Beginner cast-on methods

[untonuggan]

I've been teaching my mom to knit, and she's got knitting/purling down pretty well. She's still struggling with casting on, though. I tend to use the double-stranded cast on (since it's the first one I learned and it works). However, she has weak hands and has been trouble coordinating everything.

What's a really simple, easy cast-on to teach a beginner? At this point it doesn't have to be super-stretchy or look amazing, but those things would be nice, too.

Thanks!

Comments

[tephra]

Definitely not the only one. I tend to knit a bit tight and with yarn that's not terribly stretchy and it's just not a good combination for knitted or cable cast-ons in my experience.

I prefer long-tail. Sometimes I'll use the crochet cast-on (if having the cast-on and cast-off match is important) or a tubular cast on if I'm starting with 1x1 rib and need a stretchy edge.