| • Make a loop as in diagram leaving an end of yarn to form a tail. (As a rough guide the tail will need to be 3 or 4 times longer than the finished width of the knitting). |  |
| • Pull ball end of yarn through loop with point of needlemaking a 2nd loop. |  |
| • Pull 2nd loop through first loop onto knitting needle and hold needle under right arm. |  |
| • Holding 1 end of yarn in each hand pull yarn ends down and apart to tighten loop. This slip knot counts as the first stitch of the cast on row. |  |