Knitting Help - "Garter Tab", or Lace Shawl Beginning

Many lace shawl patterns use the "garter tab" technique to get you started. It's brilliant, but confusing, especially since you're usually working with tiny needles and yarn when you're doing it. I break it down with big needles and yarn to demonstrate how it's done.
Information on things you'll see in the video:
The pattern for the fuchsia lace shawl can be found here:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/libra...
(I don't have a Ravelry page for this project - I believe I used Malabrigo lace yarn.)
The pattern for the green scarf on the mannequin:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/libra...
My Ravelry project page for the green scarf (includes yarn info):
www.ravelry.com/projects/veryp...
The bulky blue yarn I'm using to demonstrate is Knit Picks Swish Bulky:
www.knitpicks.com/cfyarns/yarn...
The double-pointed needles I'm using are Crystal Palace wood needles.