How to Make a Slip Knot – Photo Tutorial

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I have another photo tutorial to share with you later next week (or maybe this Saturday, not sure yet), that I borrowed these photos from, but I have been wanting to share a tutorial with how to make a slip knot for a while now, so it worked out perfectly.

For this tutorial, I am using Lion Brand’s Wool Ease Thick & Quick in the Marble colorway, but this technique works with any weight yarn. The technique is also the same for crochet or knit projects. You [almost] always start with a slip knot on your hook/needle, and then begin chaining/casting on. I say “almost” because sometimes when I am rejoining yarn to a crochet project, I tie it on. We can talk about this at a later time though.

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Photo Tutorial:

First thing we are going to do is start with a tail. I like to start with a longer tail than most because I would rather have more than I need, than not enough when it comes down to weaving in my beginning tail end. It’s also easier to work with.

Hold your hand out palm facing you, and lay a loop at your index finger – this is where your knot will start, so make sure the beginning tail is good enough for you. The yarn coming from the skein will be your working yarn, meaning you will use this, and not your beginning tail, for working the slip knot.

Loop the yarn around your index finger twice, and hold with your thumb so it doesn’t come loose.

Keeping tension on the yarn that is wrapped around your finger, take the first half of the yarn strand that is on the left side…

…And pull it over the other loop that is on your finger, but not off your finger.

Keep the tension on the yarn so it doesn’t come loose, or off your finger.

Now, we are going to repeat here. Take the first half of the yarn strand that is on the left side…

…And pull it over the other loop that is on your finger, AND off of your finger.

Insert your crochet hook, or knitting needle, into the loop that was left on your finger, and pull the tail end to tighten around your tool, and now you are ready to begin working!

Here I have shared a photo of the slip knot on a knitting needle.

This is where I will begin from in my next photo tutorial 😉

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