So I could make my own videos, but I’m a fan of “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” and other folks have put the time and effort to make great content, let’s share that!
There are books dedicated to casting on and casting off, such as Cast On, Bind Off: 54 Step-by-Step Methods. I’m not new to knitting and when I try to find videos I also have a hard time. I can’t imagine what it’s like for beginners trying to navigate the school of YouTube, or other sites that also offer instruction. I am a fan of free, so I’m a school of YouTube person and greatly appreciate VeryPinkKnits for trying to quickly get to the point, but knows her following will want to know about the finer details of items in her background. You can reliably skip 1-2 minutes into the video to get to the instruction. She’s also made slow-mo videos which I’ve found incredibly helpful. I personally hate being shown how to do things simply because that anxiety of having them repeat themselves a million times. Videos are great for that, slow-mo videos are even better!
Everyone will teach you how to knit differently. The cast-on and bind-off edge only matters later on in a per-project capacity and most patterns will tell you which cast-on or bind-off to use. It’s up to the knitter to determine if they want to follow the pattern or substitute. So for getting started I teach the Cable Cast-on. Alternatively, if you’re struggling with that you may try a Knitted Cast-on instead (view in slow mo)
Here is my YouTube Playlist Learn to Knit:
