{"id":2619,"date":"2020-08-06T11:56:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T09:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christallk.com\/?p=2619"},"modified":"2025-06-26T22:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:59:08","slug":"monter-des-mailles-en-cours-tricot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christallk.com\/en\/monter-des-mailles-en-cours-tricot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cast on stitches while knitting?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes in a pattern, we are asked to cast on stitches while knitting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, to form a staircase at the edge of a shawl (like the Hitchhiker <\/a>by Martina Behm), to make the one-inch gusset or after separating the body and sleeves of a top-down sweater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This notion can be a little confusing because generally when we cast on stitches, there is nothing yet on our needles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are three ways that can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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1. Cast-On while knitting with loops or Backward Loop Cast-On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This method is probably my favorite for casting on under the arms when making a top-down sweater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It allows you to obtain large loops at the base of the cast-on and therefore makes it easier to pick up stitches later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The border formed by the stitches will be very flexible; it will therefore not be the most suitable when it is not hidden by a seam or by picking up the stitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let's see this method step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n