How Do You Cast On Knitting Stitches?
To begin any knitting project you must first create a foundation row of stitches on one of your two needles, which is known as casting on. There are several ways to cast on, and the following steps exhibit the way that’s easiest for beginner knitters. Measure a length of yarn off your ball, allowing about one inch for each stitch you need to cast on. Your knitting pattern tells you the number of stitches you need to cast on. Create a slipknot at your measured off point of yarn. Pass the right side of your yarn over the left side to make a loop. Pull a second loop through the middle of your first loop, using the yarn’s tail end. Keep pulling the tail end to tighten your slipknot. Slide your slipknot onto one needle and pull it to fit snugly, making your first stitch. Hold the needle with the slipknot in your right hand and place the short yarn end over your left thumb, winding it from front to back. Place the other end of yarn from the ball up the right side of your left index finger an
