Pinhole CO

Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-Fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson This is the second in a series for June 2017. This week, I demonstrate how to adapt the crochet cast to start a project with a drawstring pinhole. The Pinhole CO starts at the center of a circular project worked in the round from the center outward. The yarn tail becomes a drawstring that allows the center hole to be tightly closed. Many different techniques can be used to start a project with a drawstring, but few of those techniques are useful to start other types of projects. The Crochet Cast On is the Swiss Army Knife of cast on techniques. This familiar cast on method can be used in a variety of ways, including a pinhole start. Jump directly to specific points in the video: Introduction: 0:00 What is a pinhole cast on: 0:31 Why using the crochet cast on is an advantage over other techniques: 0:55 What sorts of projects use a pinhole start? 1:15 Materials needed: 2:12 Start with a slipknot: CO half the required number of sts: 2:40 Ending the crochet CO with a few chain sts: 3:14 Slide sts to other end of needle: 3:30 Place locking stitch marker: 3:41 Finishing the CO by doubling the sts: 3:55 How to start with a YO when yarn is held in right hand: 4:24 How to start with a YO when yarn is held in left hand: 4:54 Joining in the round, handling the first st: 5:40 Releasing the drawstring from the crochet chain: 6:43 Reposition the locking marker to mark beginning of round: 7:43 Finishing u