galaxycraft said:
I have found a method that works well for me.
I start with the first slip knot stitch, then knit into it, twist the loop around and slip it onto the cast on needle.
May have to tighten the stitch a bit to pull up the slack.
In that new stitch do the same,
repeating for the desired number of stitches.
The first row edge comes out the same tension
as the rest of my knitting.
That sounds like the knitted cast on - it was the second one I learned and I liked not having to figure out how much yarn to start with -i.e. the long tail. I used it for awhile, then I learned the cable cast -on. You might like that one too. You start just you are doing but after the first stitch you insert needle between the two stitches and pull your loop. It's even more stable than the knitted cast on, especially on the first row. Why it is called the cable cast on, I don't know! You may not be looking for another one , so take it a suggestion.