casting off tip?

lexica wrote

on Feb 25, 2011 9:42 PM

I could have sworn there was a tip posted (in recent history!) on Knitting Daily how to avoid having a stretched last stitch when casting off.  I can't for the life of me find it no matter what kind of searches I do on the site.  Much appreciated if someone saw the same thing and can point me to it, or some other tip on the topic!

elainefirth wrote

on Mar 4, 2011 12:59 PM

Hi I cant remember where I saw it, but im sure it said knit into the stitch below on the last cast off stitch.

grannybytheway wrote

on Apr 19, 2011 3:36 PM

Yes, that works, or you can knit the last 2 stitches together before you cast them off as one stitch (hope that makes sense)

Bridget

Zoe wrote

on Apr 19, 2011 5:07 PM

grannybytheway:

you can knit the last 2 stitches together before you cast them off as one stitch (hope that makes sense)

Hi Bridget,

Makes sense to me because that is what I do and yep, it works!

Happy knittig, Zoë

Merlich wrote

on Apr 19, 2011 10:07 PM

Hi Lexica,

I also saw the segment (Getting started: KDTV 612), I can't access to it either but, ... I've found a complete file of a variety of binding off techniques.

Ta daaaa!!!!

http://www.knittingdaily.com/media/p/41041/showcontent.aspx

Now, we all can save them or print them or both.

Bye, bye.

ZassZ wrote

on Apr 20, 2011 9:37 AM

Hi All,

I thought this was nice and am going to bookmark it for myself.  I really like this method.  http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2011/01/21/lean-to-the-right-lean-to-the-left-we-re-talking-decreases.aspx 

It is easier for me to remember because of the orientation:  left leans left - right leans right