How to Knit - Casting On

Easy Step 1 :

Make a slip knot about 10cm from the end of yarn and place it on a needle, as follows:

A. Twist the yarns, right over left, forming a loop.

B. Take the yarn to

the back of the loop and put the point of

the needle underneath the strand from the front of loop.

C. Draw the strand up through the looped thread, forming a loop stitch on needle.

D. Pull the end of the thread to tighten the knot.

E. The slip knot becomes the first stitch.

Easy Step 2A:

Easy Step 2B:

Easy Step 3:

Easy Step 4A:

A. Insert the right handle needle through the slip knot.

B. Pass the yarn under and over the right hand needle.

A. New loop on right hand needle is brought to front under left hand needle.

A. Place this loop on the left hand needle by inserting the needle through the stitch in the same direction as the right hand needle.

Easy Step 4B:

Easy Step 5:

Easy Step 6:

Easy Step 6B:

B. Slip the stitch off the right hand needle.

A. Insert the right hand needle between the first two stitches on the left hand needle.

A. Pass the yarn under the right hand needle and draw a loop and place on left hand needle (as before).

B. Continue in this manner until there are the required number of stitches on the left hand needle.