pick up than the tighter ones; but it should not be used where it will formthe actual edge, as the loops are always too open.* … Fig. 43. — Casting on with Picots. (3) Casting on with Slip Loops (Fig. 41). — Begin by casting on one loopin the ordinary way; next lay the thread, as in German knitting, over theleft hand, twisting it once only round the forefinger, then put the needle in Very competent American writers on this…