How to: Long Tail Cast On

     The Long Tail Cast On, I would say, is one of the most common cast ons to be used in knitting. It is stretchy, and resembles the Basic Cast On.

     To begin, make your tail roughly a foot long for every twenty stitches you are going to cast on. Once you have done that, make a slip knot on your needle. This counts as the first stitch.

     Now place your tail over your thumb and hold it securely with your ring and pinky fingers. Place the working yarn over your index finger.

     Insert your needle underneath the part of the tail that rests against your palm.

     Now grab your working yarn with the needle and pull it underneath the tail.

     Slide the tail off of your thumb and tighten both the working yarn and the tail.

     You now have two stitches on your needle. Continue casting on until you have the desired amount of stitches on your needle (I did twenty).