How to BIND OFF Knitting for Total Beginners

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Today you’ll learn how to bind off in knitting once you’re finished your project. How exciting!

At this point, you’ve got some rows of knitting under your belt. You should be very proud of yourself! You’ve used two sticks to transform a loose bundle of string into a knitted rectangle. Now it’s time to get your knitting off the needles.

To bind off knitting, you’ll start on a new row and knit the first two stitches. Now you’ve got two stitches on your right needle.

Take the first stitch and bring it over the second stitch. Think of the first stitch leapfrogging over the second. Now you’ve got one stitch on the right needle. The other stitch has been bound off.

Knit one more stitch from the left needle. Once again, you have two stitches on your right needle. Take the first stitch and leapfrog it over the second stitch. Another stitch has been bound off!

Continue in this manner until one stitch is left on your needle.

TIP: When binding off, remember that you always need TWO STITCHES on the right needle. No more and no less. One stitch is the leapfrogger, and the other one is waiting be leapfrogged over. Binding off is a game for two.

When you’ve got one stitch left, cut the strand of yarn, leaving a tail of 5-6 inches. Thread that yarn into the last stitch and pull tight. Your bind off is secure. Huzzah!

Now your project is complete. It’s all grown up and ready to enter the real world!

You’ll find tutorials and guides for making a Slip knot, Cast On, Knit Stitch and Bind Off. These techniques form a sturdy foundation for knitting.

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[erino]

Thank you so much for this. My grandmother helped me start a scarf and I never finished it. She died years ago and tonight I watched this and finished the scarf she helped me start. It was bittersweet, but I'm so grateful to have watched this video. I didn't know how to case off before this.

[donannlena]

I started knitting a scarf three years ago and NOW I’m looking up how to finish it off 🤦‍♀️😂

[Jypsie]

Thank you so much! My mom and my sister both were knitting blankets when they each passed away... I haven't a clue how to knit, but wanted to finish their work off to preserve their projects. This was exactly what I needed!! Thank you! ❤

[possumbell]

I am making a tiny blanket for a frog that lives in my yard, and your tutorials have been very useful.

[rubyperry-mize]

I started knitting for the first time this afternoon using this video series. Now I have the most warped, pitiful little rectangle in the world and I can't remember the last time I felt so proud. I'm gonna go show my rectangle to all my friends. Thank you

[amyspeed]

I realized, after I started the cast-off row, that I was actually doing a crochet slip stitch. I switched out a crochet hook for the right needle, and AMAZING! So much easier!! Now, I’m sure that is very unconventional, so I apologize if I just cause more confusion. I just thought that might be a fun experiment for crossover crochet/knit people 😁

[Olivia-qztu]

I genuinely watch this every time I have to cast off because I’m still not good at that

[tusharmulchandani]

Just did the cast off on my tiny project. The most stress I've ever been in to this date. Definitely messed up in the middle where I confused myself 10x more than I already was but continued nonetheless to the last stitch which was the embodiment of stress. By then I had already wiled my shaky hands twice and somehow managed to pull through without messing up once again. The stitch isn't nearly up to standard but it works and I'm proud of myself. Definitely would recommend practicing casting off on a tiny knitted material instead of going directly to your project worth a few months.

[mandiejennings]

Best tutorial ever! So easy to understand. I finished off my scarf with no issues and it looks so neat. Thanks so much! :)

[abrahama]

Other people have said this,
but I watch this video when I finish every project.
Thank you for teaching me almost everything I know about knitting.

[couchpotato]

Me while casting off

*stress level 1000*

[neelamsingh]

Every two years, I'll forget how to knit due to lack of practice. Thanks for the re-teaching me!

[sarahjudaval]

Absolutely amazing, I use to knit with my nana when I was a kid, now I’m 21 and I’ve never finished a project 😂 have watched how to start, knit, now finish off and these videos are so helpful

[jessicastillwell]

Yes!!!! I'm totally going to do this now. I have like 12 hours in an airport to kill. So excited.

[zsofia]

When you said "there comes the fun part" you made my stress level go wayy down. Thank you so much!!

[hannahkaye.mp]

Me: *crying over ruining my knitting, failing to cast off*
The music in the background: *cheery jazz*

[robjchristopher]

It's our seven year wedding anniversary this year - wool. You have helped me to learn to knit a scarf for my wife. I have to say I have a finished product that is made more with love, than skill, but it's done. Thank-you for helping me earn marriage points! I hope she loves it and even feels brave enough to wear it - with holes, odd bits, warts and all!!

[MsYenni]

Your knitting tutorials are so helpful! I picked up knitting over 2 months ago and I have knitted 4 scarves (Currently on my 5th one). Thanks so much for your help.

[karcia]

I love your tutorials! I’ve gone through multiple, looking for one that i could understand, and yours are exactly what i needed! Multiple repetitions to explain a certain movement, clear way of explaining, i never held needles in my life and thanks to your tutorial i just finished my first scarf! 10/10, i will recommend your videos to anyone who starts their knitting journey :)

[ShantelleKing]

Thanks for this quick and easy tutorial - helped a bunch when trying to finish creating my first-ever scarf. Now I can gift it to my partner! 😊