The crochet cast on is a method for attaching your yarn to your knitting needle at the beginning of a project. This technique uses a crochet hook to place stitches on your knitting needle. The resulting edge will mirror most regular bind off edges.

This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the crochet provisional cast on. This method of beginning your work uses a piece of waste yarn to keep your stitches live. These stitches can then be picked up and knit in the opposite direction, or grafted seamlessly. It …

This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the provisional italian cast on. This method of starting a project is great for keeping live stitches at the beginning of your work so you can pick them up later to knit in another direction. It's also a good …