Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This video takes you through the simplest of provisional cast-ons. All you need is some waste yarn and your knitting needles. This method allows you to start knitting in a way that allows you to go back and add an edging later. It is used in a number of cowls in our new ebook, Something New to Learn About Helical Knitting.
You can find the eBook at purlescence.com/Brochure/Patterns/Arnall-Culliford-Knitwear/helical-knitting
For the crochet provisional cast on, which unzips more easily than this waste yarn method, please see our video tutorial: youtu.be/FKfXOroCrqE
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Explanation of Waste Yarn Cast On + What You'll Need
1:20 Working Waste Yarn Cast On
1:54 Joining in Your Yarn For Working Flat or Joining in the Round
5:00 Using a Smaller Needle to Pick Up Stitches
5:22 Putting Provisionally Cast On Stitches Back Onto Needle
6:50 Troubleshooting at Beginning of Round
8:07 Removing the Waste Yarn
This video takes you through the simplest of provisional cast-ons. All you need is some waste yarn and your knitting needles. This method allows you to start knitting in a way that allows you to go back and add an edging later. It is used in a number of cowls in our new ebook, Something New to Learn About Helical Knitting.
You can find the eBook at purlescence.com/Brochure/Patterns/Arnall-Culliford-Knitwear/helical-knitting
For the crochet provisional cast on, which unzips more easily than this waste yarn method, please see our video tutorial: youtu.be/FKfXOroCrqE
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Explanation of Waste Yarn Cast On + What You'll Need
1:20 Working Waste Yarn Cast On
1:54 Joining in Your Yarn For Working Flat or Joining in the Round
5:00 Using a Smaller Needle to Pick Up Stitches
5:22 Putting Provisionally Cast On Stitches Back Onto Needle
6:50 Troubleshooting at Beginning of Round
8:07 Removing the Waste Yarn
