How to make a slip knot left-handed

Make a slip knot to start flat crochet pieces, otherwise known as crocheted in rows.

 

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How to make a slip knot
1. Make a loop with the yarn, with the tail on top of the working yarn.
How to make a slip knot
2. Put your index finger and thumb in a pinching gesture under the loop of the 4.
How to make a slip knot
3. Put your fingers through the loop and pick up the working yarn, or the stem of the 4. Pull it through the loop.
How to make a slip knot
4. Keep a hold on the yarn, and with your other hand, pull on the yarn tail until a knot forms.
slip knot on hook left-handed
5. Place the loop on your hook, with the slip knot to the right of the hook and the working yarn behind the hook.