What Does provisional CO Mean in Knitting?
provisional CO means provisional cast on.
Provisional Cast On · Techniques
Provisional Cast On explained
A temporary cast on using waste yarn, so the stitches can be unpicked later and worked in the opposite direction.
How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. provisional CO may also appear as provisional cast on, prov co, or provisional. The converter recognizes all of these.
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