tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26231956.post4928860648156021721..comments2023-05-26T08:38:42.401-07:00Comments on Batty's Adventures in Spooky Knitting: Thank you!Battyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892116045581715793noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26231956.post-45842563274612580072010-01-20T03:26:36.431-08:002010-01-20T03:26:36.431-08:00Hi Batty! I finally remembered my Blogspot log-in,...Hi Batty! I finally remembered my Blogspot log-in, and now I can leave comments on your blog, the way you are leaving comments on mine. Thanks for the comments, by the way.<br /><br />I agree with everything Barb said, and Barb, Lucy Neatby doesn't have an exclusive on it.<br /><br />The point to remember about provisional cast-ons is that you are going to unzip it, so the end with the leftover yarn is going to be where you start unzipping.Pamhttp://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/institchesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26231956.post-19290440984645412842010-01-17T14:04:11.613-08:002010-01-17T14:04:11.613-08:00I do what Pam does, but instead of knots, I just a...I do what Pam does, but instead of knots, I just add a few chain stitches to that end, then I know exactly which end to pull out.turtlegirl76https://www.blogger.com/profile/04224031164435800839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26231956.post-31807982133264422532010-01-16T06:06:27.949-08:002010-01-16T06:06:27.949-08:00I always do a crochet cast-on when I do a provisio...I always do a crochet cast-on when I do a provisional, and I tie a few knots in the end that will pull the chain free so that I know which way to undo it.Trillian42https://www.blogger.com/profile/10370753582894115157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26231956.post-42908430507450534982010-01-16T05:34:13.862-08:002010-01-16T05:34:13.862-08:00Start at the leftover-yarn end (the "working&...Start at the leftover-yarn end (the "working" end). If you imagine a crochet chain, that's side you'd pull on to unzip the chain.<br /><br />Have you tried Lucy Neatby's crochet-over-the-needle provisional cast-on? (Maybe it's not hers exclusively, but I learned it from her "Cool Socks, Warm Feet.") We loves it over here. It's a lot easier to end up with the correct number of stitches, since you end it by chaining five or six extra stitches to leave as a "tail." If you need a couple, there they are. If you have too many, well...you're leaving a tail anyway. And it's easy to remember which side to tug on to remove it.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01025588976992291204noreply@blogger.com