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Grab your needles and yarn and get ready to knit baby gifts, blankets, hats, scarves, and more.
You Will Need
- A knitting needle
- A ball of yarn
Pull out yarn
Pull out about 12" of yarn from the ball. This is the "tail end" of your yarn.
Form a loop by crossing the yarn about 4" to 6" from the tail end of the yarn—it will make an "X."
Pinch the "X" between the thumb and forefinger of your left hand.
Form smaller loop
With your right hand, form a smaller loop, with the strand of yarn still attached to the ball, about 2" to the right of the first loop.
Feed the smaller second loop up through the bottom of the first loop, and insert your right forefinger through the second loop.
Pull down ends
Grab both ends of the yarn with your left hand and pull down, but don't completely tighten the knot.
Slip the needle through the loop, remove your finger, and pull the yarn attached to the ball into a gentle knot against the needle.
Now cast on
You did it—now get ready to cast on.