How to Knit

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Hold the needle with the slipknot in your right hand.

   Keep your tail yarn, the short end of yarn attached to nothing, out of the way for now. ,,, You have successfully cast on your first stitch! , Each time you do this, you create a stitch.
   
   The Slipknot from the previous step counts as your first stitch and every loop you add is another stitch.
   
   Keep your loops facing upwards and uniform; don't allow them to become twisted or it will be difficult to knit from.
   
   You also want to make loose loops with this method; tight loops are very frustrating to knit from.
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   Step 2: Drape the working yarn

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   Step 3: the yarn attached to your yarn ball

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   Step 4: behind your left hand and over your palm.

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   Step 5: Place the needle underneath the yarn across your palm.

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   Step 6: Pull out your palm from the yarn

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   Step 7: and there should be a loop formed around your knitting needle.

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   Step 8: Pull that loop tight by pulling on the working yarn.

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   Step 9: Repeat this process with your hand and the yarn until you have cast on as many stitches as you would like.

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