Cast On, Bind Off (66 page)
Authors: Leslie Ann Bestor
Repeat steps 2 and 3. You will end with 1 stitch left on the needle; insert the tapestry needle through this stitch purlwise, drop the stitch from the needle, and weave the end in.
a.k.a. Knit-One Purl-One
This sewn bind off
creates a very elastic edge on ribbing. The edge is, as the name implies, nearly invisible, and the flexibility produced makes it ideal for necks, cuffs, and toe-up socks.
Extras
Blunt tapestry needle
CHARACTERISTICS
⢠Invisible edge
⢠Very stretchy
GOOD FOR
⢠Necks
⢠Cuffs
⢠Toe-up socks
Getting It Right
As you're sewing, keep in mind that each stitch is worked twice: first with its opposite move (through a knit stitch purlwise) and next by sliding it off the needle with its matching maneuver (a knit stitch coming off as the tapestry needle goes through it knitwise).
Measure out a tail of yarn three times the width of the knitting to be bound off and thread it on a tapestry needle. You will be working from right to left, with the right side facing you.
Insert the tapestry needle from right to left (purlwise) through the first (knit) stitch on the needle and pull through.
Insert the tapestry needle knitwise through the next (purl) stitch and pull the yarn through.
Insert the tapestry needle knitwise into the first knit stitch and pull the yarn through, letting the stitch fall off the needle.
Insert the tapestry needle purlwise into the next knit stitch and pull the yarn through.
