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cast on en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of cast-on.
   alt of cast-on

Forms

Relateds

cast off · bind off

cast on en · VERB

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.
   • Cast on 100 stitches; knit back plain. 1878, “High Vest for an Infant of Four Months”, in Godey's Lady's Book, and Ladies' American Magazine, page 343:
   • Although patterns call for a needle of a certain size, you may find that you cast on more tightly or loosely than the project specifies. 2012, Cap Sease, Cast On, Bind Off: 211 Ways to Begin and End Your Knitting:
   • With two wooden needles, No. 7 and 4 ply fleecy, cast on twenty-nine stitches for the middle of the sole, and for six rows increase one at the beginning and end of each needle, to slightly shape both the toe and heel end. 1892, Charles Peters, The Girl's Own Indoor Book, page 75:
   • With waste yarn and crochet hook, make a slipknot and chain 2 stitches more than required to cast on, fasten off. 2016, Margeau Soboti, Margeau Chapeau: A New Perspective on Classic Knit Hats, page 12:

Forms

Deriveds

cast-on

Translations (8)

fo kasta uppá (knitting) · de anschlagen (knitting) · da slå op (knitting) · ga cuir lúb suas (knitting) · is fitja upp (knitting) · is slá uppá (knitting) · sv lägga upp (knitting) · fr monter des mailles (knitting)