How do i cast off when i have finished knitting?
This assumes that you’re casting off knitwise – i.e. in stocking stitch (1 row knit, 1 row purl) with the knit side facing you: Knit two stitches onto the right-hand needle. Using the left-hand needle, insert it from left to right into the first stitch you knitted, and – being careful not to let the other stitch slip off – pass this first stitch from right to left, over the other stitch (i.e. the second one you knitted). Then knit another stitch onto the right-hand needle and do exactly the same until you have one stitch remaining on the right needle; cut your yarn and slip it through this final stitch and pull firmly. If you’re a beginner you might find that your work is too tight (or, less likely, too loose) and so you might need to practise using a slightly larger needle until you get better. Casting off with the purl side facing is done in exactly the same way but you purl rather than knit. Casting off in rib; work on the stitches as they present themselves – i.e. knit the knit and
