Cast On
To start knitting you need to get the required number of loops, or stitches, onto the needle – this is called casting on. The technique you choose is either down to personal preference or the qualities of the specific cast on; you`ll find notes on these qualities with each cast on technique.
With all cast on techniques, do not cast on too tightly. If your stitches are not moving freely along the needle, try using a larger needle.
With all cast on techniques, do not cast on too tightly. If your stitches are not moving freely along the needle, try using a larger needle.
The Slip Knot
To cast on you need a starting point and this is the slip knot. The slip knit will always count as the first cast on stitch.
1. Hold the working end of the yarn in your right hand and wrap it around the fingers of your left hand.
2. put the tip of a knitting needle, held in your right hand, through the loop around your finger.
3. wrap the working end of the yarn round the needle and pull the needle, and the yarn wrapped around it through the loop around your left hand.
4. keeping the yarn on the needle, slip the loop off of your left hand.
5. pull gently on the ends of the yarn so that the loop tightens around the needle.
1. Hold the working end of the yarn in your right hand and wrap it around the fingers of your left hand.
2. put the tip of a knitting needle, held in your right hand, through the loop around your finger.
3. wrap the working end of the yarn round the needle and pull the needle, and the yarn wrapped around it through the loop around your left hand.
4. keeping the yarn on the needle, slip the loop off of your left hand.
5. pull gently on the ends of the yarn so that the loop tightens around the needle.