Now that Sock Summit has come and gone, I have to plan out what to do
with all the yummy new sock yarn I have! Since I have a goal to use up
all my Sock Summit purchases by the end of the year, I’d better get
cracking. But, after having knit so many pair of socks, I’ve learned a
lot about speeding up the process. First came the Magic Loop method and
knitting two socks at once – that totally eliminated second sock
syndrome for me. But what really sped things up was knitting my socks
toe-up. That gave me the ability to finish the socks at any point I
wanted past the heels, and not have to worry about running out of yarn
before the toes were done.

But, toe-up cast-ons can be fiddly and
hard to manage – and there are lots of them to choose from! So, how do
you find one that suits you best, and how do you actually work the
cast-on? To help, I did some short tutorial videos for the three toe-up
cast-ons you’re most likely to encounter: click to see more!