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How to English Knit

Any knitted object is made of knit stitches and purl stitches. In the English method, a common form of knitting, the knitter holds the working yarn in the right hand. People who use this style are referred to as throwers. Each person holds the yarn and needle in a slightly different way, but all knitting involves pulling a loop of yarn through a loop already on your needle.

Instructions

- 1
  Insert the right needle though the first stitch on the left needle from left to right. Hold both needles in place with your left hand, grabbing the right needle with your left index finger and thumb. The working yarn is in back for the knit stitch.
- 2
  Grasp the working yarn with your right hand and wrap it around the tip of the right needle counterclockwise. Hold the yarn along the right needle with your right hand and then pull the yarn through the stitch you just entered.
- 3
  Slide the right needle to the right, allowing the first stitch to slip off the left needle. Continue to use the same method for each subsequent stitch.

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