Oh, the difficulty!

Okay, so as I was thinking about what to write for today's blog, I realized how difficult it is to explain how to knit. Seriously - no joke. There is no easy way to explain and understand the steps of knitting without meeting face-to-face. The easiest would be by viewing a video (Andrew's done that) or by looking at pictures. Even then, it's still quite tough to understand. So, my advice is, look for someone with knitting experience to teach you. For me, I got my mom to teach me how to knit.


Making a slip knot
1. Wind the yarn around two fingers and over the two fingers again to the back of the first thread (Fig.16).

2. Using a knitting needle pull the back thread through the front one to form a loop (Fig.17).

3. Pull end to tighten loop (Fig.18).

Casting on with the thumb method (one needle)
1. Make a slip knot about 1 metre from the end of the yarn. Place the slip knot on a needle and hold the needle in the right hand with the ball end of the yarn over your first finger. * Wind the loose end of the yarn round the left thumb from front to back (Fig.19).

2. Insert the needle through the yarn on the thumb (Fig.20).

3. Take the yarn with your right forefinger over the point of the needle (Fig.21).

4. Pull the loop through to form the first stitch (Fig.22).

5. Remove your left thumb from the yarn and pull the loose end to secure the stitch (Fig.23).

Repeat from * until the required number of stitches are cast on.


Casting on with the cable method (two needles)
1. Make a slip knot and place it on the left needle (Fig.24).

2. Insert the right hand needle through the slipknot and pass the yarn over the right needle (Fig.25).

3. Pull a loop through (Fig.26).

4. Place this loop on the left hand needle (Fig.27).

5. Insert the right hand needle between the two stitches on the left needle. Wind the yarn round the point of the right needle (Fig.28).

6. Draw a loop through, place this loop on the left hand needle (Fig.29).

Repeat steps 5 and 6 until the required number of stitches are cast on.

I got this from this website. (Click for more information!)
You can find many other information like this all over the internet, and in books. So go take a look.
By the way, this is my progress so far:

Well. All the best to everyone who's trying to knit. It's really not that tough once you get used to it.

-Rina Chiew-