CASTING ON
Allow about ½ inch for each st for fine yarn and 1 inch for each st for heavy yarn. Make a slip knot on needle, pic No. 2. * Hold needle in right hand, hold both lengths of yarn in left hand (see arrows) having short end of yarn under and to outside of thumb and main length of yarn under and to outside of forefinger, pic No. 3. Insert needle through loop formed on thumb, pick up yarn on forefinger and draw through loop, Ill. No. 4, let loop drop from thumb and tighten st on right needle with thumb. Repeat from * leaving about ¼ inch between sts until required number of sts have been cast on, pic No. 5.
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| Knitting Cast on pic 1 |
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| Knitting Cast on Pic 2 |
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| Knitting Cast on Pic 3 |
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| Knitting Cast on Pic 4 |
KNIT STITCH
Hold needle containing stitches in left hand. Follow arrows. * With yarn in back of work, insert free needle from left to right in front of st, yarn under and over point of needle and draw through st, slip stitch just worked from left needle. Retain new stitch on right needle. Repeat from * until all stitches are on right needle. 2nd Row and Succeeding Rows: Place the needle holding stitches in left hand with free needle in right hand. Insert free needle in 1st stitch and complete same as 1st row.
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| Knit Stitch Pic 1 |
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| Knit Stitch Pic 2 |
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| Knit Stitch Pic 3 |
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| Knit Stitch Pic 4 |
GARTER STITCH
K each st, K each row.
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| 4 Stitches Garter Stitch |
PURLING
Hold work same as for Knitting, but hold yarn to front of work. Follow arrows. * Insert needle from right to left in front of st, yarn around and in back of point of needle, draw through st having new stitch on right needle, slip stitch off left needle. Repeat from * until all stitches are on right needle.
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| Purl Stitch Pic 1 |
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| Purl Stitch Pic 2 |
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| Purl Stitch Pic 3 |
STOCKINETTE STITCHKnit 1 row, Purl 1 row when working with 2 needles. K each row when working with a circular needle or on 3 or 4 double pointed needles.
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| Stockinette Stitch Right Side |
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| Stockinette Stitch Wrong Side |
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