Simply Knitting - UK (2021-04)

HOW TO KNIT

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If you’re new to knitting, or just need a little refresher, our knitting

guide is here to make sure you get it right first time, every time

cable CAST-ON method Use it for a firm edge, and when adding stitches to your work

Make a slip knot. Insert right-hand needle

into the stitch as if to knit. Wrap the

yarn around the point and pull through,

slipping the stitch on to the left-hand needle.

Push the point of the right-hand needle

between the first and second stitches. Wrap

the yarn anti-clockwise around the point of

the right-hand needle.

Pull the loop out with the right-hand needle,

then slip it over the tip of the left-hand

needle. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have

the number of stitches you require.

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Make a slip knot and place it

on a needle, leaving a long tail.

The tail length depends on the

number of stitches you wish to

cast on. Try a length about 3

times the width of the project.

Hold the tail in your left hand

with your thumb sticking up.

Make a circle anti-clockwise with

your thumb. You should end up

with a cross on the front of your

thumb.

Push the needle tip along the

outside of your thumb so it

passes through the loop. Wrap

the working yarn as if to knit.

Draw the yarn through the

thumb loop and then between

the arms of the cross. Slip your

thumb out and pull to tighten the

stitch. Repeat from Step 2.

thumb CAST-ON method A great all rounder, use it to cast on stitches quickly and easily

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Hold the needle with the stitches

on it in your left hand. Keeping

the yarn in your right hand and

at the back of your work, insert

the point of the right-hand

needle up into the front loop of

the first stitch, as shown.

Now wind the yarn anti-

clockwise around the point of

the right-hand needle using your

index finger. It’s important to

keep the yarn in your right hand

relatively taut to maintain an

even tension as you go.

Bring the right-hand needle

down through the loop, making

sure that you catch the yarn you

wound around the needle. This

creates the stitch. Don’t pull the

free yarn too tightly, let out some

slack.

Push the point of the right needle

further through the stitch you

created, then gently pull the right

needle up and to your left, taking

the original loop with it. You’ve

now created one knit stitch.

Repeat Steps 1 to 4 across the

row.

Knit Follow our simple steps to make the most important stitch you’ll learn

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