I recall learning to bind off as being easy kind of like crocheting the loops to gether but now I read the instructionsin my little booklet and see it as vey difficult,involving knitting a few etc. Is there more than one way?
2007-01-08 20:01:10 · 7 answers · asked by FoudaFaFa 5 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
I have also done the technique where you knit 2 together, then place the resulting stitch back on the left needle and knit that stitch and the next one together, continuing until you have 1 stitch left. Knit that stitch, then cut the yarn and pull the end through the loop of the last stitch to knot it off. Voila!
2007-01-08 23:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by shortstuf_2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several methods of casting off. The method you are talking about requires an afghan crochet hook (one of the really long ones) approximately the same size as the knitting needle. Transfer your stitches from your knitting needle onto the afghan hook taking care not to drop any stitches. Once the stitches are transferred you proceed as follows:
yarn over (yo), pull through one loop, *yo, pull through 2 loops, repeat from * to the end. yo, cut yarn leaving a tail long enough for weaving in.
This method is not at all stretchy. It would not be good at all for clothing. It's not my favorite way to bind off but it's the easiest.
2007-01-09 04:19:56 · answer #2 · answered by DishclothDiaries 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is more than one way to bind off and a couple are described in the answers above.
This web site lists 10 different bind off methods--perhaps you're thinking of the single crochet bind off?
2007-01-09 04:35:20 · answer #3 · answered by bogiebogie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will find that if you do the k2 and pass one stitch over the other, it really is easy. It just sounds more complicated than it is. If you already knit the piece, you have the skill to do it. And, you don't have to change needles or move stitches from one needle to the other.
2007-01-09 06:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by Connie K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple of different ways. I learned from a website that has instructional videos (much easier than the booklets for me). They show you both continental and European style depending on how you typically knit --i prefer the continental style
2007-01-09 05:40:59 · answer #5 · answered by tobie11565 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
knit two, pass the first knit stitch over and off the needles, knit another, pass the first knit stitch over and off the needles and then when you only have one stitch left you cut off string, pass the string through the last loop. and tie it off.
2007-01-08 20:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by :) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the previous answer is right on. The method is called casting off and results in a nice straight edge to your work.
2007-01-08 20:10:14 · answer #7 · answered by ladybird 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋