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knitting cast on garter stitch shawls
great cast on for starting any shawl that uses a garter stitch border. it makes a seamless start to the border.

i first used this border on the coleus shawl by kirsten kapur. i have since used it in many of my own shawls including my newest shawl, dark horse and an older one named hojas (that's a free shawl pattern attached to this post).

Posted by sneezerville from Portland, Oregon, United States • Published 23rd September 2014 • See sneezerville's 30 projects »

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Diana S. commented on How To Make A Garter Tab Cast On 05 Jul 19:19
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Step 1
cast on 3 sts in what every way you wish (but keep them loose)
Step 2
knit 6 rows. you will then have 3 garter stitch ridges. you are going to pick up a stitch along the edge of each of these rows.
Step 3
you can pick up and knit the edge stitches one at a time or place them all on the left hand needle first and then knit them. i do it one at a time.
Step 4
you now have 6 stitches on the needle and are ready to pick up the edge stitches. again you can do this one at a time or put all 3 on at once and then knit them.
Step 5
you now have 9 sts on the needle and are ready to begin knitting the meat of your shawl. see how nicely the garter ridges are laying (all the same direction).
Step 6
use this cast on for my hojas shawl pattern.

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Diana S. 5th July 2016

I love your instruction. You have helped me more than anyone, including my instructor where I go every Monday and pay for what, I don't know. Please, if you have other postings like how to make certain stitches or what the symbols mean I would love to see it. Thank you ever so much.