Can anyone tell me how to cast on using the two tail method please.

[bensmum4]

As title says, I need to know how to cast on using the two tail method to follow a pattern I would like to make. Iam a very basic knitter and have no idea what this means, I have googled but cant find any instructions.

I haven't done it myself, but there's a bit of a description and a link to a video here if that helps

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you need to find a little old lady somewhere. usually they are olny too pleased to help.
charity shops are usually where they are to be found workig.

I pretty much always use this cast on method as I find it the easiest and quickest. There is a great step-by-step instruction in stitch n' bitch Handbook but Tamums video link also shows it very nicely too.

I pretty much always use this cast on method as I find it the easiest and quickest. There is a great step-by-step instruction in stitch n' bitch Handbook but Tamums video link also shows it very nicely too.

I use a long tail cast-on but it's not the one in the video, I think it gives the same end result though.

My method is illustrated here : (if you save the movie to your hard disk it plays fine)

You make a loop of the tail yarn around your left thumb, knit it off with the working yarn, and pull the tail tight each time. I find it easier than all that wiggling over and under the strands.