First row of stitches after I cast on is unraveling

#1

I just cast on using the long tail method. When I begin to knit my first row, I seem to be unraveling my own stitches. Is there something I need to do after I cast on? I am a beginner and I’m pretty sure I cast on correctly and have checked my knit stitch a few times now and I think I am doing it properly?

#2

Hmm… I don’t think they could unravel if you have done the cast on correctly. :think:

Did you look at the video here in KH? You can also look at these instructions.
http://community.knitpicks.com/notes/Casting_On_-_Long_Tail_Cast_On

If you are doing it right check to make sure you are knitting correctly. Maybe you aren’t wrapping the stitch and pulling it through all the way?

#3

Are you putting the needle [I]into[/I] a stitch to wrap it, and not between 2 stitches?

#4

Both posts helped, I figured out what I was doing wrong. Casting on too tight and was not entering the actual stitch. I just knitted a perfect row. I am on my way!:cheering:

#5

:yay: