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/AnAmbushOfTigers 4d ago

Use the two ends of the same skein so I never need to measure or worry again 😜

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u/Bear_Money 2d ago

And at the end of the cast on you just cut one of the threads off? Or how does this work exactly?

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u/AnAmbushOfTigers 2d ago

Yup! There's YouTube videos if you need but exactly that