Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2020-01)

How to knit

Knitting basics

Make a slip knot Start all knitting projects with this easy knot

Twist the yarn into a loop,

and form a second loop of

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one, as shown.

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a knot around the second.

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cast-on stitch.

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Never knitted before? Follow our step-by-step diagrams

and instructions to get started. It’s easier than you think!

Wrap the ball end of the

yarn anticlockwise around

the needle. Push the needle

through the loop.

Slide the loop off your thumb

and tighten both ends. Repeat

steps 2-4 for each stitch.

Make a slipknot with a long

tail of 2.5cm (1in) per stitch

that the pattern asks you to

cast on.

Loop the tail end of the yarn

around your left thumb,

and slide the needle tip into

this loop.

Cast on – thumb method Use this for an extra-stretchy edge

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Cast on – two needle method Use this for a strong, hardwearing edge

Insert the left needle tip

through the front of this

new loop, dropping it off

the right needle.

Repeat steps 1- 3 as needed,

forming new stitches from the

top stitch on the left needle.

With the slip knot on your left

needle, insert the right needle

from front to back of the loop.

Wrap the ball end of the yarn

anticlockwise around the

right needle. Pull this through

the loop.

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Cast off What to do when you’ve reached the end

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stitches in the cast-off row.

Push the left needle through

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second stitch and off the

right needle.

With one stitch now on the

right needle, knit another

stitch and repeat step 2 to the

end of the row.

Cut the yarn leaving a

15cm (6in) tail, and pull the

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off stitch.

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