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The Mary Frances knitting and crocheting book

Chapter 97: Cut 7
By Jane Eayre Fryer
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A framed narrative features a girl named Mary Frances who encounters helpful knitting people and uses their lessons as an introduction to hands-on craft instruction. The book supplies clear, progressive guidance on tools, yarns, sizes, and basic stitches and techniques for crochet and knitting, then gives step-by-step projects that build skills. Numerous illustrated patterns and photographed examples show how to make doll clothes, toys, infant garments, adult sweaters and accessories, and practical items for relief efforts. Directions emphasize learning in sequence so beginners can follow projects from simple stitches to completed garments.

CHAPTER XXIII CASTING-ON STITCHES

MARY FRANCES found that her fingers were pretty clumsy in doing this exercise. She wished that Fairly Flew would give her a magic lesson.

“No,” said the fairy, as though reading her thoughts, “I cannot do that. Everybody has to learn in the same old way—by—trying—

‘If at first you don’t succeed,
Try, try again.’”

Mary Frances tried harder than ever, and when she had made a slip knot, every one looked delighted.

“Now,” said Fairly Flew, “now, you are ready to try a new exercise.”

“Now, it is Knit or Knack’s turn,” thought Mary Frances, as she took up a knitting needle. It happened to be Knack.

The fairy smiled and nodded her approval; then she said, “Now, pay very careful attention, and try

To Cast on Stitches with the Fingers

Material: About 2 yards four-fold Germantown wool.

One pair bone knitting needles No. 6.

Cut 1

Make slip knot about one-half yard from end of yarn. Draw it up on one knitting needle, holding yarn in position shown in this picture.

Cut 2

Catch hold of the shorter end of yarn with the left hand, and hold hands in the positions shown in this picture.

Cut 3

Turn the left hand around to the position shown in this picture. With the right hand push the needle farther through the loop on left thumb, and with the first finger of the right hand throw the yarn over the point of the needle.

PLATE 5—Motion Pictures Showing How to Cast On Knitting Stitches with the Fingers. See Description, Page 150

Cut 4

Draw the yarn tight and

Cut 5

bring the needle toward you through the loop on the thumb.

Cut 6

Push the loop backward from the point of the needle.

Cut 7

Pull the loop downward.

Cut 8

Let go of the loop and catching hold of the end of yarn in the left hand with the fingers and thumb, draw the loop up tight against the needle.