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How to Cast on When Knitting
Before starting to knit, get the stitches on the knitting needle. To start, take the Worsted Weight Yarn and measure out a length, and first of all start with a slip knot and it's just a standard slip knot where the thread is looped through and then the loop is pulled through and the slip knot slides back and forth. It's like a child’s finger knitting. The slip knot slides onto the knitting needle and this is the first stitch.
This procedure takes both hands. You hold your knitting needle, which is your working needle with your one stitch in your right hand and with your left hand you have to take your yarn and form an L with your fingers and go between those two strands of yarn. With your remaining three fingers you want to grab the tail ends, so that your yarn looks like that in your hand.
Now, to get the stitches on to the knitting needle, you have to take the point of your needle and scoop up the bottom thread, bottom yarn on your thumb and then reach up and scoop the yarn on your index finger through that loop on your thumb. Release your thumb and snug up your stitch and that is your second stitch. Do it again. Take your knitting needle; Scoop up that bottom yarn on your thumb and now scoop the top thread on your index finger through the loop on your thumb, releasing your thumb and snugging up the yarn. Do that a few more times. It takes a while to get used to the cast on, but once you do, it can go very quickly.
The cast on edge is different on both sides. There is a smooth side or a public side. This would be the right side of your knitting project and then there is also the back side which is a little bit bumpy, doesn't look quite as tidy as the public side. Once again you have your tail of your yarn and the yarn connected to your skin of yarn. You take your thumb and index finger and go in between the two yarns threads and spread them out and grab the remaining tail yarns with your remaining three fingers. Take your point of needle and scoop it into the bottom yarn on your thumb and then catch the yarn on your index finger and pull it through the loop. Release your thumb and snug up the stitch. You will do this procedure for as many stitches as you need for your knitting project.
This article has described how to cast on when learning how to knit. For more lessons, here are a few basic how to videos with great tips on knitting: http://www.monkeysee.com/play/5538-knitting
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Why is my new sewing machine getting knotted around the bobbin case?
The bobbin thread isn't the problem. It's the top thread coming down around the slot that the bobbin fits into. (not the part with the clasp but what it goes into.) Am I just not figuring something out? I've taken the inside apart and cut away the thread about 5 times. I'm frustrated!
My best guess from this distance is operator error... I'm guessing the bobbin case isn't snapped into position completely.
What's the machine make and model?
Do you know anyone who sews who could take a quick look for you? Can you return with it to the shop and have them check it?
How a sewing machine works: http://home.howstuffworks.com/sewing-machine.htm
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