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HOW TO KNIT

Casting on

Easy Step 1 :

Make a slip knot about 10cm from the end of yarn and place it on a needle, as follows:

Cast on A

A. Twist the yarns, right over left,forming a loop

Cast on B

B. Take the yarn to the back of the loop and put the point of the needle underneath the strand from the front of loop

Cast on C

C. Draw the strand up through the looped thread, forming a loop stitch on needle.






D.
Pull the end of the thread to tighten the knot.

E.The slip knot becomes the first stitch.

Easy Step 2A:
Diagram A

A. Insert the right handle needle through the slip knot

Easy Step 2B:
Diagram B

B. Pass the yarn under and over the right hand needle

Easy Step 3:
Diagram Step 3

A. New loop on right hand needle is brought to front under left hand needle.

Easy Step 4A:
Diagram A

A. Place this loop on the left hand needle by inserting the needle through the stitch in the same direction as the right hand needle.

Easy Step 4B:
Diagram A

B. Slip the stitch off the right hand needle.

Easy Step 5:
Diagram B

A. Insert the right hand needle between the first two stitches on the left hand needle.

Easy Step 6:
Diagram Step 3

A. Pass the yarn under the right hand needle and draw a loop and place on left hand needle (as before).

Easy Step 6b:
Diagram A

B. Continue in this manner until there are the required number of stitches on the left hand needle