So you have spent hours and hours knitting up your beautiful object and the time has now come to bind off (a.k.a cast off). Following are casting off tutorials which include various different methods. You can go for a tighter bind off or a more stretchy bind off or various other options, just take a look at the tutorials available below.
Bind Off or Cast Off
If you were to remove all stitches from the needle, they would unravel. The Bind Off or
Cast Off is how the stitches are finished so that they don’t unravel. This is the most
common Bind Off technique.
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The Basic Bind-Off – Knit or Purl Methods Included
Binding off is the process of taking the live stitches off of your needle and securing them so that they don’t unravel.
The basic bind-off using knit stitches is the bind off that most beginners learn. This version is typically worked from the knit side of the work in stockinette. Alternatively, the purl version of this bind-off can be used from the purl side of the work.
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Suspended Bind-off Tutorial
Almost as easy as a regular bind-off, but much more elastic. If you’re one of those knitters who usually has to run and find a larger needle every time you bind off, I think you’ll find this useful!
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Crochet Hook Bind-Off
Many crocheters-turned-knitters (as well as lifetime knitters!) find binding off with a crochet hook to be faster and easier than binding off with two needles.
The method of binding off with a crochet hook is essentially that of the basic bind-off technique, except a crochet hook is substituted for the right needle which allows for a slight economy in movement over the 2-needle method.
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A Better Bind Off
Not too loose and not too tight.
An important note is that this bind off is worked from left to right, the opposite of knitting. So, for flat knitting, do not turn the work over to begin. And for circular knitting, work back the way you just knit.
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Invisible bind off
This is the best ribbing bind off, but it only works for 1 x 1 rib. You will almost certainly need to click on the photos for a better view.
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Sloped Bind-Off
The sloped bind-off is ideal for shoulder and neck shaping. It avoids the stair-step edge that is formed by a series of bind-offs by making a smooth transition from one bind-off row to the next.
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Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off
This bind off combines the classic simple bind off with a yarn wrap. It is thus named because it defies logic that anything so simple would be so elastic. Before you scoff, give it a try. It has a higher elasticity than Elizabeth Zimmermann’s sewn bind off, and has an advantage in that it is not sewn, and therefore easier to execute over a long length of fabric. For optimum elasticity, avoid snugging the stitches tightly after you knit or purl them.
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Casting off videos from Knitting Help.
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