How to cast on
Casting on is how you begin to knit. It refers to the process of placing
the very first row of stitches onto your needle. |
- With your palm facing you, wrap the yarn around
two of your fingers so that the yarn attached to the ball crosses
the front of the tail
of the yarn.
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- Push the side attached to the ball up through the circle formed
on your fingers so that that you have a tiny loop on top.
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- Hold that loop and pull down on the tail to
form a slip knot.
- Slide this knot firmly around one
of your needles and tighten it.
- Hold the needle in your right hand and hold
onto the yarn running to the ball with your left hand.
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- Spin your wrist to wrap the yarn once around your thumb and insert
the point of the needle through the hole that has formed in the yarn
around your thumb.
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- Pull your thumb out and tighten
the loop onto the needle.
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- Repeat this as many times as you like. How many knots you end
up with will determine the width of your garment.
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