Cut Out + Keep

Crochet Cast Off

An alternative to knitted cast off - and easy to use a bigger hook to make a looser edge

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/crochet-cast-off • Posted by Rachel W.

You will need

Project Budget
Free

Time

0 h 05

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
Medium 107462 2f2015 02 13 160756 20150212 132332 Medium 107462 2f2015 02 13 160821 20150212 132417 Medium 107462 2f2015 02 13 160838 20150212 132454 Medium 107462 2f2015 02 13 160901 20150212 132521 Medium 107462 2f2015 02 13 160910 20150212 132529 Medium 107462 2f2015 02 13 160919 20150212 132629

Description

Instructions

  1. Small 107462 2f2015 02 18 104015 107462 2f2015 02 13 160756 20150212 132332

    Holding work right side towards you, insert crochet hook as if to knit the first stitch...

  2. Small 107462 2f2015 02 18 104150 107462 2f2015 02 13 160821 20150212 132417

    and wrap yarn from back to front over hook, pull yarn through stitch...

  3. Small 107462 2f2015 02 18 104237 107462 2f2015 02 13 160838 20150212 132454

    and slip stitch off the left hand needle.

  4. Small 107462 2f2015 02 18 104553 107462 2f2015 02 13 160901 20150212 132521

    Repeat action on next stitch...

  5. Small 107462 2f2015 02 18 104607 107462 2f2015 02 13 160910 20150212 132529

    and when pulling through the stitch...

  6. Small 107462 2f2015 02 18 104626 107462 2f2015 02 13 160919 20150212 132629

    drop it from the left needle and at the same time pull through stitch on crochet hook too - leaving one stitch on the hook. Repeat action to the end of the row, cut yarn and pass through final loop, to secure.