First Stitches—Knitting

CASTING ON STITCHES

Make a loop on the left hand needle. Put the right hand needle through the loop, yarn over needle from left to right and pull through a stitch. * Take up the stitch with left hand needle from right to left, yarn over the right hand needle from left to right and pull through a stitch and repeat from *.

KNITTING PLAIN

Having the stitches on left hand needle, put right hand needle through a stitch, in front; yarn over needle from left to right and pull through a stitch. Drop the stitch on left hand needle and knit another stitch.

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PURLING

Have the yarn in front of a stitch and over the left hand needle. Put right hand needle through the stitch from right to left, yarn around needle from left to right and pull through a stitch. Drop stitch on left hand needle and purl another stitch.

SLIPPING A STITCH

Pass the stitch over from left to right without knitting it.

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DECREASING A STITCH

Knit or purl 2 stitches together as 1 stitch. Another way: Slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one.

INCREASING A STITCH

Knit 1 stitch plain; hold the loop on the left hand needle and knit another stitch in the back of the loop. Drop the loop on the left hand needle and repeat knitting.

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MAKING A TWIST STITCH

This is the same as plain knitting, with the exception that you put the needle in the back of the stitch.

MAKING AN EYELET

After having knitted 1 or more stitches, put yarn over needle and knit 2 stitches together as 1 stitch. Next row: Knit yarn over needle as 1 stitch. This will make the eyelet.

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BINDING OFF

Knit 2 stitches, pass the 1st stitch over the 2nd one; knit 1 stitch and slip the loop on needle over the knitted stitch and repeat.

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