You all are awesome

[notyourwendy]

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions to my last post.  I took the knitting with me to gaming a few nights and did some while watching TV on DVD and I'm gotten a huge amount done.  It feels sooo good to look at the remaining yarn and start mentally calculating if it's enough to get me through the end section of the blanket (I think it will be).  I think I might be able to finish this thing in the next few weeks!  It's a huge relief.

Thanks!

Provisional Cast-On...

[rileybear67]

I have tried a couple different ways and the most successful of the failures was the crochet hook version.

But, I still cannot get it to work right! I cannot see the live stitches that I am supposed to have available to me for when I get back around to them. I detest having to pick up stitches (part of the reason I am not a heel flap fan on socks - I prefer the short row method there) and I want a couple of my projects to be seamless.

I am making an ear warmer and a cowl and I don't want to do a three needle bind off.

Anyone have suggestions on how to "get" a provisional cast-on?
Thanks.