In this video for very visual learners, I demonstrate Judy’s Magic Cast-On in slow motion. This CO is commonly used in toe-up sock patterns.
You can see my other slow-motion videos here.
You can see my regular speed JMCO video here.
The sweater on the mannequin is my Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern and video tutorial.
The yarn I use for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Aran. The needles are Knitter’s Pride Ginger from an interchangeable set.
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Things we talk about in this episode:
Casey’s blog post “A Tale of Two Socks”
Ursa sweater
Three Rectangles, Two Triangles
Learn to Knit a Woman’s Sweater
Podcast episode with psychologist Dr. Art Markman (process vs. product knitters)
Quick listener survey! Very quick, thank you!
Knitting shapes is one of the very cool things we get to do with knitting. In this video, I demonstrate knitting a square from the center – a shape that can be used to make any size square, from dishcloth to afghan.
Instructions:
Cast-On 8 stitches using the pinhole CO, divide between 3 or 4 double-pointed needles. Knit around all stitches. (See the pinhole cast-on here.)
Row 1: KFB (knit front/back) all stitches
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: *KFB, K2, KFB*, repeat around
Row 4: Knit (if you are on 3 needles, separate stitches on to 4 needles here)
Row 5: *KFB, K to last stitch on needle, KFB*, repeat on other 3 needles
Row 6: Knit
Repeat Rows 5 and 6 to desired size, bind-off normally.
The poncho on the mannequin is my Rodeo Drive Poncho, pattern and video tutorial.
The yarn I used for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Chunky.
The needles are Knitter’s Pride Ginger Double-Pointed Needles.
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Wraps and Turns (w&t) are a way of shaping our knitting. In this video I demonstrate traditional w&t and picking up wraps in slow-motion.
My regular speed wrap & turn video can be found here.
My regular speed picking up wraps video can be found here.
A playlist of all of my slow-motion videos can be found here.
The sweater on the mannequin is my Women’s Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern and video tutorial:
The yarn I use for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Chunky. The needles are Knitter’s Pride Ginger from an interchangeable set.
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Things we talk about in this episode:
Star-Toed Fleegle
Testing Color Fastness
German Short Rows
This sock pattern and video tutorial has a rounded star toe and a fleegle heel. It uses 100 grams of regular sock yarn, and is sized for women and men.
Pattern + video tutorial, $8 US. 
You can add this pattern to your Ravelry queue here.
Sizes: Women and Men, average widths, any shoe size
Needles: Size US 1 (2.5mm), I recommend using double-pointed needles for the toe, then you can stay with the DPNs or switch to the sock knitting needle style you prefer – 9” circulars, or magic loop, or FlexiFlips
Yarn: 100 grams of fingering weight yarn (also called sock yarn or 4ply yarn)
Additional Materials: tapestry needle for weaving ends, four ring stitch markers
Gauge: 8.5 stitches per inch
In the demonstration, I use much bigger needles and thicker yarn to make it easier to see the techniques used.
The yarns I used in my socks:
Solid color women’s socks- Knitologie Cozy Sock, colorway Citrus Squeeze, from a Knitcrate kit
Striped women’s socks – Turtlepurl sock yarn, colorway Paradise with orange toe/heel
The yarn I am using in my pink in-progress socks is Moon Tower Dye Works Trinton Sock in color Lantana.
The poncho on the mannequin is my Rodeo Drive Poncho, pattern and video tutorial here:
The yarn I used for demonstration (thicker than the pattern requires) is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Aran.
The needles I used are Knitter’s Pride Ginger DPNs and ChiaoGoo Blue Shorties.
The needles I use in my in-progress socks are ChiaoGoo Red Shorties (smaller needle sizes than the Blue set).
Congrats to Cindy V and Bunny H!
If you didn’t win this time –
This needle set can be found here.
The red (smaller gauge) set can be found here.
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Casey’s interview is with Shira Blumenthal from Hat not Hate. You can find more information and a bunch of free knitting and crochet hat patterns on the Lion Brand website.
Things we talk about in this episode:
Learn to Knit Socks
Toe-Up Socks Using German Short Rows
Bulky Sleep Socks
A good sock pattern after you’ve knit a pair or two – Toe Up Gusset Socks
This cast-on is a way to create stitches when you’re starting at the center of a piece, and knitting out. (You’ll need this cast-on for next week’s new sock tutorial!)
The circular swatch I knit uses the Pi Circle technique, video coming soon!
You can see my other slow-motion videos here.
You can see my regular speed Pinhole Cast-On video here.
The sweater on the mannequin is my Women’s Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern and video tutorial.
