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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