Willie from Willie Nillie Knits teaches you how to do the Backwards Loop Cast On. We hope you enjoy it!
The backward loop cast on is the simplest cast on you can do and a method often taught to beginning knitters. It's a good cast on to use when you need to cast on in the middle or at the beginning or end of a row. For example, casting on over bound off stitches to make a buttonhole, to create integral plackets, and to add stitches for the underarm after you've moved your sleeve stitches to a waste yarn when knitting a top down sweater.
Note: The draw back to the backward loop is that when you cast on a large number of stitches and begin knitting your first row, the yarn between the needles gets longer and longer. This causes wear on the yarn and sometimes creates knots before you get to the end. For anything longer that a scarf width we recommend using one of the other cast ons. Please see our video on How to do a Long Tail Cast On
