Knitting bind off

Learn how to knit a stretchy bind-off. Here's a selection of 5 methods that can be used whenever your need a flexible, elastic bind-off edge with a lot of give.

The Russian Bind Off is an efficient way of finishing your knitting fabric. Instead of passing stitches over each other, this cast off technique knits the stitches together, making it quick and easy.

For most projects, doing a basic bind off is fine, but some projects require a special bind off. I will never forget a scarf I made many years ago where I did a basic bind off. To my horro…

In this post I’m going to show you how to knit a stretchy bind off step by step for a regular knit bind off and a rib bind off.

There are many ways to make a stretchy bind off (we discussed some of them in this tutorial), but not […]

Learn how to finish your knitting with a basic bind-off. The basic bind-off is the most common bind-off method, it is fast and easy to knit. This method creates a firm and neat edge.

Normally, you bind off the last two stitches the regular way, and then you break the working yarn and pull out the last loop all the way. This will create a knot. While it is entirely secure, you often create an ear because the edge stitches are a bit too loose. That’s because there is nothing to anchor them on the left side. I will show you How to bind off/ cast off the last stitch in knitting and make it look neater.

A step-by-step tutorial on how to do the tubular bind-off in knitting. Creates a super inivisble and super stretchy edge for ribbing.

Use this tutorial to knit a bind off with more stretch than a regular bind off. The stretchy bind off is perfect for cuffs and shawl edges.