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Long Tail Cast On

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Right Handed: 0:00

Left Handed (mirror knitting): 0:57

Make a slip knot and place on the working needle, leaving a long tail at least 3 times the length of your finished cast on edge-this is the first cast on stitch. Place the yarn tail over your thumb and the working yarn over your index finger. Secure both strands in your palm. Move the needle under the thumb yarn, over the finger yarn, and pull the yarn through the loop on your thumb, cinching gently on the needle-1 stitch cast on. Continue until all stitches have been cast on.