Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (2024)

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (1)elqlippoth
    November 25, 2021 @ 7:42 am

    Hi, I believe there’s a mistake at the beginning. You say that this cast-on is used in the Gramps cardigan but I can’t find it in that pattern. Did you mean to say it is in the Harvest?

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (2)Alexa Ludeman
      November 25, 2021 @ 2:24 pm

      Hi – Ah, yes, it was in the original version of the Gramps, before we sized it up for adults too.

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (3)Mary
    September 13, 2021 @ 12:56 am

    The provisional cast on pictures were sooo easy to follow. I’ve never used this method before, didn’t know what it was.. you clarified it so well Many many thanks 👏🏻😀💕

  • How to Get the Perfect Neckline | Tin Can Knits
    April 8, 2021 @ 6:00 am

    […] will be to your liking in the end, you can always start with a provisional cast-on. (We have a provisional cast-on tutorial here and an alternative provisional cast-on method here!) Cast on using the provisional method of your […]

  • going sideways … | shake your booties!
    March 18, 2021 @ 6:41 am

    […] a provisional cast-on. There are a lot of different methods of casting on provisionally, like the crochet chain method, the needle & hook method (which is really just the crochet chain method worked directly on to […]

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (4)Carrera Cameron
    December 31, 2020 @ 6:54 am

    I’m working a project now and ready to unzip and pickup the live stitches. But everytime I do this crochet provisional it doesn’t unzip correctly. To my knowledge I’m doing it exactly as all these tutorials are showing. BUT I’m left handed so I’m wondering if I’m messing something up?? When I try to unzip, it’s almost like trying to undo the chain the wrong way….I have to pull the waste yarn out of the live loops rather than unzipping. Can anyone help?

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (5)Alexa Ludeman
      December 31, 2020 @ 12:36 pm

      Hi Carrera – It’s hard to say without seeing it, but it sounds like you are trying to unzip from the wrong end.

  • Love Note Sweater: Yoke (3/6) | Tin Can Knits
    June 18, 2020 @ 6:04 am

    […] tend to use either the crochet chain provisional cast-on method or the needle and hook method. There are other provisional cast-on options out there – use […]

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (6)Donna Messana
    May 18, 2020 @ 1:21 pm

    I’m Knitting the Harvest Cardigan. I’ve done the provisional cast on exactly as shown. Then I did the setup row. I then knit rows 1 and two for 48 rows. The 48th row was a wrong side row. If I knit to 49 rows my final row will be the right side. What am I doing wrong.l? Help.

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (7)alexaludeman
      May 19, 2020 @ 3:53 pm

      Hi Donna – It’s not 49 rows, it’s working rows 1-2 a total of 49 times (a total of 98 rows)

      • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (8)Karen
        September 3, 2020 @ 5:57 am

        The same thing happened to me and many of my knitting friends after knitting rows 1-2 49 times. I had to add yarn and knit across the live stitches to maintain garter stitch. What did I do wrong? thanks!

      • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (9)Emily Wessel
        September 4, 2020 @ 10:55 pm

        I’m not 100% sure – it’s possible that the rows were mis-counted, or that you did a different sort of provisional cast-on?

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (10)DEBORAH ESDALE
    May 7, 2020 @ 3:38 am

    Thank you so much. Found a great pattern for a hat that started with this cast-on and of everything I googled this was the clearest and easiest to follow.

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (11)Terry Greenstein
    February 3, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

    What size crochet hook do you need for thr Harvest pattern? Thanks.

  • Voorlopige Cast On-instructies = blog.tincanknits …. – sjaals breien
    November 9, 2019 @ 8:17 pm

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  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (13)Zoe
    July 11, 2019 @ 12:16 am

    Does the contrast yarn have to be the same ply as the yarn being used for the project?

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (14)alexaludeman
      July 15, 2019 @ 9:01 pm

      Hi Zoe – no, I would probably use something in a similar weight, but it doesn’t have to be a perfect match.

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (15)Niki Prattley
    June 29, 2019 @ 8:16 pm

    Thank you so much . Finally! I’ve learned many cast ons but, after 40+ years knitting, l’ve finally managed my first ever provisional cast on. Every tutorial l’ve looked at says to pick up stitches into the back/bumps of the chain BUT as a non crocheter I DON’T KNOW which is the back and THEY’RE ALL BUMPS. Thanks to your super clear explanation and the photo of the actual crochet chain bumps l’ve finally done it. Yay.

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (16)Merdina Vernon
    August 5, 2018 @ 11:37 am

    Can’t find pattern. And I wanted to save the pattern to my p.d.f. But can’t find a way to find it.

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (17)alexaludeman
      August 10, 2018 @ 10:03 am

      Hi Merdina – I’m not sure which pattern you are looking for. Maybe drop us an email (tincanknits@gmail.com) and we can sort it out.

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (18)Serap
    June 21, 2018 @ 10:19 pm

    When do you put the knot on? At the beginning of chains, or at end of the chains stitches?

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (19)alexaludeman
      July 3, 2018 @ 10:03 am

      Hi – sorry, not 100% sure what you mean? Which knot?

      • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (20)Serap
        July 13, 2018 @ 1:21 pm

        Knot on the red yarn. Is this knot put on when you start the chains or when you finished the chains?

      • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (21)alexaludeman
        July 17, 2018 @ 11:15 am

        It’s just a knot in the yarn so you can put it there any time. It’s just to indicate which side you started on.

  • Summer Snacks and Silence – Knitty Natty at Home
    May 11, 2018 @ 7:55 am

    […] used this tutorial from Tin Can Knits to guide me through the process. Essentially you create a crochet chain with more stitches than […]

  • Crochet Chain Provisional Cast On – Centre Knitters Guild
    November 21, 2017 @ 6:11 am

    […] https://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/03/10/crochet-chain-provisional/ […]

  • Knitting Hack: the provisional cast on | Tin Can Knits
    November 10, 2017 @ 8:19 am

    […] hook and needle method here. Or if that one doesn’t suit you, Emily’s favourite is the crochet chain provisional cast on. And another that you might like to try is Judy’s Magic […]

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (22)Alanna
    June 5, 2017 @ 4:04 pm

    I’m strictly a knitter, not a crocheter, though I do have a full set and then some of crochet hooks for various knitting applications. I’ve been over this page at least three or four times, and I don’t see anywhere where you explain how to make a crochet chain. It looks like a braid to me, from the top picture, but a. I hesitate to assume it IS a braid just because it LOOKS like one; and b. the only way I know to make a braid is to weave three or more strands together, and while I am not exaggerating that I know absolutely nothing about crochet stitches or their construction, it doesn’t sound right to use three strands of yarn for a (relatively simple, I gather, since I see a lot of newbies commenting on trying this) cast-on.

    I followed the links to the garter tab cast-on and the hook-and-needle provisional cast-on method, but they look like different methods with different effects. Without really understanding why the “Harvest” pattern needs a provisional cast-on for the collar, I hesitate to get creative.

    Thanks!

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (23)alexaludeman
      June 5, 2017 @ 4:33 pm

      Hi Alanna – a quick google search should bring up how to do a crochet chain. There are also lots of provisional cast on methods that will work, this is just one of them (the garter tab cast on uses a provisional cast on, but isn’t a provisional cast on itself)

  • Garter Tab Cast-On – How to start a triangular shawl | Tin Can Knits
    December 22, 2016 @ 5:14 am

    […] first step is to provisionally cast on 3 stitches. You can use this method (the crochet chain provisional cast on) or this method (the needle and hook method) to do […]

  • A reversible cowl recipe - Siouxsie Stitches
    January 4, 2016 @ 3:46 pm

    […] acrochet chain provisional cast onwith waste yarn and whichever of your two balls has less yardage (which for me was the Chroma), […]

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (24)rlmacaskill
    August 3, 2015 @ 1:08 pm

    Thank you! I found the illustrations very helpful indeed.

  • Provisional cast on: needle and hook method | Tin Can Knits
    July 23, 2015 @ 5:56 am

    […] are LOTS of ways to work a provisional cast on, I find this method a little less fussy than the crochet chain method, although both work just fine. I find lefties are concerned this method won’t work for them, […]

  • site.ninerubies.com Blog » January KAL Kickoff
    January 5, 2015 @ 11:43 pm

    […] can also do the Crocheted Chain Provisional Cast On. This method involves crocheting a chain and then knitting into the chain to pick up your […]

  • Knitting Apple Pie | Tin Can Knits
    October 2, 2014 @ 10:56 am

    […] up work a provisional cast on. This cast on will be un-picked after the ribbing is complete to join the doubled over […]

  • LushPodKal Techniques: Provisional Cast On | Shinybees
    July 19, 2014 @ 3:16 pm

    […] course, Tin Can Knits has provided an easy to follow photo tutorial too. This looks like a slightly more fiddly way to do it, so I will be trying one of the others, […]

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  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (26)michelle flanagan
    June 23, 2013 @ 5:30 pm

    i have been trying this method, and think I am following it right, but both times I ending up with one less stitch when I picked up the live stitches. Any ideas what I’m doing wrong? thanks -Michelle

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (27)Emily Wessel
      July 9, 2013 @ 9:49 am

      I used to find that I ‘lost’ a stitch when working from a crochet chain provisional cast on, but I think that I was dropping the very last (or first) little twist, which looks different from the rest, because I just did a provisional cast-on yesterday, and I noticed this. The very last loop that your waste yarn goes through, after you have unpicked the rest, is a stitch, even if it doesn’t look like one. Try it again, and perhaps you will see what I mean! If not, simply increase a stitch on the first row! ~ Emily

      • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (28)michelle flanagan
        July 9, 2013 @ 11:26 am

        You’re right. I finally figured it out recently. Thanks so much for the reply; now I know I’m doing it right. :) -Michelle

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (29)Lisa Getze
    April 1, 2013 @ 5:45 pm

    Thank you for this. I haven’t tried this method of casting on.

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (30)thefirstdark
    April 1, 2013 @ 4:10 pm

    Reblogged this on The Darkness in the Light.

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (31)Sylvia Pelta
    April 1, 2013 @ 3:48 pm

    This is great. I couldn’t figure out where to pick up stitches on the crochet chain. Now I know. Thanks! Your patterns are beautiful.

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (32)Agnieszka
    March 30, 2013 @ 9:55 am

    Very good idea :-)

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (33)Helen (of Troy)
    March 30, 2013 @ 7:54 am

    I truly dislike this method of making a croched edge (for a provisional cast on, or for a crocheted cast on. I think it is awkward and a PITA to do. It is much easier to make a crocheted edge over the needle.
    I suppose if you are first a crocheter, this method might work. but really it not an easy method.

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (34)alexaludeman
      April 1, 2013 @ 10:20 pm

      agree to disagree

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (35)Katie Lynn
      April 18, 2013 @ 9:39 pm

      This is my preferred method as well. For me it ensures that I pick up the crochet ‘bumps’ in the right direction and that I have plenty of stitches. I showed it to a friend of mine recently and she was really surprised at how easy it was. She has a problem with discerning how stitches are seated on the needle, and has actually picked up out of the wrong loop of the crochet chain, ending in a lot of curses as she had to pull the yarn through each stitch as she attempted to undo her cast on later.

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (36)Deborah Loker-Lee
      October 16, 2013 @ 4:43 pm

      So, when you do this, you have to knit one row before beginning your pattern, right? (yes, I’m such a newbie!)

      • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (37)Emily Wessel
        November 8, 2013 @ 8:05 am

        After casting on provisionally, you will follow the pattern instructions (not necessarily knit a row before beginning the pattern). Good luck!

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (38)The Eclectic Poet
    March 30, 2013 @ 6:46 am

    This is a great tutorial and like Sylvie, thank you for the “undo” instruction. There’s always something new to add to the knitting skills!

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (39)Sylvie
    March 14, 2013 @ 2:25 am

    Thank you for telling how to UNDO the crochet provisional cast on! I’m currently working on my first project involving this method and was starting to wonder how the hell I was supposed to pick up my live stitches at the end… Now, I’m all sorted!

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (40)Emily Wessel
      March 14, 2013 @ 3:53 am

      Glad you found this useful! The crochet provisional take a wee bit longer than some other methods, but I like it because it seems pretty foolproof (and that works for me!).

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (41)Willit
    March 13, 2013 @ 7:06 pm

    “Awesome!” was my first response, too. This is an excellent tutorial. Thank you.

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (42)Amy Caroline
    March 12, 2013 @ 7:27 am

    Oh bless you!! This is awesome!

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (43)Dianne
    March 12, 2013 @ 7:15 am

    Yay! Great tutorial!!!!! (dbbstitch on Ravelry)

  • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (44)Truly Myrtle
    March 12, 2013 @ 6:27 am

    I haven’t tried a crochet cast on – perhaps I will when I knit Low Tide ;)
    Usually I cast on in a scrap yarn using a cable cast on, then knit the first row in my “real” yarn. Similar sort of unpicking required.

    • Provisional Cast-on: Crochet Chain Method (45)Emily Wessel
      April 24, 2014 @ 8:20 am

      Yup, that’s another way that works quite well!

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