{"title":"How to Make a Slip Knot for Crochet","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crochet/how-to-make-a-slip-knot","category":{"slug":"crochet","name":"Crochet"},"creator":{"name":"HappyBerry Crochet","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnd8o8H2-r4mujlVeDVOtaQ","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzyylyls6KE"},"tldr":"Make a slip knot for crochet in 8 steps. Wrap the yarn over two fingers, cross it, hook the back strand through, and pull the tail to set the knot.","totalDurationSeconds":732,"difficulty":"easy","tools":["4mm (G) crochet hook","scissors"],"materials":["DK / light worsted yarn (weight 3)"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Step 1: Pick Your Yarn and Hook","text":"DK or light worsted yarn in weight 3 with a 4mm (G) hook is the easiest pairing to learn on. The yarn is thick enough to see what your hands are doing and thin enough to move smoothly. Pick a light colour if you can. Dark yarn hides the loops just when you need to see them."},{"number":2,"title":"Step 2: Drape the Tail Over Your Fingers","text":"Lay the tail end of the yarn across your four fingers with the short end in front, and hold it there with your thumb. The tail is the loose end coming off the ball. Leave yourself about six inches of it so there is something to pull on later."},{"number":3,"title":"Step 3: Wrap the Working Yarn Around Two Fingers","text":"Take the yarn still attached to the ball and wrap it once around your top two fingers. Keep the wrap loose. You want to be able to slide a hook underneath it without fighting the tension."},{"number":4,"title":"Step 4: Turn Your Fingers and Cross the Yarn","text":"Turn your hand over and cross the working yarn over the tail so you can see a clear X. Pinch the crossing point between two fingers to hold it. This X is the whole knot. If you let it collapse into a tangle of small crossings you will lose track of which strand is which."},{"number":5,"title":"Step 5: Slide the Hook Under the First Strand","text":"Bring your hook in and slide it underneath the first strand of the cross, the one lying closest to you. The hook goes under one strand only at this stage. The second strand stays sitting over the top where you can reach it."},{"number":6,"title":"Step 6: Hook the Second Strand and Pull It Through","text":"Twist the hook down, catch the strand running over the top, and draw it back underneath the first one. You now have a loop of the working yarn sitting on your hook with the tail still wrapped around your fingers."},{"number":7,"title":"Step 7: Slip Your Fingers Out and Pull the Tail","text":"Hold the loop against the hook with your thumb so it cannot slide off, then let everything else go and slide your fingers free. Pull the tail end and watch the loose wraps collapse into a small neat knot underneath your hook."},{"number":8,"title":"Step 8: Snug the Knot Up to the Hook","text":"Pull the working yarn, the strand going back to the ball, to slide the knot up to the hook. Aim for a loop that moves freely along the shaft without falling off. Too tight and you will not get the hook through it on the first chain. Too loose and your starting edge ends up floppy."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-08-11T14:11:19.845Z","published":"2026-08-11T14:08:12.717Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}