Simply Knitting - UK (2020-04)

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HOW TO KNIT


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Startbyknittingthefirst
twostitchesoftherowas
normal,butdon’tgoanyfurther
along as you usually would.


Inserttheleft-handneedle
throughthefirststitch,
asshown.Liftthisstitchoverthe
otherstitchontheright-hand
needleand over the needle
point.

Knitanotherstitchsoyouhave
twoontherightneedle.Liftthe
firststitchoverthesecond, then
repeat Steps 1 to 3.

Whenyougettothelaststitch,
cuttheyarnabout15cm(6in)
away,feedit throughtheloop
andpull through firmly to fasten
o.

Cast off Finish o your knitting with this straightforward cast-o technique


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Insertthetipoftheright-hand
needleintothefrontofthestitch
andknitasnormal,butdon’t
drop it from the left-hand needle.


Thentaketheright-handneedle
behindtheleftandinsertthetip
oftheneedledownthroughthe
backofthestitchonthe
left-hand needle.

Wraptheyarnaroundthe
tipoftheright-handneedleto
knitthestitch.Bringtheneedle
throughtomakethestitch,
keepingit on the right-hand
needle.

Takethestitchotheleft-hand
needle.Youwillhaveincreased
onestitchbyknittingtwiceinto
theoriginalstitch,firstatthe
front, then at the back.

kfbIncrease 1 stitch byknittinginto the front and back of an existing stitch


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Insertthepointoftheright-hand
needlethroughtheloopsofthe
next two stitches as if to knit.


Windtheyarnaroundthetip
oftheright-handneedleand
pulltheyarnthroughthetwo
stitches,knittingthem
both together.

Dropthetwostitchesfrom
theleft-handneedleandkeep
thenewstitch on the right-hand
needle.

Knittingtwostitchestogether
decreasesyourstitchcountby
one,andthedecreasestitch
leanstotheright. This is how a
series looks.

K2TOGKnit two stitches together to give a right-leaning decrease


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Purl To make purl stitches, just reverse the action of plain knit stitches


Holdingtheneedlewithallthe
stitchesoninyourlefthand,and
ensuringthattheyarnisatthe
frontofyourwork,insertthe
right-handneedledownthrough
thefrontloop of your first stitch
as shown.


Windtheyarnaroundthetip
oftheright-handneedlefrom
righttoleft,inananti-clockwise
motion,constantlykeepinga
slight tension on the yarn.

Nowsliptheright-handneedle
backthroughthestitch,
ensuringthatyoucatchthe
yarnthatyou’vealreadywound
aroundtheneedle.Thiscreates
a stitchonyour right-hand
needle.

Nowsliptheright-handneedle
backthroughthestitch,
ensuringthatyoucatchthe
yarnthatyou’vealreadywound
aroundtheneedle.Thiscreates
a stitchonyour right-hand
needle.

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