Teach Yourself Visually Knitting

4 Slip both old stitches off the parallel needles, just as you would to knit them.

You should now have 1 stitch on the third needle.

5 Repeat steps 2–4 a second time. There should now be 2 stitches on the right
needle.

Finishing Techniques

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6 Pass the first stitch on the right needle over the second to bind off.

7 Continue knitting together the corresponding stitches from each needle and
binding off as you go, until only 1 stitch remains on the right needle. Cut the
yarn, leaving a 6-inchtail, and pull the tail through the last stitch to secure.

8 Weave in the loose ends.

Note:A contrast color yarn was used here to sew the seam for illustrative purposes. Be sure to sew

your seams with the yarn used to knit the pieces for your seams.