How to Begin the First Stitch in Knitting

How to begin the first stitch in knitting or crocheting.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Yarn

1. Pull some yarn from the skein. With your right hand, pick up the end of the yarn. Put it behind your left thumb and hand.

2. Hold the yarn over the end of the yarn coming from the skein.

3. With your left hand, hold the yarn coming from the skein and pull it through the loop on your hand.

4. Pull the yarn snug and you have a loop which is a slip knot. Good Luck!

Tips & Warnings

• If you'd like to double check that you have a slip knot, pull both the tail and the yarn from the skein and the knot should pull right out.
• The starting stitch in knitting and crochet are both the same stitch.
• You may also want to look under "Casting on" another term used for the first stitch in knitting.
• If you pull the tail all the way through the loop, you'll have a regular knot. Be careful and practice makes perfect!

Resources

• The Knitting Site - 2 Needle Cast on