Are you looking for a VERY elastic bind-off? Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind-off works for all patterns. It’s all a question of how to do the yarnover.
Even though I love the invisible ribbed bind-off, there is not only a rib pattern like “knit 1, purl 1”, but also, for example, “knit 2, purl 2” or other combinations. Because the invisible bind-off only works with rib pattern “1 right, 1 left” and is sewn.
With Jeny Staiman’s surprisingly elastic bind-off, on the other hand, you are completely free with the rib pattern and it is not sewn. This method is ideal for long edges that you want to bind off.
What kind of material do you need?
- Working yarn
- Knitting needle
How to work Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind-off
It’s basically a chain bind-off where you throw in yarnovers in between the stitches. However, it is very important to know that each stitch (knit or purl) has a particular way.
- Bind off a knit stitch
Wrap the yarn around the right-hand needle over the top, around the front and to the back. This is a reverse yarnover.
Knit 1 stitch. Pull the yarnover over the knit stitch. - Bind off a purl stitch
Make a yarnover (this time bring the yarn to the front, around the needle and to the back).
Purl 1 stitch. Pull the yarnover over the purl stitch.
Use for the very stretchy bind-off method
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