A Stretchier Bind-Off

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cocobarahorse — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:48:16 GMT

Thank you so much!! This is exactly what I needed. :)

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AuntB — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:53:53 GMT

Thank you for this stretchier bind off. I usually avoid top down sweaters because I don't like the bind off on the cuffs and bottom. This is terrific !!! :o)

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HelenM@2 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:11:19 GMT

I am so glad to see this, just heard about it and can't figure how I missed it when it was first sent. I knit tiightly and this will make casting off soooooo much easier and give me a more finished look I think.. You all are so much help, every issue has something I need to learn or improve on. Thanks,

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Claudia — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:33:43 GMT

Where are the pics? Someone already asked this 6 MONTHS AGO and it appears no one has bothered to remedy the problem for us who are new subscribers. According to the HTML code, the path to the pics is a bad URL. I can't seem to find a way to contact anyone either. Can ANYONE shed some light on this? I'd really like to see these pics. Thanks in advance!

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kubbo — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:16:00 GMT

Thanks for the help, I am working on a fichu and I don't like the pointed lace bind off that is used in the pattern

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JennieL — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:20:19 GMT

It works it realy works I am not left with a trapazoid shaped baby blanket again!!! yeah Thanks for this info.

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Vis Major — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:34:21 GMT

Thanks, Sandi. This tutorial came at just the right time for me: I'd finished my first toe-up sock & couldn't find a bind off that was both stretchy and attractive... until you came along, that is. :)

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SusanW@4 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:20:17 GMT

Thank you for this tutorial. I have always wondered how to make bindoffs that have a little more give than the traditional one that learned so many years ago. I will put these ideas to good use! Susan W

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BetseyR — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:56:02 GMT

Sandi,

I love your very clever and useful tricks and tips. I save them all and they really are my favorite part of Knitting Daily.

Thanks!

BetseyR

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SusanN — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:05:28 GMT

When I first knitted toe-up socks I ran into this problem, and sat down to figure out a way to loosen the tops. Thinking as Eliz. Zimmerman taught us, I "unvented" a loose bind-off I like because it creates a slightly frilly edge to the sock top. I proceed as with a normal bind-off (knit 2, lift the first knitted stitch over the second, etc.) except that I then "make one" every third stitch. Knit or purl your stitches to cast off in pattern with your ribbing if this is a ribbed cuff. This increases the number of stitches in the bind-off row by one-third, and does NOT look like a regular bind-off. I use it by preference on socks. It could be used anywhere you want a more open look to the last row of work.

SusanN

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AnnR — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:54:45 GMT

Sandi, thank you for the new article on "A stretchier Bind-Off"

I had never seen this before. I have learned sooo much from KD. Thank you.

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KariZ — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:17:42 GMT

I've been knitting for well over 60 years and am still trying new things. That's what makes knitting so rewarding, I guess--to say nothing of the finished product. I finished a pair of socks last night, toe-up, Turkish cast-on, both at once on a circular needle, and left only the binding off to do this evening. I'll be using the through-the-back-loop method; it looks good to me. Kari Zipf

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CayK — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:50:58 GMT

I can't see the pictures. Not in my email or online. Any suggestions?

Cay

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JoanS — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:21:43 GMT

Thanks - nice to know after 40 odd years of knitting that I can still learn new tricks!!

Angie, I still cast on and bind off :)

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jteal — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:38:32 GMT

I am really appreciating this hints and tutorials! Thanks!