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

[evilawyer]

I also like the long-tail and use it the most, but it does have the disadvantage of sometimes leading to too much tail (or not enough and starting over again). The one thing I've noticed, too, is that for beginners, the tail flopping around can be confusing or distracting.