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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This sounds like a version of the figure-8 cast-on that I do for toe-up socks, except I only use the ball end of the yarn and wrap it around the needles in a figure-8 way. Interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dixie via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 28, 2026 9:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Dixie <cobaltblueheron@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] How to do Judy's Magic Cast on<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Judie\u2019s Magic Cast-On would be used for the toe-up sock, not top down.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Here are Deborah Mason\u2019s directions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Magic Cast On<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This is a good cast on to use for toe up socks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hold needle with tip facing left.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1. place slip knot on needle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2. Anchor slip knot on needle between your pointer and middle fingers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>3. Bring second needle tip up under the needle with the slip knot. Make sure the strands of yarn are <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>behind this needle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>4. Place the tail yarn so that it is going away from your body.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>5. Place the ball yarn so that the strand of yarn is coming toward your stomach.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The rule is:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The tail goes around the bottom needle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The ball yarn goes around the top needle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The needles are always held forward of the yarn \u2013 the yarn is coming from behind the needles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The slip knot is the first stitch on the top needle. So, to even things up, we want to wrap the bottom <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>needle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1. Bring the tail down around the bottom of the bottom needle, up and between the needles to the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>back again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2. Park the tail between your pointer and middle finger on your right hand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Now you have one stitch on each needle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Begin wrapping the top needle and the bottom needle alternately ending with the bottom needle to get <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>and even number of stitches on each needle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Wrap top needle:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1. Pick up ball yarn.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2. Bring the yarn toward you between the two needles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>3. Then continue up and over the top of the top needle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>4. Bring the yarn behind the two needles and park it by grabbing it with the ring and pinky fingers on <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>your right hand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Wrap the bottom needle:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1. Bring the tail down around the bottom of the bottom needle, up and between the needles to the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>back again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2. Park the tail between your pointer and middle finger on your right hand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Now you have two stitches on each needle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Repeat these steps to wrap an even number of stitches on each needle ending with wrapping <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>the bottom needle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hold the two strands of yarn up close to the needles and rotate needle tips so that they are facing the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>right. Bring tail across and hold in your left hand. Pull bottom needle out, swing it around and knit all <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>stitches on needle1. Drop empty needle. Rotate clockwise. The needle that was on the bottom is now <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>on top. Push stitches onto empty needle (top needle). Pull out bottom needle and knit all stitches on <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>needle 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Dixie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌷</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌸</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🕊\ufe0f</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌸</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌷</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. Song of Songs 2:11-12 (NIV)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>joanne jordan via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 27, 2026 5:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:jordanj229@verizon.net">jordanj229@verizon.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] How to do Judy's Magic Cast on<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This is Joanne Jordan here! Does anyone know how to do Judy\u2019s Magic Cast on? It is used for anyone wanting to make a hat from the top down, or socks from the top down. It would be a useful technique for me to learn. I have watched two youtube videos and can\u2019t understand what they are saying or what to do!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks for any help! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>