Glossary : Bind-Offs

Three Needle Bind-Off

Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:43:00 GMT

Place stitches to be joined onto two separate needles. Hold them with right sides of knitting facing together. *Insert a third needle into first stitch on each of the other two needles and knit them together as one stitch. Knit next stitch on each needle the same way. Pass first stitch over second stitch. Repeat from * until one stitch remains on third needle. Cut yarn and pull tail through last stitch.

Sewn Bind-Off

Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:40:00 GMT

Cut yarn three times the width of knitting to be bound off, and thread onto a tapestry needle. Working from right to left, *insert tapestry needle purlwise (from right to left) through first two stitches (Figure 1) and pull yarn through. Bring tapestry needle knitwise (from left to right) through first stitch (Figure 2), pull yarn through, and slip this stitch off knitting needle. Repeat from *.

Invisible Sewn Bind-Off

Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:33:00 GMT

Cut yarn 5 times the width of the piece to be bound off, and thread on tapestry needle. With RS facing and working from right to left, bring needle kwise (from left to right) through first st and pull yarn through to back (Figure 1). Bring needle to front of work, insert it kwise into second st on needle, and pull yarn through to back (Figure 2). Insert needle pwise (from right to left) through first st on needle and pull yarn through to front (Figure 3). Note that needle should always pass above yarn that was previously pulled through. *Insert needle kwise into third st on needle and pull yarn through to back (Figure 4). Insert needle pwise into second st on needle and pull through to front (Figure 5). Drop first st from needle. Rep from * to end.

Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off

Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Cut yarn three times the width of the knitting to be bound off, and thread onto a tapestry needle. Working from right to left, insert tapestry needle purlwise (from right to left) through the first (knit) stitch (Figure 1) and pull the yarn through. Bring tapestry needle behind the knit stitch, insert it knitwise (from left to right) into the second (purl) stitch (Figure 2) and pull the yarn through, *use tapestry needle to slip first knit stitch knitwise off knitting needle, insert tapestry needle purlwise into the next knit stitch (Figure 3) and pull yarn through, slip the first stitch purlwise off knitting needle, then bring tapestry needle behind the knit stitch, insert it knitwise into the next purl stitch (Figure 4), and pull yarn through. Repeat from *.

Crochet Bind-Off

Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Insert crochet hook into first stitch on needle, as if to knit. Wrap yarn around hook (Figure 1), pull this loop through stitch on needle, and let stitch drop off needle. *Insert hook into next stitch as if to knit, wrap yarn around hook, pull loop through both stitch on needle and first loop on hook (Figure 2), letting stitch drop off needle. Repeat from *.

Binding Off Shoulder Seams Together

Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:22:00 GMT

Place the front and back shoulder stitches onto two separate needles. Hold them in your left hand with the right sides of the knitting facing together. In your right hand, take another needle and insert the right-hand needle into the first stitch on each of the left-hand needles and knit them as one stitch. Knit the next stitch the same way. You now have two stitches on the right-hand needle. Pass the first stitch over the second stitch. Repeat until only one stitch remains on the right-hand needle. Cut the yarn and pull the tail through last stitch.