Italian cast off shortcut #knitting Once you’ve internalised the 5 steps of the Italian cast off, you can combine some of the steps to work more efficiently and gain speed. I’ve seen other combinations, but this is how I like to do it. | Annaplexis

1.4M views · 6.9K reactions | Stretchy k2tog tbl cast off Garter stitch is normally slightly looser in gauge than stocking stitch. This also means that the regular cast off will turn out too tight on e.g. a garter stitch shawl. One solution is to go up a couple of needle sizes. A better solution is the cast off shown in the video: Knit 2 stitches, insert the left needle through both of them and knit them together through the back loop. #knitting | Annaplexis | Facebook