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Cast on from chain row

By having a chain row at the bottom of your work you can create live loops that can be picked up afterward and be worked down, e.g. cuffs, lace borders etc.
Chain the number of sts needed and add a few extra.
Turn the chain row so that you have the back side with the bumps up. Pick up sts with your working yarn through each bump. Afterward you can easily pull out the chains to unzip the sts and put them back on needle.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 216-9

DROPS 216-9
DROPS 139-5

DROPS 139-5
DROPS 133-2

DROPS 133-2
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Video #89, listed in: Learn to knit, Cast on, Other

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Country flag Ingrid wrote:

Hallo, Vielen Dank für das Video. Kann man diesen Maschenanschlag auch mit linken und rechten Maschen (machen (zB kleines oder großes Perlmuster) wie löst man die linken Maschen auf? In allen Beschreibungen und Anleitung wird nur glatt rechts gestrickt, sodass auf der Vorderseite nur rechte Maschen sind. Vielen Dank im Voraus.

01.11.2023 - 07:00

DROPS Design :

Liebe Ingrid, wahrscheinlich kann man dies auch im Perlmuster stricken, am besten stricken Sie zuerst eine Maschenprobe über nur ein paar Maschen, so können Sie sich am besten trainieren. Viel Spaß beim stricken!

03.11.2023 - 07:27

Country flag Patricia Olivia Fuchs wrote:

Hallo, liebes Drops-Team. Geht das auch, wenn ich in Runden stricke? Was muss ich dabei beachten? Gibt es eventuell dazu ein eigenes Video? Vielen Dank!

23.04.2023 - 01:24

DROPS Design :

Liebe Frau Fuchs, wir haben leider kein extra Video dafür aber wahrscheinlich können Sie diese Technik auch in Runden stricken; am besten versuchen Sie zuerst mit einem Scrap-Garn/mit einer Maschenprobe. Viel Spaß beim stricken!

24.04.2023 - 10:50

Country flag Emmanuelle Robert wrote:

Excellente méthode pour un ouvrage aux finitions parfaites! Notamment une étole dont les 2 côtés ne pourraient pas être identiques avec un montage traditionnel. J'ai encore appris quelque chose. Merci

25.12.2021 - 19:01

Country flag Virginia Maldonado wrote:

Excelente especialmente para tejer un cuello , lo voy a probar porque no me gusta hacer costura , espero me sea util mas adelante les cuento como me quedo

07.10.2020 - 02:40

Country flag Truus wrote:

Geweldig. Ik heb het eerst geprobeerd via de beschrijving in het boek maar de video maakt het zo ontzettend duidelijk het is dan erg gemakkelijk om te doen.

09.09.2012 - 14:17

Country flag Jutta wrote:

Wunderbar einfache Art,Maschen aufzuschlagen. Und durch die tolle Erklärung und dicke Wolle,kann ich alles sehr gut erkennen. Ich mag diese Videos.Danke!

08.05.2012 - 17:24

Country flag Ine wrote:

Prima uitleg, had nog nooit deze metode gebruikt, kan nu aan nieuwe breiwerk beginnen! Mijn hartelijke dank hiervoor.

06.05.2012 - 19:43

Gina wrote:

Excelente video, son muy claros, no se hace necesario el sonído. Mil gracias.

17.03.2012 - 06:03

Country flag Anna wrote:

Genial, ich stricke jetzt seit einem Jahr, bin absolut süchtig und entdecke bei garnstudio.de von Woche zu Woche neue Videos die mir das Stricken erleichtern. Das sind echt die besten Videos die ich gesehen habe!

08.03.2012 - 16:54

MARIA ESTRADA wrote:

Me gusta mucho esta página, sus explicaciones son muy claras y sencillas, acá en México, creo yo, que la mayoría de las personas solo sabemos utilizar el Método Continental, así que es muy fácil seguir sus instrucciones, Muchas Gracias.

27.12.2011 - 04:31

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