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THE BASICS
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Essential

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KNITTING SKILLS
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If you’re a new kni er or returning a er a break, here’s our guide to some

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of the most common stitches used in this issue
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Knit (k)

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13 Step 1: Insert RH needle from Step 2: Wrap yarn clockwise Step 3: Holding working yarn Step 4: Drop old st off LH needle.
left to right into front of next st. around RH needle. rmly, pull loop through. 1 knit st has been made.
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Purl (p)
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Step 1: Insert RH needle from Step 2: Wrap yarn anti- Step 3: Holding working yarn Step 4: Drop old st off LH needle.
18 right to left into front of next st. clockwise around RH needle. rmly, pull loop through. 1 purl st has been made.

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Grafting Mattress st
Insert DN k-wise into 1st st
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through. *Insert DN k-wise
into 1st st on front needle and
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DN p-wise into next st on
22 front needle and pull the yarn
through. Insert DN p-wise into
23 Divide sts equally between 1st st on back needle and slip End to end: Lay pieces RS up Side to side: Lay pieces RS up
two needles. Cut yarn, leaving this st off the needle. Insert and together. Thread yarn onto and together. Thread yarn onto
a long tail, and thread onto a DN k-wise into next st on back darning needle (DN). Secure darning needle (DN). Secure two
24 darning needle (DN). Insert needle and pull yarn through.* two corners at RH edge. corners at RH edge. Pull apart
DN p-wise into 1st st on front Rep from * to * until all sts Working from right to left, slightly so you can see the
25 needle and pull yarn through. have been worked. *insert DN under the ‘V’ of the ‘ladder’ of horizontal strands
next st in top piece, pull gently, between columns of sts. Working
26 SKP or ssk? insert DN under the ‘V’ of the from right to left, *with DN, catch
opposite st in bottom piece,
rst ‘rung’ of ladder on RH piece.
There are lots of different ways to work a left-leaning decrease pull gently; rep from * until Catch the opposite ‘rung’ on LH
27 but we like the ‘improved ssk’ method (shown opposite) best seam is complete. piece and pull gently until the two
because it gives a neat-looking decrease. However, you can
edges meet; rep from *
always change this for an ‘SKP’ or ‘sl1, k1, psso’ decrease if
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