How to Knit

The Knit Stitch

In knitting, there are only two stitches: knit and purl. Everything else is just a combination or manipulation of these two stitches.

1. Insert Right Hand Needle (RHN) into the stitch on the Left Hand Needle (LHN) from front to back:
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  • 1. Insert Right Hand Needle (RHN) into the stitch on the Left Hand Needle (LHN) from front to back:
  • 2. Bring yarn (the strand going back to the ball) around the back of the RHN:
  • 3. Bring the yarn through by pushing with the RHN
  • 4. Now slide stitch off the LHN onto the RHN