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Bind-Offs

A bind-off (also called “cast-off”) is what you do at the end of every project to get the knitting off your needles.

KnitFreedom is your one-stop source for bind-off tutorials. JSSBO, matching bind-offs to cast-ons, bind-offs for lace, stretchy bind-offs… you’ll find them all here.

A bind-off (also called “cast-off”) is what you do at the end of every project to get the knitting off your needles.

KnitFreedom is your one-stop source for bind-off tutorials. JSSBO, matching bind-offs to cast-ons, bind-offs for lace, stretchy bind-offs... you'll find them all here.


Video Knitting Course: I Love Bind-Offs

I Love Bind-Offs

Does your finished project not look quite right? Learn the perfect bind-off for each knit fabric and project.


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Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Flat Knitting)

Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Flat Knitting)
Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Flat Knitting)


Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Round Knitting)

Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Round Knitting)
Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Round Knitting)

Every single time you’re binding off in the round, use this trick to make the join completely disappear. No one will be able to tell where you started and where you stopped.


Icelandic Bind-Off

Icelandic Bind-Off
Icelandic Bind-Off


Jeny’s Surprisingly-Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO) for 1×1 Rib

Jeny’s Surprisingly-Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO) for 1×1 Rib
Jeny’s Surprisingly-Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO) for 1×1 Rib

A fairly easy and very stretchy bind-off that is great for 1×1 rib. You will not be disappointed with its stretch or sturdiness. Leaves a visible edge.


Frilled Standard Bind-Off

Frilled Standard Bind-Off
Frilled Standard Bind-Off


Tulips Buttonhole

Tulips Buttonhole
Tulips Buttonhole



Blog Post: What I Learned From Knitting 200 Bind-Offs

What I learned from knitting 200 bind offs square crop 2 smBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs / March 3, 2014 / 317 Comments

To create the new I Love Bind-Offs video class, I didn’t want to just record videos of bind-offs that other people chose for their books, or pass on to you what they said without testing everything for myself. I ended up knitting over 200 bind-offs so that I could offer you what no other resource does — my opinion.

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Blog Post: How to Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off on Flat Knitting

By Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Off Tips and Tricks, Bind-Offs, Tips and Tricks / February 6, 2014 / 282 Comments

This is a simple move to neaten the last stitch of your bind-off every time you finish a project. It’s a little superstar trick that you do at the very end that will square up your edges, especially if your side stitches tend to get stretched-out.

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Blog Post: What All The Bind-Offs Look Like: A Bind-Off Extravaganza

Bind Off samplers square cropBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs / March 5, 2014 / 204 Comments

Stretchy bind-offs, seaming bind-offs, invisible bind-offs, bind-offs for lace and garter stitch… they’re all here. This post lets you view and compare all the bind-offs featured in my I Love Bind-Offs video course, available now.

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Blog Post: How to Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off in the Round

How to Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind Off in the Round Knitting TrickBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Off Tips and Tricks, Bind-Offs, Magic Loop, Tips and Tricks / February 13, 2014 / 181 Comments

Every single time you’re binding off in the round, use this trick to make the join completely disappear. No one will be able to tell where you started and where you stopped.

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Blog Post: Picot Hem Bind-Off: The Cadillac Of Bind-Offs

gray fingering-weight sock cuff with the picot hem bind-offBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs, World Travels / July 27, 2012 / 159 Comments

This bind-off combines three things you love about socks, but couldn’t have all together until now: a picot edge, a hemmed edge, and the ability to do it on toe-up socks. Here’s how to create a picot hemmed edge at the end of your knitting.

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Blog Post: Best Bind-Off for Garter Stitch: The Icelandic Bind-Off

Icelandic Bind Off Best Bind Off for Garter StitchBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs, Bind-Offs for Garter Stitch / February 24, 2014 / 103 Comments

The ideal bind-off for garter stitch is stretchy but not too stretchy, a good match to garter stitch’s horizontal bumps, and fast and easy. The Icelandic Bind-Off ticks all the boxes. The Latvian and EZ Sewn bind-offs also get the treatment here.

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Blog Post: Best Bind-Off For Lace – The Frilled Standard Bind-Off

Frilled Standard Bind-Off - Best Bind-Off for LaceBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs, Bind-Offs for Lace, Lace / February 20, 2014 / 88 Comments

A standard bind-off is just too firm to use as a bind-off on lace. That’s why patterns tell you to “bind off loosely.” But I have a better solution for you: The Frilled Standard Bind-Off. It’s fast, easy, you can block it and stretch it, and it fits perfectly with scalloped and straight edges.

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Blog Post: The Invisible Ribbed Bind Off For 1×1 Rib

Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off shown on a toe-up sockBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs / September 1, 2010 / 48 Comments

The Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off is a must-learn, intermediate bind-off technique. It is a sewn bind-off that will also help you learn Kitchener stitch (the seaming bind-off). The included video and illustration help you understand clearly how to do it.

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Blog Post: 5 Ways to Fix A Too-Tight Bind-Off

Use a bigger needle in your right handBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs, Fix Knitting Mistakes / February 26, 2014 / 40 Comments

A too-tight bind-off is the Achilles’ heel of the perfect knitted project. It’s the most common complaint I get about bind-offs. Here’s how to avoid and/or fix a too-tight bind-off.

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Blog Post: An All-Purpose Stretchy Bind-Off: The Yarnover Bind-Off

Cat doing a really big stretchBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs / November 25, 2011 / 34 Comments

The yarnover bind-off, invented by Eunny Jang, is the easiest of the stretchy bind-offs. It uses yarnovers to add extra stitches in between the bind-off stitches. Learning this bind-off will make other, more complex bind-offs come more easily to you.

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Blog Post: Russian Grafting: The Alternative to Kitchener Stitch

Russian Graft Stitch Sample in light blueBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs, Finishing, World Travels / September 2, 2011 / 24 Comments

Russian Grafting is a clever alternative to Kitchener stitch. It uses a crochet hook to seam up two live edges of knitting without ever having to get out your tapestry needle. It also creates a decorative, criss-crossed finish.

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Blog Post: 3-Needle Bind-Off: A Great Easy Bind-Off For Sweater Shoulders

By Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs / February 18, 2011 / 22 Comments

Nice shoulders! Ha ha. The 3-needle bind-off makes a strong and secure seam for sweater shoulders and anywhere you need to seam up knitting. Handling 3 needles at once is the only thing that makes it a bit tricky. Here I show you how to do it easily.

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Blog Post: The Best Stretchy Bind-Off for Toe-Up Socks: Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO)

Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off on Super-Bulky Pink Knit SocksBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs, Liat Interviews Others, Socks, Stretchy/Ribbed Bind-Offs, Toe-Up Socks / May 19, 2019 / 17 Comments

I recommend Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO) for binding off on toe-up socks. It is easy to memorize, easy to do, stretchy, and fast. JSSBO works with any rib pattern (1×1, 2×2, etc.). Includes an interview with JSSBO inventor Jeny Staiman.

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Blog Post: Best Knit Buttonhole: Tulips Buttonhole by TechKnitter

Tulips Buttonhole square cropBy Liat Gat – Founder / Advanced Knitting, Bind-Offs / June 4, 2019 / 14 Comments

The Tulips Buttonhole by TechKnitter is a perfectly-formed, sturdy knit buttonhole with even cast-on and bind-off edges. It is so worth learning to do. This post includes free video and step-by-step photo instructions.

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Blog Post: The Complete Video Guide to Seaming Your Knitting With Kitchener Stitch

Complete guide to seaming with Kitchener square 6 19 21 2By Liat Gat – Founder / Seaming Bind-Offs / June 18, 2021 / 14 Comments

Most written instructions for Kitchener Stitch are too complex to follow. No more avoiding sock projects because you don’t like Kitchener stitch! This tutorial will help you achieve a perfectly smooth bind-off on your sock toes and feel proud you’ve got the hang of a really hard technique.

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Blog Post: How To Bind Off In Pattern

In Pattern Bind Off for 1x1 RibBy Liat Gat – Founder / Bind-Offs / April 19, 2011 / No Comments

“Bind off in pattern” is a pattern instruction that means knit your knits and purl your purls as you bind off. This flattens the bound-off edge. In order to do it right, you’ll need to be able to recognize your knit and purl stitches. Here’s how.

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Bind-Offs Illustration: 1×1 Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off

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Bind-Offs Illustration: Kitchener Stitch

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2×2 Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off

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2×2 Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off

This bind-off is a stretchy and invisible way to bind-off for 2×2 rib. It is not easy to remember but it is worth doing.


Russian Grafting (Blog)

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Russian Grafting (Blog)

This is a really easy and fast way to close live stitches, without using a tapestry needle. It just requires a crochet hook and a secret move at the beginning to get things set up right.


Chinese Waitress (Double-Chain) Cast-Off

When you do the Chinese Waitress Cast-On on a reversible project, a standard bind-off doesn’t quite match. This cast-off creates an edge identical to the Chinese Waitress Cast-On so that you can enjoy the way your starting and finishing edges look when next to each other.


How to Have Great Tension on Kitchener Stitch

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How to Have Great Tension on Kitchener Stitch
How to Have Great Tension on Kitchener Stitch

It is easy to do Kitchener stitch and have the seam come out too loose or too tight. Follow these tension tips so that your Kitchener stitch bind-off is invisible, stretchy, and blends in perfectly with the surrounding stitches.


How to Undo Kitchener Stitch

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How to Undo Kitchener Stitch

Undoing Kitchener stitch can be time-consuming and frustrating. This video shows two techniques for undoing Kitchener stitch so that if your bind-off isn’t perfect, you take it out without stress.


How to Do Kitchener Stitch in the Round

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How to Do Kitchener Stitch in the Round

Kitchener stitch in the round can be fiddly, especially if you are using Magic Loop. This video shows you how to overcome all the tricky bits so you get a perfectly seamless continuous tube every time.


How to Do Kitchener Stitch on 1×1 Rib

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How to Do Kitchener Stitch on 1×1 Rib

Kitchener stitch on 1×1 rib will end up with a jog in the stitches unless you prepare your provisional cast-on exactly right. This videos shows each step to setting up and doing Kitchener stitch correctly on 1×1 rib without any headaches.


How to Do Kitchener Stitch Without a Tapestry Needle

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How to Do Kitchener Stitch Without a Tapestry Needle

You might not have a tapestry needle handy when you get to the bind-off on your top-down socks. This video shows you how to do Kitchener stitch using a spare knitting needle instead of a tapestry needle so you can wear your top-down socks without waiting another minute!


NEW! Complete Video Guide to Seaming Your Knitting with Kitchener Stitch

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NEW! Complete Video Guide to Seaming Your Knitting with Kitchener Stitch
NEW! Complete Video Guide to Seaming Your Knitting with Kitchener Stitch

Most written instructions for Kitchener Stitch are too complex to follow. No more avoiding sock projects because you don’t like Kitchener stitch! KnitFreedom’s Complete Video Guide to Seaming Your Knitting with Kitchener Stitch is your one-stop-shop for understanding and remembering how to do Kitchener stitch.

Get the free guide here: https://www.knitfreedom.com/blog/kitchener-stitch

I’ve helped hundreds of knitters already remember and understand Kitchener stitch with these videos, even those who used to be totally intimidated by the technique. They even tell me they love doing Kitchener now!

Learning Kitchener stitch is simple: You’ll click to go the guide, email the link to yourself or save it on Pinterest or Ravelry so you can have it for future reference, and then watch the in-depth videos whenever you are ready to learn and understand Kitchener stitch without fear.

When you click to go to the guide, you’ll get access to six free video tutorials showing you different aspects of Kitchener stitch.

As you refer to the guide, you’ll learn from an illustrated printable diagram plus step-by-step photos and an animated gif summing up the whole process, plus answers to 12 common questions knitters have about Kitchener stitch.

If you find our guide useful, I encourage you to email it to yourself, pin it on Pinterest, or even paste a link to it in your Ravelry project notes so that you have access to this great resource whenever you need it.

Finally, whenever you have a pattern that tells you to finish your knitting with Kitchener stitch, you can go to those saved links or just go to KnitFreedom.com and search for Kitchener stitch. You’ll have access to the only resource you’ll ever need for understanding exactly how to do and excel at Kitchener stitch.

So check out our Complete Kitchener Stitch Guide today because you deserve to always have great tutorials at your fingertips.


Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Flat Knitting)

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Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Flat Knitting)
Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Flat Knitting)

You should be doing this easy bind-off trick at the end of every project. See the results for yourself below – I think you’ll agree.

This is a simple move to neaten the last stitch of your bind-off every time you finish a project.

It’s a little superstar trick that you do at the very end that will square up your edges, especially if your side stitches tend to get stretched-out.


Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Round Knitting)

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Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Round Knitting)
Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off (Round Knitting)

Every single time you’re binding off in the round, use this trick to make the join completely disappear. No one will be able to tell where you started and where you stopped.


Undo Your Bind-Off Stitches

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If you don’t like the look of your bind-off, or if you did it too tight, you can always undo it.

Just work back, one stitch at a time, removing the bind-off and putting the stitch back on your needle.


Standard Bind-Off

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This is a beginner bind-off that is the basis for most of the bind-offs in this dictionary.

This bind-off is moderately stretchy. It is good for Stockinette stitch fabric and you would it use when you’re just learning how to bind-off or any time you want a basic, no-fuss edge.


Suspended Bind-Off (Variation)

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This is a fast and easy bind-off that is based on the Standard Bind-Off and is a bit stretchier.

Its main benefit is that it can help your stitches come out more evenly if you have trouble getting a good, even tension on the Standard Bind-Off, especially if the difficulty you have is binding off too tight.


Decrease Bind-Off

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This is an easy, medium speed bind-off. It’s about as stretchy as or a little stretchier than the Standard Bind-Off.

One benefit to this bind-off is that it might help you with your tension, because it’s one of the few bind-offs that doesn’t require you to lift one stitch over another other stitch.

I chose to put this bind-off in the course because it’s a nice building block for some of the more complicated bind-offs.


Crochet Bind-Off

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This is a medium-fast, medium difficulty bind-off that matches the Chain Cast-On.


Elastic Bind-Off

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This is a fast bind-off which I really like.

It’s a good stretchy bind-off for beginners. To be more exact — it is very stretchy for binding off on Stockinette stitch, and moderately stretchy on ribbing.

It also looks decorative, which is unique and unusual for the standard bind-offs.


Icelandic Bind-Off

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Icelandic Bind-Off

This is a fantastic stretchy bind-off that even many advanced knitters have not heard of.

It’s one of the three stretchiest standard bind-offs (the other two being the Elastic Bind-Off and EZ Sewn Bind-Off).

It’s also amazing for Garter stitch.


Braided Rib Bind-Off

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This is a very easy bind-off.

It’s fast and firm and it does not roll, especially if you block it.

The thick braid gives it a simple but decorative look. It would be really nice on the edge of something like a potholder or a dishcloth where you don’t need a stretchy edge and you’d prefer the bind-off to lay flat.


EZ Sewn Bind-Off

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This is a very stretchy sewn bind-off that’s good for beginners. This was famously Elizabeth Zimmerman’s favorite stretchy bind-off (which is what the “EZ” stands for).


In-Pattern Bind-Off for 1×1 Rib

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This is a fast, easy bind-off that is minimally stretchy when used on ribbing.

It’s the same thing as the Standard Bind-Off “top” variation, done by alternating knit and purl stitches to make an edge that faces up.

I would consider it “required reading” for beginning knitters.


Jeny’s Surprisingly-Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO) for 1×1 Rib

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Jeny’s Surprisingly-Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO) for 1×1 Rib

A fairly easy and very stretchy bind-off that is great for 1×1 rib. You will not be disappointed with its stretch or sturdiness. Leaves a visible edge.


Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO) for 2×2 Rib

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This 2×2 bind-off is very stretchy, with moderate-to-high bounce back, which means it won’t stay stretched out but rather it will bounce back into shape nicely.


Yarnover Bind-Off

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This is an intermediate bind-off that is super stretchy.

Here’s how it works: After every two stitches that you’re binding off you add one stitch — a yarnover — and then bind it off.

The theory is that when you add more stitches to your bind-off it becomes stretchier. You can even add the yarnover in between every single stitch.


Latvian Bind-Off

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This is an intermediate sewn bind-off that is the stretchiest of all the sewn bind-offs.

Not only is it very stretchy, it also springs back into place nicely.


Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off for 1×1 Rib

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The Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off is a great, advanced stretchy bind-off. It is a sewn bind-off that blends invisibly into 1×1 rib. Good for binding off toe-up socks. Learning it will help you learn Kitchener stitch as well.


Tubular Bind-Off for 1×1 Rib

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The Tubular Bind-Off is a stretchy, advanced bind-off for 1×1 rib that is totally invisible. The ribbed stitches continue over the top edge and onto the other side. Requires a tapestry needle.


Kitchener Double-Rib Bind-Off

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Kitchener Double-Rib Bind-Off

If you want a 2×2 ribbed bind-off that’s stretchy and truly invisible, look no farther than the Kitchener Double-Rib Bind-Off.

The bind-off stitches blend into the 2×2 ribbing perfectly, making it look like the edge is hemmed.


Cable Bind-Off for 1×1 Rib

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This is an intermediate, medium speed bind-off that is not very stretchy, but which is lovely for other reasons.

The special thing about this bind-off is that it is half-invisible, half-decorative. The columns of knit and purl stitches in the ribbing blend into the right side of the bind-off row in an attractive way that is sort of a cross between an invisible bind-off and a decorative bind-off.


Cable Bind-Off for 2×2 Rib

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This is a quasi-invisible ribbed bind-off with a firm edge that is not very stretchy.

While not truly invisible, the bind-off edge blends in with the ribbing nicely.

Based on the Cable Bind-Off for 1×1 Rib, this 2×2 rib adaptation calls for you to do each movement twice.


Knit 2 Together Bind-Off

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This bind-off is not stretchy, so don’t use it for anything like a mitten, hat, or sock cuff that you need to stretch over a body part to wear it.

It would be great for the edge of anything that is intended to lay flat, like a dishcloth, coaster, or potholder.


I-Cord Bind-Off

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This is a great intermediate bind-off that puts a round decorative column along the edge of your stitches to be bound off.

The nice thing about this bind-off is that not only is it decorative, it’s also pretty stretchy.


Edging Bind-Off

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The edging bind-off is an easy way to add a lace, cable, or decorative border pattern to the edge of your work while simultaneously binding off your knitting.


Hemmed Edge Bind-Off – Purl or Picot

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This is an advanced bind-off that I adapted myself by taking the Picot/Purled Hemmed Edge Cast-On and turning it into a bind-off.

 To do it, fold your work at a line of purl bumps or simple lace and bind off the edge to the inside of your knitting.

This makes a perfectly flat, hemmed edge that can be fancy or neutral, depending on which variation you choose.


Frilled Standard Bind-Off

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Frilled Standard Bind-Off
Frilled Standard Bind-Off

This is an intermediate, medium-speed bind-off that I highly recommend you learn, mostly because it’s great for binding off on lace projects — as a frilly bind-off it’s actually not very frilly at all.

It does increase the number of stitches that are in the bind-off, which makes the edge wider (thus making it flare out a little bit – hence, the “frill”).


Frilled Decrease Bind-Off

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This is a medium-speed frilled bind-off that I see as advanced because it has a lot of steps to remember.

This would be a good bind-off for the top of little girl’s sock, baby booties… anything where you want a little decorative frill.

It’s also very stretchy — this is an increase bind-off, which means that the increased number of stitches along the edge gives it added width and stretch.


Ruffle Bind-Off

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This is an intermediate bind-off that is will make a nice, big, girly ruffle, be it at the top of a toe-up baby sock, on the button band of a kimono-style sweater, or at the bottom or top of a girls’ skirt.

The trick to this bind-off isn’t so much in the actual binding-off itself, but in the setups rows that precede the bind-off.


Picot Point Bind-Off #1

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This is an intermediate bind-off that makes little picots along the top of your knitting.

You can make the picot points however high you want. In tutorial I show you a 2-stitch picot bind-off, with added instructions for making the bind-off pointier.


Picot Point Bind-Off #2

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This is an intermediate-to-advanced bind-off that’s done on the wrong side of the work.

It takes a while to do and it results in very small delicate picots.


Russian Grafting (Bind-Offs Class)

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Russian Grafting is a clever alternative to Kitchener stitch. It uses a crochet hook to seam up two live edges of knitting without ever having to get out your tapestry needle. It also creates a decorative, criss-crossed finish.


Japanese Bind-Off

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This is a medium-speed seaming bind-off that leaves a visible ridged seam. It uses three needles.

The stretchiness of this bind-off depends upon which technique you use to finish it.

There are two pieces to this bind-off: Join the two pieces of knitting into one, and binding off those stitches. If you use a stretchy bind-off to do the second part, the whole bind-off will be stretchy and if you don’t, it won’t.


ZigZag (Ancient Greek) Bind-Off

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This is a very stretchy seaming bind-off that leaves a visible zigzag-shaped ridge.

It does have a distinctive zigzag look to it that is similar to Russian grafting, only this one has a pronounced ridge and the bind-off is very stretchy. It also stretches back into place nicely.

You’ll need an extra needle for this bind-off.


Three-Needle Bind-Off

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This is a strong bind-off that leaves its seam on the wrong side of the work, making it nearly invisible.

It lays mostly flat, and, like the name suggests, requires a third needle.

You would most commonly use this bind-off on the shoulder seam of a sweater to secure the seam firmly (so it doesn’t sag) and to differentiate the back of the sweater from the front.


Three-Needle I-Cord Bind-Off

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This is an advanced seaming bind-off that leaves an I-cord along the seam.

It makes a pronounced round ridge, is stretchy and strong, and like the name suggests, requires a third needle.

You would use this on any project where you would want a visible ridge that is shaped like an I-cord (a knitted tube) running along the seam, for example, on a child’s toy or quilt-square-type blanket.


How to Do Kitchener Stitch Without Fear

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How to Do Kitchener Stitch Without Fear

Most written instructions for Kitchener Stitch are too complex to follow. This video teaches you to seam up your knitting with Kitchener stitch so you can easily close up sock toes and afterthought heels with confidence.


Kitchener Stitch for Garter Stitch

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Without-Knitting Bind-Off

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This is an intermediate bind-off that is like the Standard Bind-Off but that does not use any yarn. It pulls in slightly and is not stretchy.


One-Over-Two (Gathered) Bind-Off

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This is an intermediate bind off that is very firm and pulls in a lot.

It’s a very narrow bind off, and you’ll want to make sure that you use a large needle — at least two to three sizes bigger than the one that you were using on your knitting — so that the bind-off doesn’t pull in too much.

This bind-off is the same as the Double-Stitch Bind-Off, which is done with two different colors to make a striped bind off.


Picot Chain Bind-Off

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Picot Chain Bind-Off on Lace (fFeather and Fan)
The Picot Chain Bind-Off is an intermediate, medium-speed increase bind-off. This means that you add stitches (yarnovers, in this case) in order to make a wider edge.

This bind-off is good on any knitting that flares out, when you need to make sure that the bind-off also flares out.

The Picot Chain bind-off is similar to the Yarnover Bind-Off in that it uses yarnovers every other stitch in order to increase the width of the bind-off. Unlike the Yarnover bind off, however, there’s no purling involved.

I don’t particularly like the look of the edge, but I still think this bind-off is worthwhile learning. It’s important to know how to add yarnovers wherever you want into your bind off to make it wider -— useful for when you’re winging it.


Cable Bind-Off for Seed Stitch

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This is a decorative bind-off that is based on the Cable Bind-Off for 1×1 Rib.

The technique makes the seed-stitch texture seem to continue into the bind-off row.

This is not a stretchy bind-off. Use it on the edge of a potholder or a dishcloth — anything where you don’t need the edge to stretch.


Simple Two-Color Bind-Off

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This bind-off looks good over vertical stripes, and, while the bind-off itself is very easy, it involves two-color knitting, which is why I think this bind-off merits an “intermediate” rating.

It based on the Standard Bind-Off, which means it won’t be stretchy enough to top off two-color brioche or anything that needs to stretch much, like Fair-Isle ribbing.

The trick to this bind-off is that you knit the stitches with their opposite color while you do the Standard Bind-Off.


Double-Stitch Bind-Off

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If you have a solid color fabric and you want to finish it with a two-colored bind-off, this is the right choice.

It’s basically the One-Over-Two Bind-Off prepared on the wrong side row and done with alternating colors.


Sloped Bind-Off

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This bind-off has its own section because it’s the only one of its kind.

As the name suggests, this bind-off makes a sloped edge, which you would usually on the shoulder of a sweater.

Use the sloped bind-off any time your pattern calls for you to bind off a few stitches every right-side row to make a slanted edge.


Tulips Buttonhole

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Tulips Buttonhole

This buttonhole, invented by TechKnitter, can be done over 2 or more stitches.

It creates a strong buttonhole with matching cast-on and bind-off edges that has uniquely strong sides.

You will need a crochet hook and a small double-pointed needle for this bind-off.



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