A how-to knitting video showing how to cast off toe up socks or hems and cuffs without any flare, maintaining a stretchy bind off. Sorry my video cut me off at the end... I'll up my video skills next time!
For future reference: demonstration starts at 2 minute mark. When working with a yarn that has a tendency to catch there are a couple things you can do to ensure this bind-off method looks tidy. When you have 3 stitches on the needle: cast-off middle stitch and then right stitch singly, not as a pair-- this avoids a knotty appearance. Also when you have 3 stitches on the needle: pull stitches tight once needle is inserted before casting off to avoid holes near the edge of your work. This cast-off is easy to get wrong if you don't do these things, but easy to get right if you do 👍 Happy knitting!!!
You're a sock lifesaver, I had to redo my entire rib because I binded off incorrectly and my sock wouldn't go over my heel. This method worked perfectly!
And here I thought I discovered it! I hate the flare too but realized I could add stretchiness with the YOs, but just do half as many. Thanks for officially noting this for others.
It really helps if you properly pay attention when learning this or if it's been awhile. I keep looking down to see I've been knitting 2x2 rib instead of casting off and having to undo several stitches. I also recommend feeling the cast off as you work for any knots which happens every time I cast off the 2 stitches together instead of passing over the yo first then the prior stitch.
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Thank you for this awesome bind off! I'm new to knitting and am making my first pair of socks. Both bucket list items.. your bond off is both easy and beautiful!! Just because I'm new to knitting doesn't mean I want my work to look like it! This binding doesn't flare and is perfectly stretchy. Thanks again!!
Sheena, your'e a star! I trolled through lots of videos and just couldn't get the hang of it until I tried yours. It worked because it's just so simple and I now have a neat stretchy finish to my cardigan. Thanks again.
This is so helpful and easy to follow, thank you! Just finished my first sweater and the cuffs and bottom are neat and stretchy with zero flare- I’m delighted!
I like this every-other-stitch-Jenny's-Surprisingly-Stretchy-Bind-Off. It does take a lot of the flare out while leaving a stretchy edge. Worked great for a cowl I wanted to block hard, but which was a gift and I can't guarantee the recipient would know how to re-block.
Thank you so much for this video. Recently finished a cowl that has a k2 p2 border and when I did the bind off it flared and is so unattractive. Am going to do over and use this bind off.
I have tried this method and love it. I will continue to use it in the future. Socks are a bugger to knit I must admit. thanks for your version of stretchy bind off.
A little finicky, but worth it. Thanks. Much better than the simple pattern cast-off I tried and looks better than the other stretchy bind-off I saw a video on... although with the texture of the wool I used it looked a bit knottier than I would have liked. Still, I am making ankle warmers for me so who cares?
I had to use a needle 2 sizes bigger to avoid it being too tight and it's still not quite as stretchy as the ribbing but it looks and works good. Thank you.
Hi Sheena, love the demo. I do 1 X1 rib. I noted that you replied to "dopesheepify" that for 1x1 you would do it between each set. So I want to clarify. Does that mean: K1, YO, Cast off; P1, YO, Cast off; K1, YO, Cast off, and so on. Is that correct?
Is the yarn over for the purl stitch going in a different direction? I tried to do this last night but when I got to y/o for the purl stitch I got confused and had to stop.
I don’t know if yarn overs have a direction really… Depending on if your yarn is already in the front or back might change how you make it, but in the end it gets bound off the same so not sure it matters.
Always counterclockwise (anti-clockwise). Her answer is right, of course. Making the yarn over looks different, depending where your yarn end is as you do it -- but the action will always be in the same direction (...no matter which hand holds the working yarn).
Thank you for this! I prefer toe-up socks (because I hate joining to work in the round) and I'm always on the lookout for the best stretchy bindoff! Also I am kind of in love with the pink/purple socks and the Christmas socks. Do you have these projects up on Ravelry? I'd love to see the stitch pattern (for the pink/purple) and the yarns/colors you used!
Where do you put the YOs in 1x1 rib? Just pick one of the switches between knit and purl? And for half twisted rib (k is tbl) do you do the bind off knits tbl or as normal knits?
dopesheepify for 1x1 I would do it between each set. Not sure for tbl, I’ve never bound off with that stitch but I think I would ignore it and just do it as a normal K.
I like Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off. There reverse yarn over before every knit stitch and a regular yarn over before every purl stitch. Gives a really pretty zig zag edge with no flair.
Hi I'm trying your BO technique for a cardigan sleeve bind off, which is purl all the away. I purl 1, yo, purl again then slip off 2 like you did and just carried on doing that. But I'm getting these little bumps along the edge, and it is the same stretchiness as the normal bind off. Is that how it's supposed to be? Am I doing something wrong?
Melody Pitcher hey, I’m not sure really. Mines for k2p2 rib, but if you switch to all purls it should still work if you p yo p/p yo p the whole way. Without seeing what you’re doing it’s a bit hard to know what’s going wrong. Can you send me a photo on Instagram? I’m this.girl.knits ☺️
I was doing a 2x2 and inconsistently getting knots. I thought it was just the texture of my yarn is a bit difficult, but now I wonder if when you have two stitches and a yarn over on the right needle you should cast off the middle stitch then the right stitch for consistent results. I have a feeling doing two stitches at once may lead to inconsistent results and reversing that may give a knotty appearance. Just a guess.
I have confirmed that when you have 3 stitches on the needle (or technically 2 and a yarn over) casting-off the middle stitch first and then the right stitch singly, instead of both at once, got rid of the knotty appearance for me. Hope this helps on future knitting projects!!!
Mine did the first time, too. Then, I unpicked and tightened up my tension a little, and it turned out perfectly - still very stretchy w.o flare - even with the tension tighter. Try that.
For future reference: demonstration starts at 2 minute mark. When working with a yarn that has a tendency to catch there are a couple things you can do to ensure this bind-off method looks tidy. When you have 3 stitches on the needle: cast-off middle stitch and then right stitch singly, not as a pair-- this avoids a knotty appearance. Also when you have 3 stitches on the needle: pull stitches tight once needle is inserted before casting off to avoid holes near the edge of your work. This cast-off is easy to get wrong if you don't do these things, but easy to get right if you do 👍 Happy knitting!!!
Excellent bind off. Will definitely use this method going forward. Thanks for sharing
You're a sock lifesaver, I had to redo my entire rib because I binded off incorrectly and my sock wouldn't go over my heel. This method worked perfectly!
Jonathan Requillo thanks for letting me know! Glad it helped!! :)
@@sheenaf7886 yes this is the best bind off I have found thanks for your video
And here I thought I discovered it! I hate the flare too but realized I could add stretchiness with the YOs, but just do half as many. Thanks for officially noting this for others.
Thank you so much. This is stretchy, looks great, and doesn’t flare. Very clear explanation! A thousand thanks!
It really helps if you properly pay attention when learning this or if it's been awhile. I keep looking down to see I've been knitting 2x2 rib instead of casting off and having to undo several stitches. I also recommend feeling the cast off as you work for any knots which happens every time I cast off the 2 stitches together instead of passing over the yo first then the prior stitch.
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@Camdyn Abraham Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and Im in the hacking process atm.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
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Thank you for this awesome bind off! I'm new to knitting and am making my first pair of socks. Both bucket list items.. your bond off is both easy and beautiful!! Just because I'm new to knitting doesn't mean I want my work to look like it! This binding doesn't flare and is perfectly stretchy. Thanks again!!
Thank you so much for sharing!! This is probably the best elastic bind off technique I've ever tried
Sheena, your'e a star! I trolled through lots of videos and just couldn't get the hang of it until I tried yours. It worked because it's just so simple and I now have a neat stretchy finish to my cardigan. Thanks again.
Exactly what I wanted. I worked it on a 1x1 rib. Probably didn’t wrap correctly on some but I winged it. Thank you. Making note of this one 👍
LIFESAVER. You are my favorite person right now. THANK YOU!!!
Thank you, after trying and unpicking three times. Your technique hit the spot. Thanks for taking the time to show us.
Melody Duggan Awesome! I’m so glad it works for you!
And unpicking a bind off is beyond finicky! Ugh!
This is so helpful and easy to follow, thank you! Just finished my first sweater and the cuffs and bottom are neat and stretchy with zero flare- I’m delighted!
I like this every-other-stitch-Jenny's-Surprisingly-Stretchy-Bind-Off. It does take a lot of the flare out while leaving a stretchy edge. Worked great for a cowl I wanted to block hard, but which was a gift and I can't guarantee the recipient would know how to re-block.
Stoked I did Jenny's stretchy bind off and didnt like the big flare....
Tried and love this method - perfect results! Thank you so much for sharing this technique! 👍🏻
Did this technique on my socks turned out great. Thanks for sharing.
Marylou Garofalo yay! Thanks for letting me know!
Thank you so much for this video. Recently finished a cowl that has a k2 p2 border and when I did the bind off it flared and is so unattractive. Am going to do over and use this bind off.
This a really nice bindoff. Not too stretchy and not too tight…just right
Thank you! Finally no flare!
I have tried this method and love it. I will continue to use it in the future. Socks are a bugger to knit I must admit. thanks for your version of stretchy bind off.
A little finicky, but worth it. Thanks. Much better than the simple pattern cast-off I tried and looks better than the other stretchy bind-off I saw a video on... although with the texture of the wool I used it looked a bit knottier than I would have liked. Still, I am making ankle warmers for me so who cares?
Oh my god thank you so much!!!!! I've needed literally this piece of information for years. You're fantastic!
Excellent bind-off technique. Nice and stretchy. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Excellent tutorial. You saved my socks!
This is great, thank you for sharing this technique, I've been looking for something like it for a while as I prefer to make toe up socks.
Thank you! This was a very clear and helpful video. 😊
Very helpful! Simple and effective! Makes me want to make all my socks toe up from now on!
Thanks! Finally a beautiful finishing to sleeves and hems!
I plan to use this for all knit hem on sweater. Have used it on all my socks since discovering Sheena.’s bind off. Thank you thank you
Works beautifully thank you soooo much for sharing 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I had to use a needle 2 sizes bigger to avoid it being too tight and it's still not quite as stretchy as the ribbing but it looks and works good. Thank you.
just used it for a sweater. thank you so much for making a tutorial!
Beautiful!! No flare!! Thank you!
I can't see if you've made a video for the cast-on? I'd really need both! Please?
Thank you for sharing! This worked really well on some fingerless mitts I just knit.
Which cast on did you use for that lovely cuff down sock?
Great helpful video! I can’t wait to try it
Hi Sheena, love the demo. I do 1 X1 rib. I noted that you replied to "dopesheepify" that for 1x1 you would do it between each set. So I want to clarify. Does that mean: K1, YO, Cast off; P1, YO, Cast off; K1, YO, Cast off, and so on. Is that correct?
Delia Bottoms hey! It means I would do a yarn over after each purl stitch, essentially every two stitches adding in the YO for the extra stretch.
@@sheenaf7886 Okay, so that would be: K1, P1, YO, K1, Cast off both stitches, then P1 , YO, K1, Cast off both stitches?
This method works beautifully. Thank you!
Do you do it exactly the same foe 1x1 rib???
Thanks! I was looking for a nice non-flaring but stretchy bind-off for fingerless mittens. It's perfect!!! :)
Perhaps longer circulars would help for binding off such a small cuff?
thank you. This tutorial seems easier than some others I've watched. What sock pattern are you making? That's pretty!
Nathalie Andis I’m making a sweater cuff in the video! ☺️
Is the yarn over for the purl stitch going in a different direction? I tried to do this last night but when I got to y/o for the purl stitch I got confused and had to stop.
Have considered fixing the jogs that the bind-offs leave?
This is the best and easiest stretchy sock cast-off that I have used! It doesn't flare and looks neat.
What's the stretchy cast-on that you showed?
How do I use this bind off if I am doing a k1 p1 bibbing?
You work the yarn over in different directions, according to knit&purl stitches. Is that right? Is there a rule? Would be great to know…🙏🏼
I don’t know if yarn overs have a direction really… Depending on if your yarn is already in the front or back might change how you make it, but in the end it gets bound off the same so not sure it matters.
@@sheenaf7886 of course, clockwise or anti-clockwise. That makes a difference.
Always counterclockwise (anti-clockwise). Her answer is right, of course. Making the yarn over looks different, depending where your yarn end is as you do it -- but the action will always be in the same direction (...no matter which hand holds the working yarn).
Thank you. I will try this.
Is the yarn over in the same direction for both knits and purls?
What type of needles are u using? They don’t look metal. They look plastic.
Thanks
They are metal with a dull paint finish. They’re the really old circular kind, I got them second hand from a charity shop about 10 years ago.
Love this!
Best video. 😍
Thank you
Gah! Thank you!!! Can’t wait to use this!
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you
Thank you for this! I prefer toe-up socks (because I hate joining to work in the round) and I'm always on the lookout for the best stretchy bindoff! Also I am kind of in love with the pink/purple socks and the Christmas socks. Do you have these projects up on Ravelry? I'd love to see the stitch pattern (for the pink/purple) and the yarns/colors you used!
Where do you put the YOs in 1x1 rib? Just pick one of the switches between knit and purl?
And for half twisted rib (k is tbl) do you do the bind off knits tbl or as normal knits?
dopesheepify for 1x1 I would do it between each set. Not sure for tbl, I’ve never bound off with that stitch but I think I would ignore it and just do it as a normal K.
Were did you get all that pretty yarn from
Sheila Bartley they’re from Spectrum Fibre and Long Dog yarn! ❤️
I just tried this, my cuff was k3 p2, and it's definitely not stretchy enough :( thoughts?
I like Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off. There reverse yarn over before every knit stitch and a regular yarn over before every purl stitch. Gives a really pretty zig zag edge with no flair.
Thank you!!! Perfect!
Hi I'm trying your BO technique for a cardigan sleeve bind off, which is purl all the away. I purl 1, yo, purl again then slip off 2 like you did and just carried on doing that. But I'm getting these little bumps along the edge, and it is the same stretchiness as the normal bind off. Is that how it's supposed to be? Am I doing something wrong?
Melody Pitcher hey, I’m not sure really. Mines for k2p2 rib, but if you switch to all purls it should still work if you p yo p/p yo p the whole way. Without seeing what you’re doing it’s a bit hard to know what’s going wrong. Can you send me a photo on Instagram? I’m this.girl.knits ☺️
I was doing a 2x2 and inconsistently getting knots. I thought it was just the texture of my yarn is a bit difficult, but now I wonder if when you have two stitches and a yarn over on the right needle you should cast off the middle stitch then the right stitch for consistent results. I have a feeling doing two stitches at once may lead to inconsistent results and reversing that may give a knotty appearance. Just a guess.
I have confirmed that when you have 3 stitches on the needle (or technically 2 and a yarn over) casting-off the middle stitch first and then the right stitch singly, instead of both at once, got rid of the knotty appearance for me. Hope this helps on future knitting projects!!!
Thank you!
This is awesome.thanks
very nice!
NOT stretchy
Technique looked good but the video ended before demonstrating the finished edge!
If you go back around 1:20 the red cuffed sock is the example!
This ended up being flared anyway.
Ok thank for the imfo
I got it.
I tried this and it was super flared 😔
Erin Govoni oh really? 😣 That’s too bad, sorry it didn’t help you!
Mine did the first time, too. Then, I unpicked and tightened up my tension a little, and it turned out perfectly - still very stretchy w.o flare - even with the tension tighter. Try that.