How To Make A Garter Tab Cast On

Learn how-to make a garter tab cast on with knitting expert Britt from sneezerville and then put your new skill to the test by stitching her hojas shawl.

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  Step 1

  cast on 3 sts in what every way you wish (but keep them loose)

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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).

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  Step 6

  use this cast on for my hojas shawl pattern.

Got the hang of this technique?

Put your new skill to the test with this tutorial: