| I wanted to set out some basic knitting instructions as | | | | yarn will look like it is at the front and you will now take |
| a refresher so here it is. All knitting instructions use | | | | it to the back and start the second row of transferring |
| basically two stitches, the knit stitch and the purl stitch. | | | | stitches to the empty right needle. |
| Once you know these two knitting essentials you will | | | | Knitting Instructions for the Purl Stitch |
| be able to follow most knitting instructions which are | | | | The Purl stitch will also be in any knitting instructions. |
| just combinations or variations of these two stitches. | | | | Start with the knitting needle with the cast on stitches |
| Knitting Instructions for the Knit Stitch | | | | in your left hand. Your knitting yarn will be hanging in |
| Once you have cast on, hold the knitting needle with | | | | front. Push point of right knitting needle into the front of |
| the cast on stitches in your left hand. Push the point of | | | | the first stitch from right to left. Wrap the knitting yarn |
| the right knitting needle in between the front of the first | | | | around the tip of the right knitting needle, crossing over |
| and second stitches, pointing the knitting needle to the | | | | the two needles and hanging once again in front. Slide |
| right to feed the point through the first stitch keeping it | | | | the right knitting needle down and back taking the new |
| under the left needle. The knitting yarn should be at the | | | | loop of knitting yarn from front to back, through the old |
| back of the work. Loop the knitting yarn around the | | | | stitch. Slip the old stitch off the left knitting needle. If you |
| right knitting needle from back to front, letting the | | | | have followed the knitting instructions you now have a |
| knitting yarn rest between the needles. Catch the | | | | stitch in purl on the right knitting needle and the yarn is |
| knitting yarn on the end on the right knitting needle and | | | | hanging, once again, in the front. Repeat this process |
| pull it through the first stitch to the front of the work. | | | | until all stitches are on the right knitting needle. Now |
| Slip the old stitch off the left needle. The new stitch is | | | | count the stitches to make sure you haven't dropped |
| now on the right needle. Now you are getting the hang | | | | any and turn the work around putting the knitting |
| of the knitting instructions. It is a good idea to keep the | | | | needle with the stitches on in your left hand to start |
| knitting yarn draped over the right forefinger, this keeps | | | | the next row. |
| it to the back of the work too. Repeat this process | | | | I hope you could follow my basic knitting instructions. I |
| until all stitches are on the right knitting needle. Now | | | | have a lot more information about knitting on my |
| count the stitches, if they are all there, turn the right | | | | Knitting Instructions blog so please join me there to |
| knitting needle around and put it in the left hand. This is | | | | learn more. |
| the first row from your knitting instructions. The knitting | | | | |