Trying on a top down raglan

[salmonmac]

Lots of videos for putting stitches on waste yarn, not any for slipping stitches off waste yarn. I try to use a thinner cotton yarn as waste yarn because it makes the stitches easier to slide. I've seen dental floss suggested but haven't tried that yet. Since the stitches are slipped off purlwise, I put them back on the needle purlwise while the waste yarn is still there. You can pull the waste yarn out at the end or after several stitches have been slipped to the needle. If the waste yarn gets hung up, just cut it and continue to pull it through. Sometimes it helps to put a little tension on the waste yarn by holding both ends so that it seems more like another needle and less loose and floppy. However, this requires creative use of several fingers or a third hand.

[Antares]

Similar to others, I often use crochet thread; then after I try it on, I leave it for a lifeline and a marker because generally it is marking an important part of the pattern.

Before you start moving your stitches to waste yarn, make sure you mark your first stitch in some way. I usually start the waste yarn at the first stitch, so the tails of the waste yarn are hanging out of the "gap" between the first and last stitch of the round. BUT if you don't do this, then definitely mark your first stitch in some way.