Cat Bordhi-PERSONAL FOOTPRINTS-Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off

[RebLin51]

Thank you for posting this video. I was knitting a toe up sock set and I have been having trouble with getting the k2, p2 rib bound off stretchy enough without being too tight or too wimpy . Elastic and yet snug. I hate tight ribbing and also the reverse saggy sock tops. Just awesome.

[yolo22]

why, this is surprisingly stretchy!

thank you so much for sharing this genius approach. i'm going to use it on a cowl i'm finishing today!

[milksplooge]

MY LIFE HAS BEEN TOTALLY CHANGED

OH MY GOD I PRAYED FOR BO'S THIS AWESOME

I CAN'T STOP USING CAPS I'M SO EXCITED HOLY CRAP

[TheJazyep]

WoW no more strangling sock bind-offs! I loved my hand knitted socks until I had to bind off! I always ended up with them being to tight, so I'm in sock heaven with this bind off! thank you so much for sharing it with us!

[60lollie]

This is my third time using this bind off on an infinity scarf. I LOVE it! Thanks again to Cat and Jeny!

[mhorsesbiz]

And just used this method again for a bell sleeve cuff, in lieu of a "loose BO". Perfect on all counts!!!

[mhorsesbiz]

The BEST stretchy bind off eVAR! Just finished a pair of socks, tried them on, WoW!

[GrumpyGramma]

Wow. Talk about making something easy, you did. Thanks. I just finished off a pair of socks using this tecnique.

[60lollie]

Thanks you! I have been looking for a truly stretchy bind off and this is it! I using it right now on an infinity scarf I knitted for my daughter. You and Jeny ROCK!

[kimber1e699]

Thanks so much! I am making the swirl sweater pattern from the book you wrote and this made it perfectly clear how to do the JSSBO. I adore your book and making the sweater is so much fun!

[michaelpthompson]

Brilliant! I needed some way to bind off the band of a hat. It was nice stretchy ribbing, but the bindoff would not fit over the head. This technique was perfect. Thank you.

[SewardWriter]

Hi, Cat! I gotta say, this very quickly became my favorite all-purpose bind-off. I've found that using a crochet hook in place of the right-hand needle makes it faster, easier, and more even--especially when you're BO'ing 900 stitches on a shawl edge!

Thanks for the video! You and Jeny rock. :)

[grandmastatus]

Thank you for this video! I did manage to figure it out, though I am not a continental knitter. The purl one was harder for me, but when I did figure it out I found that I'm doing the knit ones in continental style. I'd like to learn to do it throwing because it's a pain to switch back and forth. Thank you again!

[sazji]

This really is a great bind-off! Still, if I may be so presumptuous as to offer advice on anything Cat Bordhi does:

1) If you're doing it for the first time, and especially if you're also going to use it on a project knitted in thin and not-so-stretchy sock yarn, practice it on a separate piece first. You'll be glad you did!

2) If you're a generally a tight knitter, now is the time to loosen up a little; it will make that pass over a lot easier, especially on the knit stitches.

[whosails]

Thanks Cat! You have made my life a bit better.

[omandy17]

Do you have any idea how wonderful you are!! lol! I LOVE all of your videos! Without you, i would not be a addicted knitter!! Thank you so much! I am doing Melissa Morgan Oaks two at a time toe up socks right now and was trying to figure out how to make them stretchy for my youngest daughter...this is perfect!!!!! Love you Cat!

[angoraacres]

Thank you so much for this demo Cat! I just finished using it for my toe up sock on two circulars. What a clean finish! And thank you for that lovely last stitch. Very exciting to get such good results on the finish.

Angela in Anacortes

[BeStrixed]

Best thing about this video is the last trick! I love this finish, it's smooth and seamless. Thank you so much for adding it! :')

[jturnrich]

Thanks! Works great for my dogs' sweaters. Makes it easy to put a sweater on a squirmy dog who's in a hurry to get out the door! :-)

[janeta67]

Again, Thankyou Cat. I have been doing a stretchy bind off but didn't do the purl stitch. It looks quite nice and is stretchy but from now on I will use this method.

Another thing, I haven't understood which way the yarn overs go. Thankyou, thankyou, I finally get it. As usual Cat a truly wonderful video.

[Nicky35747]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is just what I've been looking for!

[mkaazedler]

Whoa!! Slow down!! Way too fast and I HATE having to pause and go back like a million times trying to follow along.

[openbook1901]

Could you do this with lace or does it have to be a rib to work properly?

[TheKnitternut]

This is awesome! I love the last little tidbit about how to end the cast off. I have always hated that last stitch, now I'm good!

[janeta67]

@TheKnitternut I agree. I forgot to mention the little tidbit. I have been oversewing because I'm afraid that it will come undone. I get it now, finally.

[Bethintx1]

I so needed this to finish a beanie!

[WomanInTheWoods]

Thank you so much!!!! I learn so much better by watching it done and then doing it myself. Often the illustrations just don't "click" for me, but your videos have saved my sanity! This bind-off was perfect for my daughter's new leggings. :o)

[WomanInTheWoods]

Thank you so much!!!! I learn so much better by watching it done and then doing it myself. Often the illustrations just don't "click" for me, but your videos have saved my sanity! This bind-off was perfect for my daughter's new leggings. :o)

[bekahjan]

your awesome! I needed a stretchy bind of for a beret I am doing. Thanks!

[MotionPictureMuse]

Wow... you just saved my fingerless mitts! I've been trying over and over to get the bind off stretchy enough, but nothing has worked. This will do the trick, though. Thanks for sharing!

[hugsnkisses603]

Thank you so so so very much! Your video tutorials have helped me so much!! I love your teaching methods, I can learn while staying interested and laughing at the same time! Thank you again!

[drumpointer]

Stretchy, but ugly. The saving grace is that if this is for a sock top, then it'll look look when worn, but not off the foot.

[spankses]

ok, so i'm a die hard 'throw' knitter. i can continental knit, just barely, but i figured it out after a few stitches and its the best bindoff EVER! have you concidered an "english/ throw" version for those who can't knit continental? just a thought. by the way, i'm soon to embark on my first footprints sock, wish me luck...!

[pjcharbie]

This is so helpful! Do you have it in written format so I can take it traveling with me?

Thanks!

[catbordhi]

@pjcharbie You can find it illustrated and written in my latest book, PERSONAL FOOTPRINTS FOR INSOUCIANT SOCK KNITTERS. Try your local yarn shop for the book, or Amazon.

[rwagner304]

Thank you for making another wonderful video :) I would never get any of my knitting completed if it was not for your help. look forward to more videos .

[nougatnougatnougat]

Thank you so so soooooooo much for posting this video, Cat! I've been trying to figure out this bind off for ages by studying the illustrations at Knitty, but I just couldn't wrap my brain around it until now. My knitting projects thank you!

[tinaeinars1]

Hello Cat

Thank you so much for this video. You make it so easy to understand. But I do have one question............... can you do this bind off with only knit/purl stitches or is this only for ribbing?

[catbordhi]

@tinaeinars1 If you have just stockinette, use the appropriate YO (reverse before knits, or regular before purls) and work that way to the end.

[llovesgirl]

OMG, this is great I will be able to get my sweater over my shoulders now! thank you so much!

[milliebead]

Very helpul video, especially good for bamboo yarn socks. Thanks so much.

[gingergargoyle]

ok - its stretchy, but how is it at staying up? The one thing that drives me nuts about handmade socks is that they slide down and bunch on the foot as I wear them ... any hints on how to stop this bit of fun? I'll still make socks ... wear them & share them ... but I'd love to solve this little problem.

[catbordhi]

Your socks slide down and bunch up because the leg itself is too loose. You need fewer stitches and/or a tighter gauge. The leg itself needs to be snug around your leg, and then it will stay up beautifully.

[BeStrixed]

@catbordhi

I totally agree with this: I've gradually decreased the number of stitches for my socks -- regardless of what patterns say or what swatching dictates! -- from 64 sts to, now, 56! That, plus taking into consideration the yarn which is always different no matter what the label...blah, blah blah/whine whine whine :^)

[BHBsings]

@gingergargoyle

Yeah, but it's just the biz for shawl knitters who stretch their bind offs like crazy when blocking!

For you I'd say a firm rib for above the ankle and you could knit in some elastic, like machine knitters do? I've some commercial socks for walking boots that also have elastic included at the arch of the foot, which stops them 'going to sleep' ( creeping toewards)

[ijovi]

@gingergargoyle they actually sell very thin knitting-in elastic in most yarn shops that should help with that problem! You probably can't add it afterwards for the socks you've already finished, but it may help with the socks you knit in the future.

[mariat299]

This is great!!! Thanks. I have been knitting for 20 years and never would have imagined this great bind off. You are a wonderful teacher.

[CaPriCe07deVis]

thank you so much, c'était géniale!

[Bluebird49]

It's really great--stretchy, just as she says...and so easy!

[Makaylalee1]

Thank you so much! This was so clear and concise, it helped me tremendously.

[fiddlewitch19]

this is brilliant. a friend said it was first done by montse stanley. i don't have the stanley book, so i can't check it out for myself. comments?

[catbordhi]

I just looked through Montse Stanley and there is nothing similar at all. I suggest your friend actually try it to see if it is.familiar or not.

[Halalsilks]

Dear Cat, THANK YOU,now I can try knitting toe up successfully. You have helped many of us with swollen legs,

blessings, grace PS i am sharing your videos on my KNIT HELP Playlist.

[Mamidaell]

is there a stretchy cast on as well?

[enelvest]

It's fantastic, will have to do that in the future. Thanks Cat Bordhi.

[aelievense]

This is an AMAZING bind-off.

I am so glad I subscribed to your videos!

[spankses]

WOW!!!! that is impressive! gotta try it...

[RHRandle]

Wonderful! So easy, once you have seen it done! Thanks so much for posting it.

[DistortedSmiles]

OOOH I love it as well!

It's getting chilly here, so I've been knitting my lady a hat, scarf and gloves but now I have all this great stuff on socks thanks to you; she's gonna be so warm!