Figure 1.  with the yarn end at bottom of left hand and the yarn laying over the front of your hand, pinch the yarn with your thumb at the 45 inch point that you measured off. With your right hand holding the yarn attached to the yarn ball end of the yarn, bring the yarn over the top of hand and back down behind the left hand.

Figure 2: Continue wrapping the left hand with the ball end of yarn in a clockwise motion bringing the yarn back up to the thumb.  You have now created a circle of yarn around your left hand in a clockwise motion.

Figure 3: Pulling your left hand fingers out of the yarn circle, or pulling the yarn circle off the left hand with your right hand, and at the same time, continue to pinch the yarn with your thumb, the circle of yarn is now free from your fingers.  With your right hand, place the ball end of the yarn behind the circle.

Figure 4: With your right hand, place the pointed end of your knitting needle over the top of the right side of the circle, behind the strand of yarn attached to the yarn ball, then on top of the circle of yarn at the left of circle. ( knitting needle over yarn, knitting needle under yarn, knitting needle over yarn). See figure 4.

Figure 5:  With your left hand, let loose of the circle of yarn, grab the two yarn ends and pull under the knitting needle.  This will form the Slip Loop or Slip Knot

Figure 6:  Taking the free end of yarn with your left hand, and the ball end of the yarn with your right hand, Pull the yarn ends respectively in the opposite directions to the left and right to tighten the slip knot around the needle.  This first Slip Knot becomes Stitch #1 of your Cast On.

GREAT JOB

YOU ARE NOW READY TO CAST ON THE REMAINDER OF YOUR STITCHES!

Knitting Lesson One ~ the Season 12 Doctor Who Garter Stitch Scarf Replica

Hand Knitting Techniques used in Knitting Lesson One: Doctor Who Season 12 Knit Garter Stitch Striped Scarf consists of Several Parts, all with Photo Instructions for each step:  Continue on with Your Basic Hand Knitting Techniques for Lesson One

• Basic Hand Knitting Techniques Part 1: how to make a slip knot to begin,
• Basic Hand Knitting Techniques Part  2: then cast on the required number of stitches
• Basic Hand Knitting Techniques Part 3: how to knit the knit stitch; garter stitch just consists of two knit rows
• Basic Hand Knitting Techniques Part 3: how to change colors in knitting for different colors of stripes when knitting garter stitch
• Basic Hand Knitting Techniques Part 4: how to bind off.
• Basic Hand Knitting Techniques Part 5: Finish Knitting: how to weave in the ends of yarn colors at the changing points
• Basic Hand Knitting Techniques Part 5: Finish Knitting: how to attach tassels
• Basic Hand Knitting Techniques Part 5: Finish Knitting: how to steam lightly and hand press

The Slip Knot or Slip Loop is the First Stitch of a Hand Knit Cast On

You are on the way to Learn to Hand Knit