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Tips from the Experts: Knitting
Introducing Knit Stitch
In knitting there are only two stitches to learn - knit stitch (k) and purl stitch (p). They are the foundation of all knitted fabrics. Once you have mastered these two simple stitches, by combining them in different ways, you will soon be knitting ribs, textures, cables and many more exciting fabrics.
English method (yarn in the right hand)
In knit stitch the yarn is held at the back of the work (the side facing away from you) and is made up of four steps
1Hold the needle with the cast on stitches in your left hand, and insert the right-hand needle into the front of the stitch from left to right.
2Pass the yarn under and around the right-hand needle.
3Pull the new loop on the right-hand needle through the stitch on the left-hand needle.
4Slip the stitch off the left-hand needle. One knit stitch is completed.
To continue...
Repeat these four steps for each stitch on the left-hand needle. All the stitches on the left-hand needle will be transferred to the right-hand needle where the new row is formed. At the end of the row, swap the needle with the stitches into your left hand and the empty needle into your right hand, and work the next row in the same way.
Repeat these four steps for each stitch on the left-hand needle. All the stitches on the left-hand needle will be transferred to the right-hand needle where the new row is formed. At the end of the row, swap the needle with the stitches into your left hand and the empty needle into your right hand, and work the next row in the same way.
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