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What do I do with the remainder of the long tail once the row is cast on?

LibraryMouse

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Leave it. If it is super long, you could cut it - but that isn't necessary.

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Is there a better way to know how long the tail needs to be? I have two hundred stitches to cast on and my needle will not be long enough, and the circular is way thinner than the needle.

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Just make a tail that's about 1 inch for every 2 stitches. Any craft store that sells knitting needles should have circular needles that are just the same size as any of the other sizes of needles they sell.

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I'm finding the stitch really hard to do. Can anyone give me really simple instructions?

Michele

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Play the video while you practice it. Pause as needed and/or rewind. It takes a bit of getting used to, but if you practice, you'll get the hang of it. These are simple instructions, but sometimes it's just easier to see how it's done.

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How do you know how much yarn to pull out?

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Wrap the yarn around your knitting needle one time for each stitch, then pull out 5 or 6 extra inches.

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Does slipknot stitch count as the first stitch?

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Yes, the slipknot always counts as a stitch. When you move on to the next row, it will be incorporated with the work like all the other stitches.

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Excellent video, but which of the strands is coming from the yarn ball and which is the tail yarn?

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Step 4 states: Hold the tail yarn in your left thumb and hold the working yarn in your left index finger.

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