How to make a Slip Knot

 If you know how to make a slip knot and wish to skip this step, please do so. This slip knot is different than a usual one because it is designed to easily switch to crocheting in the round, which will not be discussed here, but the steps to make just a slip knot are the same.

  1. To start the slip knot, hold your hand out with your palm up.
  2. Take the end of your yarn and lay it between your thumb and pointer finger, with the end towards your fingertips.
  3. Keeping the yarn between those two fingers, turn your hand over so your fingernails are now facing up.
  4. Take the end of your yarn and wrap it around your pointer and middle finger together two times (there should be two strings on the top and one string on the bottom)
  5. Take your crochet hook, with the hook facing down and starting from your fingernails, place the hook under the first string and then grab the second string with the hook.
  6. Pull the second loop under the first loop and remove the hook
  7. Then, place the hook under the loop that was just pulled, grab the back string with the hook, and pull under the pulled string. Keep this loop on the hook with your thumb.
  8. Remove your two fingers from the loops while holding onto the loop on your hook with the thumb holding the hook.   
  9. Grab onto both ends of the yarn and pull to tighten the loop on the hook.

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