Knitting: Learn to Cast on Stitches for Lefties
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Learn to cast on stitches and knit with ease if you are left-handed and have in the past struggled to get a grip on it from a right-handed tutor. I have found that right-handed knitters are favored far above us Lefties. I have yet to find a commercial pattern created especially for us left-handed “wanna be knitters”. Often patterns make no sense to us because we are in actual fact starting from the end of the row instead of the beginning. This can be very confusing and frustrating especially for beginners. With step-by-step diagrams to follow you will be casting on stitches and knitting in no time at all.
Mabel Van Niekerk
Mabel van Niekerk's main passion in life is travel. She enjoys writing about her many travel experiences and documenting reference books to provide more information about towns and cities in countries she found fascinatingly different from her homeland, South Africa.She is also passionate about crafting and enjoys writing reference books about the various crafts she has mastered and enjoys.Mabel has now turned her hand to writing books for young children, as she recalls the stories she told her own children many years ago.
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Knitting - Mabel Van Niekerk
Knitting - Learn to cast on stitches for Lefties
By
Mabel Van Niekerk
SMASHWORDS EDITION
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Knitting - Learn to cast on stitches for Lefties
Copyright 2014 Mabel Van Niekerk
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Content
Learn to cast on stitches for Lefties
Requirements for knitting
Types of wool and yarn available
Knitting needles
Knitting patterns
Casting on Stitches
Casting on with thumb and one needle
Learn the 2 basic stitches used in knitting
Knit
Garter stitch
Purl
Stocking stitch
Ribbing
Single ribbing
Double ribbing
Moss stitch
Fair Isle Patterns
Multi-colored stripes
Creative yarns
Tension
Learning to decrease stitches
Increasing stitches
Casting off stitches
Knitting abbreviations you will encounter in knitting patterns
Abbreviations used when knitting with more than one color yarn
Cables
Knit a cabled square for practice
Why would you want to learn to knit?
Hints for knitters
Learn to cast on stitches for Lefties
Knitting is the process of interlocking loops from a continuous strand of yarn using two or more needles. It creates the fabric from which a number of garments and items can be made.
It is a great hobby for young and old and can be very relaxing. It’s also a great way of being productive while you are in the company of friends and family and exchanging knitting patterns and comparing projects is a great way of making new friends.
I have found that right-handed knitters are favored far above us Lefties. I have yet to find a commercial pattern created especially for us left-handed wanna be knitters
. Maybe I’m looking in the wrong place.