A lucet is simply a tool with two arms that helps you knit cord.
You can find examples with many shapes, made of antler, bone, ivory, horn,
wood,
etc.[217]
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They all work the same. In the Nordic lands, the lucet can be called a
Strikkegaffel, Knyttegaffel, Snoregaffel, or Nullestok.
| A
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- Hold the free, or starting, end of the yarn
on the side facing you.
- Pull the working end, the piece of yarn going to
your ball of yarn, between the arms of the lucet.
- Wrap the working end of the yarn around the right hand arm.
- Pull the working end back between the arms, and over to
the left, behind the lucet.
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| B
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- Wrap the working end completely across the side facing you.
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| C
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- Wrap the working end completely across the side opposite you.
- Make sure this new wrapping is above the first wrapping made in
step A.
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| D
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- Grab the lower loop on the right arm, and pull it up over the
top loop.
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| E
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- Continue pulling the bottom loop until it is completely over
the right arm.
- Snug up the cord by pulling up the slack.
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| F
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- Pull on the free end to tighten up any slack on the yarn.
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| G
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- Turn the lucet so the right hand arm passed in front and the left hand arm
goes behind.
- This will wrap the working end of the yarn around the new right hand arm.
- Make sure the new wrapping is above the previous loop.
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| H
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- Grab the lower loop on the right arm, and pull it up over the
top loop. Just like step D.
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| I
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- Continue pulling the bottom loop until it is completely over
the right arm. Just like step E
- Snug up the cord by pulling up the slack.
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Continue repeating steps 
