How to Make a Half Hitch on a Jenkins Spindle

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                        Wanda's Method for
                                        Attaching a Half Hitch

1. With the working end of the yarn between your thumb and finger, bring the yarn up from the spindle wrapping over the index finger.

2. Rotate your hand (thumb downward) to create a V. The working (drafting) end of the yarn is pinched between the middle finger and thumb. (You'll find which fingers and method works best for you as you experiment.)

Bring the loop of the yarn to the top of the shaft. My right hand guides the spindle while the left hand manipulates the yarn.

3. As the shaft moves into the loop created by index finger, the working end is “beneath” the yarn coming up from the spindle crossbars. The yarn coming up the shaft will be on top of the working end once the hitch is snugged in place. This is what keeps the working end from slipping off the shaft.

4. Working end being pulled snug.

5. Completed half-hitch

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