Chinese Waitress (Double-Chain) Cast-Off - KnitFreedom.com

When you do the Chinese Waitress Cast-On on a reversible project, a standard bind-off doesn't quite match. This cast-off creates an edge identical to the Chinese Waitress Cast-On so that you can enjoy the way your starting and finishing edges look when next to each other.
To do the Chinese Waitress (Double-Chain) Cast-Off:
1. Purl the first stitch, wrapping the yarn clockwise around the needle (this is opposite to the way you normally do).
2. Yarnover
3. Purl the next stitch, again wrapping the yarn clockwise.
4. Pass the yarnover over the first stitch on the right-hand needle.
5. Pass the second stitch over the first stitch on the right-hand needle.
6. Repeat steps 2-5 until all stitches are bound off.
7. Cut the yarn, leaving a 6-inch tail for weaving in. Pull through last stitch.
To learn:
How to do the Chinese Waitress Cast-On (correctly),
What most tutorials get wrong about the Chinese Waitress Cast-On, and
Tips and tricks for using this cast-on in different situations,
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[@jaynehorwitz9031]

Great technique, my go to cast off from now on.

[@theastewart6721]

Very interesting! Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

[@stitchy_linn]

Great tutorial, Liat. I used this bind off for a cowl I cast on using the Chinese Waitress Cast On. Perfect match and so easy to do!

[@Knitfreedom]

That is so cool!

[@stitchy_linn]

@@Knitfreedom I found two steps that can be omitted and have it look the same! Once I started knitting this BO I remembered learning it as Grandma's Favorite Bind Off as another Designer/Instructor calls it. Cat Bordhi, Instructor Extraordinaire, rest her soul, also taught this bind off.

[@lindsypenney3064]

Any chance you have a clever way of performing the Chinese Waitress Bind-Off, preferably with a Crochet hook, in the round seamlessly?
I used your “Chinese Waitress Cast-On with a Crochet Hook” method to cast on a Top-Down Raglan Sweater for my French Bulldog. It created a beautiful braided rolled neckline that is wonderfully stretchy. I just finished the ribbing around the bottom that matches the neck, and realized you don’t have a tutorial or instructions on your website for the matching Bind-off in the round.

[@daleodberg6714]

Real good!

[@nadzoll]

Thank you for this! If I’m binding off in 2 x 2 ribbing, would I use this same bind off for all stitches?

[@Knitfreedom]

Hi Nadine,
Great question! You can use the exact directions for 2x2 ribbing, but it may not be as stretchy. For a more stretchy bind off you may want to try Judy's surprisingly stretchy bind-off:
www.knitfreedom.com/blog/jssbo/