{"id":13218,"date":"2017-12-01T08:52:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T08:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?p=13218"},"modified":"2018-01-21T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T16:06:26","slug":"how-to-cast-on-using-2-needles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?p=13218","title":{"rendered":"How to cast on using 2 needles"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Make a loop in the yarn by crossing the yarn as shown below.
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\n2. Pull yarn through loop as shown below to make a slip knot.
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3. Insert needle into centre of slip knot as shown below.
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4. Pull long end of yarn so that the knot sits snugly on the needle. Do not make this too tight.
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5. Insert working needle into stitch from front as shown below.
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6. Take yarn around needle in direction shown by red arrow. Blue arrow shows direction needle enters stitch.
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7. Pull new stitch through to front of work as shown below.
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8. Lift the new stitch and place it onto the left hand needle as shown, remove right hand needle from stitch.
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9. Insert right hand needle into front of the stitch just lifted onto the left hand needle.
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10. Knit into stitch as shown in step 6.
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11. Draw loop through as shown in step 7.
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\n12. Lift the new stitch onto the left hand needle as shown in step 8.
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\n13. Knit into front of new stitch and repeat steps 10 to 12 until the require number of stitches are on the left hand needle.
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