It's knot difficult

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  To start: you’ll need a hand’s length of working thread extending between bobbin and fly. Lay your fore and index fingers against the thread and begin to place a loop around them.

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  Shift the angle of your fingers upward to roughly 45° as you complete the loop. Notice the blue half is now parallel to the hook and laying over the orange.

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  To set up for the first wrap, curl your index finger just a little to keep the blue side from sliding off …
  
   

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  ... as you roll your fingers (and the loop) over
  
  
  For beginners, the toughest part of tying this knot is sliding the base of the working loop up against the hook. You must do so to succeed. Don’t worry if you feel clumsy to begin with. This is after all, a practice session!

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  Study photo 5 carefully. Do you see that I’ve pulled back on the bobbin while at the same time keeping my fingers spread to maintain a good loop size? Both actions combined have drawn the small portion of thread originally between the hook and my loop’s base (you can see it in photo 4) into the loop itself. This in turn has brought me in contact with the hook.
  
   

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  The move continued, simply lays the orange half of the loop right over the blue half and hook as well, leaving my fingers facing me in the bottom of the loop.
  
  We’ve just made our first wrap and we’re a breath away from having made a Half Hitch! If you want to see how to complete the latter, skip ahead to photos 12-14. Should you wish to continue on with the main event, stay the course.

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  In this photo, I’ve rolled my fingers over in the loop so their backs face us. Now I’m set to make my next wrap. 

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  Photos 8-11 are no more than a repeat of what occurred in photos 2–5, the only difference being that I’m already on the hook and am laying my second orange wrap right beside my first.
  

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  Each additional wrap can also be made in exactly the same fashion.

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  Over goes the orange...

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  ... and back under, and repeat working towards the eye.

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  12

  Now our knot must be drawn tight by pulling the remaining thread in our loop under its wraps. To keep the loop from twisting and tangling, remove your forefinger from it, as I’ve done in photo 12.

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  13

  Notice also that I’ve pinched the loop between my thumb and index finger. I’ll maintain my grasp while I pull back with my bobbin, reducing the loop. In the last moment (seen in photo 13), I’ve rolled my index finger out of the loop before it became trapped.

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  In photo 14, our neat, very competent head knot is cinched down and oh so lovely!
  
  Now tell me the truth; this isn’t so hard at all, is it?