Cast On and Bind Off

Why aren't Cast On and Bind Off (also known as Cast Off) the first two in the table? I briefly toyed with placing these first, but what I learned from reading about the original periodic table of elements is that H (hydrogen) is the most abundant element. And well, the knit stitch is THE basic building block of all knitting, followed by purl. Cast On and Bind Off are techniques—stitches above, but edited in the working file—learned in the process.

There's a discussion thread on Ravelry where a lot of people are giving great input and encouragement. Thank you so much for your support! (Also on Flickr.)