Learn How to Knit
WHAT TO DO WITH THE RIGHT HAND: 


Fig.7

 1.  Place the needle between the thumb and first finger, as if you were holding a pencil (Fig. 7)
2.  Be sure that the loop is near the pointed end of the needle (Fig. 7)
3.  Using the ball end of the yarn, place the yarn loosely over the first finger, under the second, over the third, under the fourth above the middle joint (Fig. 7).   The second and third fingers are very important because they keep the flow of yarn even, that is, they regulate the correct tension.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE LEFT HAND:

                   Fig.8
1. Grasp the free end of the yarn lightly against the left hand with the second, third, and fourth fingers (Fig. 8).

              Fig.9
2.  Place the yarn near the needle around and under the thumb (Fig. 9)
NOW YOU ARE READY FOR WORK:  Bring the hands close together and adjust the yarn.  For position, see Fig. 10
                      Fig.10		 PROCEDURE:
1.  Notice that the yarn makes a loop around the left thumb.
2.  Insert your needle through the underside of the loop (Figs. 10 and 11).
                            Fig.11

3.  Bring the yarn in the right hand over the point of the needle from the back (Fig. 12).
                   Fig.12

 4.  Draw it through the loop (Fig. 13).

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Fig.14


5.  Gently pull the free end of the yarn with the left hand to tighten the stitch (Fig. 14).

6.  Place the yarn around the thumb as directed before and repeat steps 2 and 3 inclusive until you have 20 stitches.

          

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