Elisabeth Zimmerman's sewn bind off

[ensaid93]

thank you, i'm happy to continu my toupsock now!

[vparkinson1987]

What do you do with the very last stitch?

[katiegrav]

Thanks, I'm sure I'll find this bind-off helpful for some project. I tried it on a small sample and it was so easy. I just have never sewn a bind off. It's fun finding new ways to do things.

[ninja5411]

This is great I have used this many times as I also sew -- an inveterate threadhead I suppose. Had no idea the approach was acceptable in formal knitting circles

[QuomodoCantantur]

Thank you for the video! I was finishing up a sock and wondered how to make a stretchy bind off, but I didn't understand the written instructions. This makes it clear!

[KannD86]

@QuomodoCantantur You're welcome!

[ggleee]

I don't understand why you can't talk and explain the stitches to the beginners. I hear breathing so why not just help by explanation?

[likebeast]

does anyone know how to estimate how much yarn to leave for the sewn castoff? Am doing this bind off on a shawl with over 300 sts, have no idea how much yarn to cut!

[msathavi]

@likebeast i have never tried this bind-off, but i would just try the the sewn bind-off on like 10 stitches first. then i'd use tape or something to make a mark the end of those 10 cast off stitches and then unravel that bind off. that length from the last stitch before bind-off to the marker multiplied by 30 should be the length you should use sewing it off (and leave a little extra for the tail). hope that helps!

[KannD86]

@likebeast I think it's generally 3 times the length of the edge you're binding off, but I usually cut 4 or 5 times the length just to be safe. I do have to watch carefully for tangling, but I'm very paranoid about running out of yarn so it's worth it.

[luvtoknit]

thank you so much for making this video. Now I understand how to do it.

[foxwoodfaerie]

THANK YOU!!!! The written directions were confusing, your video made it very clear. Now maybe my gloves won't have tops that are too tight. :)

[Rekkanotara]

Your demo piece got me thinking how great this bind off would be for the Clapotis shawl from knitty.com =) Thanks for showing the technique!

[mnijtnc823]

This helped a lot! I didn't understand the written directions I had but now it's clear to me!

[medicgal73]

Much easeier to understand. Thanks a bunch!



[shenevski]

Thank you, very helpful!

[indiasbelly]

Thanks for taking the time to post this. It's nice to have visual confirmation of written directions before trying something new on a project you're finishing. :o)

[lgpars]

Thank you for this video!! I could not figure out whether I was supposed to slip off two sts or one after I did the sewing. Your video answered my question.

[abaker65]

Sort of a snoozer as videos go, but very helpful in clarifying this. Thanks.

[KannD86]

thanks so much....

[ElectricAnimations]

oops, i have been putting my needle through the second stitch only and then back through the first. i am half way bound off so i'll have to continue now. I love this method though.

[terranata]

Thank you so much! It did help a lot! :)

[KannD86]

Glad to help!

[elaineflo01]

thank you - proving once again a picture is worth a thousand words :)

[KannD86]

yep!

[xbakery27x]

thank you for this...but does this method work for a 1x1 rib stitch as well? and how do you do the last couple of stitches?

[KannD86]

It works for everything - ribbing, stockinette, any pattern. It's not my favorite bind-off, but it is good for some things. For the last few stitches (in the round), I usually pick up the loops of the first stitches I bound off then go through them again. For flat, I would just go through the last stitch twice so it's not loose, or do whatever looks right. As long as the yarn goes through the loop at least once, it won't unravel. Thanks for the comment!

[scizessita]

THANK YOU! Kannd86, for making this swell tutorial! Without your help, I, a novice knitter and visual learner, would never have been able to understand the written bind-off instructions in the neckwarmer pattern I'm using. :*)

[KannD86]

You're welcome. :)

[Melbert327]

VERY helpful!! thank so much or posting!!

[mhorsesbiz]

thank you!!! :)

[Scoochy1956]

I KNOW this from EZ's KNITTING WORSHOP book on pp.48-49. In that book she illustrates & also explains that it should be done from left-to-right. She also suggests removing the knitting needles BEFORE doing this, as she calls it CASTING-ON CASTING OFF. I haven't been brave enough to do that yet : )

[lindsaymdna]

thanks for this video :) i came looking for how to do this bind off for the very same bolero you demonstrate it on!

[bibi2cute4u]

you have beautiful knitting ;]

[KannD86]

thanks!

[the7gerbers]

Thank you for posting this! I've added it to my favorites for reference. It's the only video of this technique I could find and it is nice and clear

[KannD86]

you're welcome!

[joeblow37203]

This was sooo helpful - thank you! Avgail - I hope you made a vid on how to make circular needles!

[xmasangel69]

Your awesome. Thank you!!

[avgail]

oh my is that kellymaher's ribbed lace bolero? i just started knitting and this would be my first project.. unfortunately, i live somewhere in the globe where handknitting isn't that popular... so what's a girl who wants to try knitting did? made my own circular needles and used most available yarn, acrylic...

[KannD86]

yep, i made it for my cousin. i plan on making one for me eventually.

you made your own circs! that's awesome. knitters are clever people. :)

thank you and you're welcome to everyone who commented on my video!

[jreyna79]

This is great!!! Thank you!!

[sunnywave18]

Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[TrueLoveWithin]

Thank you for this video. :)

[CORNALSDAUGHTER]

thank you!