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Tuesday, January 9, 2007 11:02 PM ... part of me said

Lesson Three: Casting

Casting is the very first step to knitting. Firstly, a slip knot have to be make. The slip knot will be your first stitch.

  1. After a knot is made, insert the tip of a needle through the loop from front to the back.
  2. Gently pull other ends of the yarn in opposite directions to tighten the slip knot around the needle.
  3. Hold the needle containing th slip knot in your right hand hand
  4. wrap the strand of yarn connected to the ball around your left thumb, clockwise from front to back
  5. Insert the tip of the needle between your thumb and the strand of yarn, from the bottom to the top.
  6. Remove your thumb from the loop of yarn
  7. Gentlely pull on the strand of yarn connected to the ball to tighten the stitch.



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