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Ravelry - a knit and crochet community. Redshirt Knitting. DROPS Design ~ Modèles gratuits de tricot et de crochet. Jeny's surprisingly stretchy bind off, Fall 2009. This bind off combines the classic simple bind off with a yarn wrap. It is thus named because it defies logic that anything so simple would be so elastic. Before you scoff, give it a try. It has a higher elasticity than Elizabeth Zimmermann’s sewn bind off, and has an advantage in that it is not sewn, and therefore easier to execute over a long length of fabric. For optimum elasticity, avoid snugging the stitches tightly after you knit or purl them. NOTES This bind off is well-suited to hats, sweater necks, and especially toe-up socks – anything that requires a lot of stretch to get into place!
PATTERN You’ll be working the classic bind-off (passing one freshly worked stitch over another freshly worked stitch) with one game-changing addition: each knit or purl stitch is “processed” in a particular way as it is worked. To process a knit stitch: Yarn-over in reverse (that is, wrap the opposite direction around the needle from the standard yarnover)... knit 1... purl 1...