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Laura shows you how to work Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind off with modifications to make it a little less stretchy!
This is a great bind off for ribbing on toe-up socks and the neckline of bottom up sweaters!
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[@micheleclarkson2268]

Thank you, I love the idea of only stretching the purl! 😊

[@cheryl_ann_]

This will be the perfect bind off for a cowl I'm making that can be pulled up over your head like a hood. I was afraid the regular technique for this bind off would flare too much, as has happened to me in the past. Thanks for sharing! I'm def a subscriber now.

[@LauraNelkin]

Perfect!

[@lerojoful]

Laura Nelkin is an amazing knitter and an incredible teacher. I've been privileged to attend some of her classes!

[@StoutsGMa]

I love how you hold your yarn! I'm a self taught continental knitter and I sort of throw my purl stitches. I'm going to try your way. (P.S. A fellow NYer, Dutchess County)

[@taccusos]

Genius! I have no other words for your modification. ♥️🙏👏👏👏

[@bznyakos]

Love the modification! Thanks for sharing your expertise.

[@dorothywilliams8160]

Love the modified bind off. It gives a much neater edge to the bottom of my top-down sweater and cuffs. Thank you.

[@staceyburley195]

I only yarn over every other stitch, and that seems to work well for me.

[@LauraNelkin]

Oh excellent mod... what i like about this method is the tidyness at the top of the knit columns : )!

[@deliametcalfe-eg3xp]

Thanks, Laura! This is exactly what I needed for my sweater!

[@user-ip2kx2ns5f]

Very helpful! I like the tidiness of your modification. Thank you!

[@hartmarilyn]

Great modification! Just love watching and learning from you, Laura! Thank you!

[@LauraNelkin]

So glad you like it!!! I love learning with you all too!

[@lorraemoon2342]

I love this great modification on the bind off

[@tiffanytc89]

Thank you! I've always thought this was *too* stretchy so this modification is excellent.

[@Leah-pants]

I am really excited to try this! thank you for the tutorial !

[@pernillep9049]

Really good! Love your nerdiness, it makes knitting better for us as well!

[@LauraNelkin]

Yay, thank you!

[@sarahlovesdonuts9601]

Your hands are beautiful! And your knitting too😁. Thank you. I love your modification and plan to use it on a sweater now💗

[@colleenquigley4335]

I really like your voice and your explanations, so I subscribed! I think I will try your modification of Jeny's bind off. Stretchy, but not too stretchy so it looks neat and will create a good edge for the bind off on the bottom of my sweater. Thanks.

[@LauraNelkin]

Welcome aboard!

[@sandy1617]

Love this, thank you Laura!

[@LauraNelkin]

You're so welcome!

[@schreiberreis7]

This is awesome, thank you! I've been searching for the perfect bind off for a top down sweater, and tubular 2×2 in the round is just warping my brain. I'm also concerned about having enough give for my hips. This seems like a great compromise!

[@elisekt1860]

Such a good demo. I’ve always skipped the first part because it flares out, and I was doing my purls wrong. Next time I’ll do it this way.

[@LauraNelkin]

Oh, glad to help!

[@DQDebra]

I did a bind off of my first Laxo sock using a regular bind off. I was sure I could do a loose bind off. Well, it did fit, but barely. I decided to undo the front half of the sock’s bind off and redo it, since I had thankfully left a pretty good tale. I then did the modified version of this bind off on that front half of the sock. And…it was perfect! I learned a lesson there.

[@goldielazar6772]

Great idea!! Thanks.

[@LauraNelkin]

Glad you liked it!

[@tl4214]

Thank you! Love the easy to see details and your ideas for modifications! Beautiful!!

[@Javainthebox]

I just finished a sweater where I needed to use Jeny’s super stretch bind off on the sleeve cuffs. (The yarn I used is Letti Lopi which doesn’t have any stretch.) The problem was that the sleeve cuffs have cables, so I didn’t want the bulk of that bind off method on those knit cable stitches. Here you are to the rescue! Great video! Subscribed and sending you so much gratitude 🙏🏼💖

[@LauraNelkin]

I'm SO glad it was helpful!!!

[@jansingersvideos]

Really nice bind off - thanks for that!

[@jansingersvideos]

That is your modified one!

[@LauraNelkin]

My pleasure!

[@sandyduncan3832]

This is exciting. Thank you. I have extend the rib on last year's baby hat, to get more wear out of it, but I've done the cast off twice and it's still quite tight. I am going to have another go using this stretchy cast off.

[@LauraNelkin]

Wonderful!

[@sandyduncan3832]

@@LauraNelkin I did it today. It was difficult at first, until I got the hang of it, then it was easy. The cast off is nice and stretchy, and best of all, it fits the baby, so we can get another winter out of the hat. Thanks so much for sharing this technique.

[@lynnewilson4209]

Thanks for this! a less super stretchy bind off will be my next favorite sock bind off - I've not been totally pleased with the flaring results of the super stretchy version.

[@LauraNelkin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bdarci]

Thank you Laura. It never occurred to me to modify it. I'm binding off some fingerless mitts and the JSSBO just flared too much I'm going to undo it now and use your mod.

[@LauraNelkin]

Glad it was helpful! Good timing!!!

[@scorcoranable]

That's a good solution to the flaring of the original JSSBO.

[@LauraNelkin]

Thanks!

[@RuthVelasco-Schmitz]

I love this, thank you! - And also - will you please tell us what your fabulous shawl is?

[@LauraNelkin]

Oh! That is Platy Shawl! www.nelkindesigns.com/platy

[@lindas5964]

1000 thumbs up for the mod!❤❤❤❤

[@LauraNelkin]

Aw, thanks!

[@linamyers5464]

will this work for knit one and purl on for the bind-off on socks

[@LauraNelkin]

Definitely!!!! It is my go-to!

[@rokaiabahaa390]

my jacket's ribbing loves you

[@DQDebra]

Thanks, Laura! I just used this for a sleeve bind off. Will plan to use it for my Laxo socks too.

[@LauraNelkin]

Perfect!

[@blossommasters143]

What if you've got a knit 3, purl 1 ribbing, and you (me) are a really tight knitter ( especially at the bind off)?

[@blossommasters143]

I am updating a pair of ankle socks that my sister in law made. HER knitting is perfect!

[@jackiew6521]

What did you end up doing? 😊

[@NYKnitter]

I found the same thing , too stretchy, I also quickly changed to just doing them on the purls , which sit back nicely because of the YOs

[@LauraNelkin]

awesome!

[@kellywknits]

Thanks for the great mod Laura, I do find jssbo just a bit too flared so I’m excited to try this. What is the reason for slipping the two stitches individually instead of together?

[@LauraNelkin]

I find it to lay more smoothly! Try it both ways and tell me what you think!

[@sergiomelendez285]

Okay I’m gonna be the first to say that I’m a tubular bind off convert. Totally thought it was a faff. Now I hate everything else for sleeves or cuffs. I do recognize it’s not right for everything but now I make the time for it! I love how stretch this bind off is!!

[@jhannon9495]

hybrid

[@stitchy_linn]

Great modification as at times JSSBO is a bit looser than I wish it to be. Gotta give this a try next toe up sock pattern!

[@LauraNelkin]

So glad you love it!

[@teljnyazhka]

It looks way neater when you first bring the third stitch over the middle one, then over the first one.
You method makes it a bit clotty

[@LauraNelkin]

I'll have to try it that way!