I am working on some fingerless gloves using a k2p2 pattern in the round. I did a provisional cast on at the top. When I started at the cast on, I ended up taking out several rows and they did not pull out easily. When I started knitting back into the pattern, the stitches looked twisted or off center on the k2 stitches. It bugged me so much I ended up pulling about 20 rows out to correct it. I added an anchor row to restart, but I’m running into the same issue as before. It almost looks like the stitches are in a k3p1 set up. I cannot figure out how to fix this without completely restarting the project. This is only my 2nd time with provisional cast on, the first time was with knit stitches only.
Provisional cast on has a natural offset between the stitches worked up and those worked down from the cast on.
The knit stitches stack like VV but when you turn them upside-down they become two peaks like an M with the new Knit lining up with the V in the valley of the M. 
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Is there a way to minimize the difference on that first row?
I think it is easiest to hide in stockinette stitch, garter sts, or moss stitch.
It can also be hidden on the hem of a garment or at a change between or within a pattern.
With a K2, P2 rib you might try a few rows of honeycomb by shifting the ribs one stitch over to mimic the offset of the provisional. Making the offset repeat part of the pattern.
What is the name of the pattern you are using? Just the name or a link. Please do not show large portions of a pattern because of copyright issues.
It’s my own pattern. I cast on 60 stitches using crochet cast on. Then I just did k2p2 in the round. I had finished the hand and arm portion of the glove, but I needed to add on at the fingers. It sounds like shifting my stitches over on purpose may be the best bet, just to make it look even/on purpose.
My go-to provisional is a modified figure-eight cast on. That of course is best for St St.
I finally found a spare circular needle. I made a swatch with the crochet cast on. First trouble I had was with twisted stitches. Then was the realization that K2, P2 rib becomes P2, K2 on the other side of the prov. CO. I had to count stitch to make sure I had the same count (even we a small swatch knit flat)!
If your stitch count is off by one, that would make each round shift off rib by one stitch.
Relaxed (the roll of the rib hide the half stitch offset):
Stretched (marked to show the offset):
That is definitely what my stitches looked like! Thank you for working on this with me!