this crochet cast on for knitting, matches both a slipped stitch edge and a traditional cast off (knit 2 -slip first stitch over, *one stitch on needle, knit 1, slip 1st stitch over*, repeat from * to * until only one stitch is left - pull tail thru loop and trim)

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Crochet cast-on to match knitted cast-off (bind-off)

My mom taught me to crotchet and it’s carried on with me in the adult years. Sure it’s unconventional for a guy to to do it, but there could be worse things in life.

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Man Who Crochets

Here is a way to add a different technique to a plain crochet square. Crochet Blog crochet-mania.blogspot.com

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Art of Crochet by Teresa - Embroidery Daisy Stitch on 6" Crochet Square