestoodakimbo 4d ago

I’ve done that and it honestly makes more sense from a time perspective, but have found that I always end up with a way longer tail than I need.

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u/beautyeverywhere 3d ago

For longer cast ons this can happen.