To Cast on Stitches with the Fingers
Material: About 2 yards four-fold Germantown wool.
One pair bone knitting needles No. 6.
Cut 1
Make slip knot about one-half yard from end of yarn. Draw it up on one knitting needle, holding yarn in position shown in this picture.
Cut 2
Catch hold of the shorter end of yarn with the left hand, and hold hands in the positions shown in this picture.
Cut 3
Turn the left hand around to the position shown in this picture. With the right hand push the needle farther through the loop on left thumb, and with the first finger of the right hand throw the yarn over the point of the needle.
PLATE 5—Motion Pictures Showing How to Cast On Knitting Stitches with the Fingers. See Description, [Page 150]
Cut 4
Draw the yarn tight and
Cut 5
bring the needle toward you through the loop on the thumb.
Cut 6
Push the loop backward from the point of the needle.
Cut 7
Pull the loop downward.
Cut 8
Let go of the loop and catching hold of the end of yarn in the left hand with the fingers and thumb, draw the loop up tight against the needle.
