Provisional Chain Cast-On

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This method of casting on is simply the crochet chain cast-on using waste yarn; this is also a provisional cast-on that can be pulled out later to allow knitting in the opposite direction.

[edit] Method

Work a crochet chain in waste yarn of more chains than desired number of stitches, loosely fastening the tail end. With the working yarn, pick up the chain-bumps, as for the crochet chain cast-on, to create the working stitches.

To take out the cast-on, simply pull out the tail of the waste yarn at the fastened end and "zip off" the crochet chain. Pick up the now loose loops and work from the opposite direction of previous work.

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