How to cast on with knitting in progress.
Occasionally, a pattern will have you cast on in the middle of your project, not just the beginning. Examples of this include casting on stitches to create a sleeve, or over the top of any bound off stitches such as a buttonhole.
The perfect project for casting on in the middle of a row is “Seven Circle Necklace” by Kristine Johnstone on Ravelry. Here is an example I made with fingering weight yarn. This is a great small project for Summer knitting!
You may choose to use any of these cast ons at the beginning of a project so you don’t run out of the long “tail”, but be aware that the cable method produces a firm cast on.
There are a few ways to cast on in the middle of a knit proect; I will show you three: Cable Cast On, Knit Cast On, and Purled Cast On.
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