How to knit an icord for beginners - Step by step tutorial with 4 fun variations

A step by step tutorial on i-cord knitting for beginners ►►► VIEW THE FULL TUTORIAL HERE: https://nimble-needles.com/stitches/how-to-knit-an-i-cord-for-beginners/ I-cords are fun little knitted strings that are so easy even an idiot could knit it. Hence the name. You can use them as drawstrings (like for a cowl or a hoodie) or as straps for a hat. You typically knit them on double-pointed needles (I'll show you how to knit an i-cord circular or single-pointed needles at the end of this video) Here's the transcript: Why is it called i-cord? When you look closely at it, and i-cord is basically nothing but very very small tube knit in the round. Because it’s so small, you can knit it on two needles instead of four. The great Elizabeth Zimmermann rediscovered it and made it popular. She thought the technique was so simple even an idiot could knit it and hence named it i-cord. If you ever saw one of these knitting spools or strickliesel, then you might realize that they produce the exact same cord, though the process is a bit different. Cast on 4 stitches on double-pointed needles. There are ways to knit this on straight needles and circular needles as well. I’ll show you how to make that work at the end of this video. You can cast on any number between 3 and 5 stitches for thicker or thinner i-cords, but for this tutorial, we’ll cast on 3. I am using a standard longtail cast on, but you can use whatever cast on your like best. It won’t matter a lot. From here, knit 3 stitches.