Circular Sock Knitting - Cast-on Bonnet

Getting started with sock knitting: Cast-on bonnet

I wanted to make a cast-on bonnet for my Erlbacher Gearhart circular sock knitting machine. This is a great first project that will teach loads of skills.

With this first project I learned:

• how to attach the set up bonnet, 
• knit onto waste yarn, 
• adjust tension to avoid dropped stitches, 
• switch to project yarn, 
• again adjust tension, 
• transfer stitches for the picot edge, 
• pick up and hang a hem without dropping stitches, 
• transfer stitches and pull needles to switch to the mock 1x1 rib, 
• bind off with a crochet chain,
• how to set up for i-cord,
• how to create i-cord
• and how to put the machine back into order to knit with all the needles. 

If you want to see how this is done, I used this video from The Colorado Cranker to get started with this type of cast-on bonnet. I definitely wanted a cast-on bonnet that could hold weights and make those weights easy to remove. The i-cord drawstring for this bonnet does that.