http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/109 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:55:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/109#comment-2189 The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Provisional Cast On: (Crochet Chain) Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:31:49 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/109#comment-2189 [...] This article shows how to use a crochet chain to work a provisional cast on which can be removed to pick up stitches later on. A provisional cast on must be used used when working toe up socks with short row toes. I usually prefer a knitted cheater’s provisional cast on, but many people like this one. [...] […] This article shows how to use a crochet chain to work a provisional cast on which can be removed to pick up stitches later on. A provisional cast on must be used used when working toe up socks with short row toes. I usually prefer a knitted cheater’s provisional cast on, but many people like this one. […]

]]> http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/109#comment-2274 The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Magic Loop Mon, 02 Jan 2006 18:02:58 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/109#comment-2274 [...] When I finished the short row toes, I had a little toe cup; see above left. I had cast on with white yarn followed by red scrap yarn using a “cheater’s provisional cast on”. I insert a sock (aka double pointed) needle into the red yarn, cut off the white yarn and then unraveled the red to give me live stitches. I placed these on another sock needle1, which happened to be red; see above right. [...] […] When I finished the short row toes, I had a little toe cup; see above left. I had cast on with white yarn followed by red scrap yarn using a “cheater’s provisional cast on”. I insert a sock (aka double pointed) needle into the red yarn, cut off the white yarn and then unraveled the red to give me live stitches. I placed these on another sock needle1, which happened to be red; see above right. […]

]]> http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/109#comment-2323 The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Hundred Meter Socks: Sock-u-lator III Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:39:01 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/109#comment-2323 [...] stitches. If you use the crochet chain provisional cast on, knit up the stitches through the crochet chains; that will be the official first row. If you use a cheater's provisional cast on, knit 1 row after attaching sock yarn. (Your goal is to have 1 knit row worked in sock yarn.)   Decreasing short rows: You will work back and forth. [...] […] stitches. If you use the crochet chain provisional cast on, knit up the stitches through the crochet chains; that will be the official first row. If you use a cheater’s provisional cast on, knit 1 row after attaching sock yarn. (Your goal is to have 1 knit row worked in sock yarn.)   Decreasing short rows: You will work back and forth. […]

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