Hand knitting: Knit cast on

Casting on using the 'knit cast-on' method.

1. Tie a slip knot about 10cm from the end of the yarn, and slip it over the tip of LH needle, pull it gently so that it hugs the needle, but not too tightly.
2. Keep both the yarn going to the ball and the short tail of yarn at the back of the needle.
3. *Slide the RH needle upwards through the slip knot from right to left so that the RH needle crosses behind the LH needle.
4. Take the long yarn to the left at the back of the needles, and bring it to the right between the needles.
5. Slide the RH needle slightly downwards, and tilt the tip down to the left with a flick of your wrist so that the tip catches the 'bar' of yarn you have just created between the needles. 
6. With the tip of the RH needle, pull the 'bar' downwards into a longer loop.
7. Turn the RH needle so it's tip is pointing upwards with the loop still on it.
8. With the LH needle slip the loop off the RH needle.

Repeat from *(Step 3) to make each new stitch.