4 Insert the needle up and under the yarn that is looped around the outside
of your thumb.
Basic Techniques
chapter 25 Move the needle to the right and use it to
grab the yarn from the nearest side of your
forefinger (a); then pull it through the loop
between your thumb and the needle (b).
6 Once the yarn is pulled through the loop between your thumb and needle,
drop the loops from your thumb and forefinger and pull both ends of the
yarn to tighten the stitch on the needle.
You have just cast on 1 stitch.
7 Repeat steps 2–6 until you have cast on the desired number of stitches.
a b