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The first row of any knitting project is the ‘cast-on’ row. This provides the foundation for the stitches. The last row, which finishes the loops so they don’t unravel, is called the ‘bind-off or ‘cast-off row. Anon., Beginning to Knit (2006)1 My aim is not to dispute the existence of a connection between modernism and fascism: it is to think where that connection leaves us.
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Griffin, R. (2007). Casting Off. In: Modernism and Fascism. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230596122_13
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