Allow about ½ inch for each st for fine yarn and 1 inch for each st for
heavy yarn. Make a slip knot on needle, Ill. No. 2. * Hold needle in
right hand, hold both lengths of yarn in left hand (see arrows) having
short end of yarn under and to outside of thumb and main length of yarn
under and to outside of forefinger, Ill. No. 3. Insert needle through
loop formed on thumb, pick up yarn on forefinger and draw through loop,
Ill. No. 4, let loop drop from thumb and tighten st on right needle with
thumb. Repeat from * leaving about ¼ inch between sts until required
number of sts have been cast on, Ill. No. 5.
[Illustration: 2]
[Illustration: 3]
[Illustration: 4]
[Illustration: 5]