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Image eleven of twelve showing the 1 x 1 kitchener rib cast on in two colors.

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1. The yarn position is the same as the long tail cast on and forms a triangle across the thumb and index finger of the left hand.
2. A temporary slip knot is formed to hold the two colors of yarn together. This slip knot doesn't get knitted.
3. The temporary slip knot has been tightened and a needle 2 sizes larger than is used for knitting is centered between and above the two yarn tails.

KNIT STITCH

4. A knit stitch is formed by bringing the needle under the front (light green) yarn,
5. then passing the needle over the back (darker green) yarn,
6. bringing the needle back under both yarns and,
7. completing the stitch by recentering the needle with the yarn tails beneath the needle.

PURL STITCH

8. Now the purl stitch is formed in a similar manner to the knit stitch, but beginning with the back (darker green) yarn. Begin the purl stitch by bringing the needle towards you under the back yarn.
9. then pass the needle over the front (light green yarn),
10. and then under both yarns towards the back. The stitch is completed by centering the needle over the "V" of the two yarn tails as
    illustrated in image 7.
11. The process is continued alternating pairs of knit and purl stitches until the last stitch, which is a half-hitch (backward loop cast on) stitch to anchor the stitches. Image 11 shows a number of completed stitches. Notice that the light colored stitches angle towards the front. These are twisted knit stitches, which result from this method of cast on.
12. The final photo shows the creation of the half- hitch cast on stitch, which is used to anchor the kitchener rib stitches.