Tuesday Tip: Extra Stretchy Bind Off

Tuesday Tip: Extra Stretchy Bind Off

Tuesday Tip copyLast fall I ran a knitalong with Creative Knitting for my Fan the Flames Cowl. Since you know, I’m gonna pack it full of tips and tricks that aren’t on the page, I thought I’d share some of my favorites here.

The words “bind off loosely” can cause much frustration to knitters.  A stitch is wider than it is tall, so OF COURSE, when it lies down on it’s side for a bind off, it can’t possibly reach the next stitch. It needs a little help

 

With a lace edge that moves, this is even more important. We covered in a previous Tuesday Tip on the elastic cast on, now it’s time to end our project well.

Extra Stretchy Bind Off

For more tips LIVE, join me in one of my live classes.  Keep watching the Upcoming Classes page.  I update it frequently.

For more fabulous circular secrets, join my new video class (available online or as a DVD) “Circular Knitting Essentials”. For more information on my classes with Interweave and Craftsy, click here.

For other knitting tips from Patty’s Knitting Bag of tricks you can learn 2 1/2 hours worth on my new Interweave DVD

Interweave Knitting Bag of Tricks

Also available as a digital download

To read past Tuesday tips, just click on the Tutorial category of the blog (or here I did it for you!)

If you have a “is there a better way to do that”, or “how do you do that” question, leave me a comment, and I’ll add it to the Tuesday Tip list!

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