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Summary: In knitting, an individual must need to know how to tie a slipknot because that is how he gets started when he is trying to cast on. Find out how to do a slipknot for a long-tail cast-on or a knitted cast-on with help from a knitting instructor in this free video on slipknots in knitting.
Jan Runkel has over 15 years of experience in knitting and crocheting instruction and design. Runkel is currently the on-site instructor for Yarn Company of Palm Desert in California.read more
"Hi I'm Jan. Today I'm going to show you how to make a simple slipknot. Why do you need a slipknot? When you start your knitting and you're ready to cast on that's how you get started. Whether you are doing the long tail cast on or a knitted cast on you start it with a slip knot. If we're doing long tail cast on, like the name implies you need to pull out a long tail of yarn and that's to complete your cast on. With the yarn you make a little X with the yarn, pull it through the hole and pull it out, take your needle put it through the hole, it should slide and slip up just like that. That's a simple slipknot. If you're doing the knitted cast on you'd do that closer to the end. You don't need a long tail but you still need to start with your slipknot. You can make an X with the yarn, pull it up through the hole, slide it on to the needle and there's your slipknot."
eHow Article: How to Tie a Slipknot for Knitting
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