Turkish cast on aka Eastern cast on

A very useful invisible cast on technique for toe up socks, pillow cases, bags etc.
Wrap the working yarn loose around two needles, hold on to the tail.
Start knitting the sts on the upper needle, then turn around 360 and knit sts on the other needle, continue working each needle and in the round.
If it's a toe on a sock you will start to inc on 2nd round by inc 1 st each side of each needle on every or every other round until enough sts for width of foot.

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[snowstarswan]

Very helpful, clear video. I agree - the silence is great because I just focused on watching!

Thank you for taking the time to make and post the video

[yolo22]

thank you so much.

[alisonkareem]

Finally, someone who knits like me! And the silence in your video is just brilliant! Thank you.

[zoesydneyquin]

very nice video THANKS

[garnetavi]

Thank you. This was very helpful and I appreciate the silence, just letting the stitches speak for themselves. The toe of my sock looks perfect.

[nolarivers]

Very nice! Thank you! The written instructions just didn't make any sense. Now I can get on with the mittens and socks.

[knottynaz]

Thank You! This is SO helpful as I will be knitting a pair of baby booties for first grandchild with a pattern from the 1920s that ASSUMES one knows how to do this cast on method. Wish me well as I go from practice needles to a size 1 for the booties :-)

[FrankieFrankenmeiste]

You did this so nicely! I have a book, with photographs that I have been trying to learn this technique from, but this really has me going on it! Thank you! :-)