• 8:08

    Two Easy Bind Off Methods for Shawls

    You’ve spent hours and hours working on a beautiful shawl and now it’s time to bind off. Which bind off you choose for your shawl is particularly important. If the final edge is too tight, you might find the shawl hard to block and the edge can even start curling up. With so many bind…

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  • 2:42

    How to Avoid Loose Stitches at end of Bind Off

    When it comes time to bind off your knitted masterpiece, there are so many options to choose from. You can work decorative bind offs or stretchy bind offs, and there are a wide variety of ways to do each one. But what about the basic bind off? Maybe you’ve noticed a loose stitch at the…

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  • 5:09

    Decorative I-Cord Bind Off

    When it comes time to complete a knitting project, the last thing to do is bind off. There are many ways to bind off your knitting, from simple and functional to delicate and decorative. In this video, knitting expert Michele Lee Bernstein demonstrates a bind off technique that is both functional and decorative. She explains…

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  • 4:20

    A Stretchy Bind Off for Top-Down Shawls

    Working the bind off on your top-down shawl is an important step to have a shawl that you love to wear. If the bind off is too tight, you won’t be able to properly block the piece, and the bottom of it may even curl when you wear it. In this video, Jen Lucas takes…

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  • 3:47

    Sewn Bind Off

    The Sewn Bind Off is a very stretchy edge that is perfect for a bind off that can benefit from extra elasticity. Because of the stretchiness of this bind off, it’s the perfect finish for edges of cuffs, necklines, and the top of toe-up socks. In this video, Jill Wright demonstrates how to work the…

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  • 6:31

    Invisible Ribbed Bind Off

    The invisible ribbed bind off is a sewn bind off that creates a very stretchy edge to finish 1×1 (knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch) ribbing. As the name suggests, this bind off is nearly invisible and gives the edge of your piece a clean, finished look. In this video, Jill Wright demonstrates how to…

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  • 3:27

    Bind Off in Pattern

    Occasionally, you might come across a knitting pattern that contains the instructions to “bind off in pattern.” In this video, Mary Beth Temple explains what this instruction means and how to work it. For many knitting projects, a knitwise bind off or a purlwise bind off can be used to finish the knitting. As Mary…

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  • 2:42

    Suspended Bind Off

    The Suspended Bind Off is a great one to try if you tend to bind off too tightly. This bind off adds a little bit more yarn into the bind off edge, giving it a little more stretch. In this video, Michele Lee Bernstein demonstrates how to work the Suspended Bind Off. This bind off…

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  • 3:13

    Elastic Bind Off for Ribbing

    The Elastic Bind Off is perfect for the edges of your knitting projects where you need extra stretch. This bind off can be particularly useful on edges where a ribbing pattern has been worked, like the top of a toe-up sock. In this video, Michele Lee Bernstein demonstrates how to work the Elastic Bind Off…

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