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Bind-Offs, Bind-Offs for Lace, Lace
Video: Frilled Standard Bind-Off
Frilled Standard Bind-Off
Characteristics: great for binding off lace, recommended
Difficulty: Intermediate
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”).
Instructions
- K1.
- K1 but don’t drop the st off the L needle.
- BO 1. Original loop remains on L needle.
- K into the loop that’s still on the L needle.
- BO 1.
- Repeat steps 2-5 across.
Frilled Standard Bind-Off - Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
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More Information
If you’re using this bind-off on something where the edge will be stretched, the bind-off won’t frill but it will still look gorgeous. I recommend that you use this bind-off on any and all lace projects that you’ll be blocking.
At right you can see a photo of how this bind-off looks on a lace project: The Frilled Standard Bind-Off on a Feather-and-Fan lace swatch.
To see how this bind-off compares to other recommended bind-offs for lace, see Bind-Offs for Lace.
This bind-off gets its name from the Standard Bind-Off, to which an extra movement (which you might recognize from the Suspended Variation Bind-Off) is added.
To get the full effect on this and any frilled or ruffled bind-off, you’ll need to block this it: get it wet, squeeze the water out, and shape the edge with your fingers to make it into a frill.
