Simply Knitting - UK (2020-04)

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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