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love this! I always find the word "elastic" misleading in some bind offs, because they are indeed very stretchy, but sometimes I'm looking for something that stretches AND recoils back snuggly instead of loosely staying stretched for stuff like cuffs and tube tops. By being able to tell the difference between the stretch of various bind offs is very helpful to tell which one is good for a cuff, a waist or an underbust ribbing.
Gosh, Norman! You’re the BEST! So well explained and helpful! I’m saving this to my “favorites “ so so can come back to it when I need to choose a bind off for a project! Bless you! ❤
My favourite stretchy bind off is the icelandic one, but I do it "wrong" in the sense that I double twist it when putting it back on the needle. It looks great as it mimics the German twisted cast on, and I love having matching cast on cast off in mittens and other projects
You have just saved me! I've been trying to find a match for the german twisted cast on forever! I just tried this and it's perfect! In case you need one too... the latvian with the back to front always going under rather than alternating, is a perfect match for the long tail cast on... Thanks for being amazing!
@@Amethyst1919 That's actually so helpful and I'm mad I only saw this comment now rather than a month ago when I was binding off a sweater and I needed it, I used the standard sewn bind off but I'm not really happy with the match, I'll try this asap!!
Wow!! The comparison view is SOOO helpful. You are my go-to person for understanding and improving my knitting knowledge and abilities. Thank you for all you do
I love the systemic approach of starting from the easiest and less stretchy to the most stretchy bind off! I want to change the bind off for my sleeves and this video is what I’ll go back over and over!
This was a godsend to help me bind off a hat I have reworked a few times in an effort to get the headband to fit right, not too tight and not too loose! Ten options so well demarcated in increments is dedicated genius!
Thank you so much, dear Norman - this is the best collection of bind-offs I have come across! What a pleasure to watch your demos and thank you for your calm and lovely way of explaining the process. Sending hugs and blessings your way.
Hi Norman! I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart, cause ever since I found your channel I've become more passionate about knitting. As an advance crocheter it was hard for me when I first tried learning to knit, but with your clear and helpful videos I'm now working on my first own pattern. Thank you and I look forward to keep knitting with you ❤️✨
Thank you for sharing this video - this kind of information is exactly the sort of thing that I love, where you can do side-by-side comparisons because every "stretchy" cast off and cast on seems to always be the "stretchiest". This absolutely helps to work out what would be the best in terms of appearance, stretchiness and flare. So useful, and something I might try for myself at some point, too.
I love the science like approach you’ve given to this video. I’m sure it was a lot of effort to make but thank you so much! It’s a fantastic resource. I crochet but started knitting recently and without your videos I would have given up at my first (quite wonky) dishcloth.
Thank you, Norman! I'm almost done with my pair of toe-up socks and your video is super helpful. I guess I'll have lots of fun choosing the bind-off among all the kinds you have shown
heh. yah...but for socks you typically don't want it too stretchy so that limits the choices a bit, if you ask me. Still it's always great to have options, right?
Thank you!! I recently bound off a scarf with the standard bind-off, and the edge was so tight that it was curling the fabric. I really want it to look like the standard bind-off though, to match my cast-on edge (a purled knitted cast-on that I learned from your channel!), so I'll unpick it and redo in the suspended bind-off - and if that isn't enough, I'll try it in a bigger needle size.
Very interesting; i started knitting when i was 5 years old and have been knitting happily for 77 never realizing that there are so many variations of binding off. Thank you; it was quite interesting😊
I truly appreciate the hard work you do to put out these videos!!! I’m going to watch this video several more times and save it for future reference!! At this moment I’m going to try the Latvian bind off because I’ve been looking for a super stretchy bind off that doesn’t have much flair thank you so much!!! ❤❤❤
Norman, you have really done something marvelous here. I have to confess I skipped forward to the comparison and it just confirmed that I need to do the surprisingly stretchy bind off on my socks. ❤❤❤❤ from 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Hi Norman, was reviewing various stretchy bind off but could not find Italian stretchy bind off. I hope you will consider this in one of your future Tutorial Techniques.❤
already avvailable on my second youtube channel or on my blog: nimble-needles.com/stitches/how-to-knit-the-tubular-bind-off/ That being said...it's a crafting technique and not a bind-off. that's why I didn't include it int his list :)
I just started a toe up pair of socks. Thank you so much for going over so many bind off options. I did the yarn over bind off before, but it flared so much. I was thinking about trying to only do 1 YO for every 2 stitches instead of every stitch.
that certainly is a very lovey idea! funnily enough i never thought baout it but it utterly makes sense! Gonna add that to my tutorial on my blog. thanks for that. Tho, generally speaking things like the sewn bind off or the surprisingly stretchy bind-off are often more favored by most knitters for toe-up socks.
I use JSSBO for toe up socks, but appreciate the variety you demonstrated. Personally I avoid sewn bind offs, but it’s good to know they are out there. One was recommended on a cardigan I knit, around the entire neckline. Umm, no. I did some other bind off that didn’t require me to pull 5 meters of yarn through each stitch. =D
Thanks so much for this video. The Icelandic bind off looks like it could be a good one for me to try. I love your sweater! I would love to knit a sweater that looks so beautiful. I’ve been experimenting with stripes and it can be very tricky to create smooth colour changes.
What perfect timing! I'm about to bind off the bottom of my first (adult-sized) sweater either today or tomorrow, and the pattern suggests some stretchy bind off methods but says to choose the one you prefer. This video came just in time. Thanks!
Another informative tutorial, Norman! Thanks for the very helpful tips, I love the bindoff tip for garter stitch knits, never saw a practically invisible bindoff for that!
Glad it was helpful! And yeah, most tutorials are shown for ribbings or st st. I, too, wish I could show things for more patterns...but of course, it took long enough to knit these swatches already 🙈🙈
Hello Norman from Quebec. Canada . Thank you so much for sharing all these tips with us. Your content is always very clear and simple to follow. You are the best!!
So nice to see the bind offs from tight to extra stretchy. I had never seen the twisty bind off nor the Latvian bind off. Thank you for this tutorial. Happy New Year.
I just bumped into this exact problem for my beanie! I had to redone the final steps and add chains at the end but it doesn’t look so neat! I’d like to say you’re really genius! I only hope I can have seen this one a bit earlier
Great video! I particularly like the sewn and Latvian bind-off because I believe you can do them while keeping all the loops on the needle. This is nice for me because I only knit with interchangable (round) needles, so after the first few stitches, I can simply remove the knitting needle, place a cap on the wire, bind-off, and pull out the wire. Another plus is that you could possibly pin down the edge in the width you want it to have and sew it with a high thread tension and you should end up with something that is as stretchy as you like. So many interesting experiments to do 👩🔬🧶 Also curious about how it would look if you would do the Latvian bind-off but only go over/under the "bar" for a \\\ type of look rahter than -_-_- Who knew that bind-offs could be so interesting 😁
well....don't know haven'T tried that yet. but you could simply knit a mini swatch and try out yourself. I mean...i do feel sewn bind-offs is an area where a lot of possiblities are still lurking in the shadow waiting to be discovered!
Thank you for the great information and demo of how to do bind off. I am going to try a tie up sock sometime this year and now I think an Icelandic bind off may help. Thank you again!
I have just recently come across your videos and have to say they are awesome!!! Very clear and concise, making it so easy to understand. Definitely tagged you as my favorite to help me on my knitting journey
Hi, Norman! My own personal favorite bind-off for toe-up socks is called "Lori's Twisty Bind-off". It's got enough give for my normal toe-up projects, has no flare to speak of, doesn't take an insane amount of yarn, and I find it easy enough to memorise (if I have to look up a bind-off on RU-vid first, I probably won't be using it.) However, my latest sock project (mid-calf stockinette, made with Austermann Step on 2.5 mm needles) needed a bit more give, so I used the yarnover method instead..
I would like to learn how to knit geometric shapes. Like a circle, triangle, octagon. that type of thing. Thank you for all the learning you have provided.
Learned a sewn bind off from Roxanne Richardson that I do all the time... it's essentially the latvian bind off, but you always go under when you sew through from behind instead of alternating above and below... it is an exact match for the long tail cast on...
24:10 Hi Norman, this “lace” or “simple” bindoff I know as the Russian bindoff and I use it for lace, but I’m happy to learn you can bind it off in pattern. Thank you for this great video as always! 🎉
Great video, thanks for your hard work. I recently used the Icelandic bind off for the first time and love its look and feel. Of course, I remember when I was learning to knit so long ago. There was only ONE bind off and it was so disappointing to find a narrow inflexible band around the edge.
Thank you for an excellent video! I’d love you to make a comparison of the characteristics of different yarns :) I’m especially having trouble with mohair. I’ve knitted a mohair sweater and I’m losing my mind over the bind-off. I’ve tried them all and still can’t make a hem that would stretch even a little bit! Any tip or direction would be hugely appreciated.
Great timing as I'm just finishing the back of a dress and have been mulling over which bind off I should use for the very reasons you mentioned at the beginning. Only just found your channel and I'm hooked, excuse the pun. Xx
You are a genius (my firs option would be monster, which here would be a complimment, but... just in case 😅). Thank you for your videos and your teaching, I love them
The sewn bind off is different from Italian bind off, right? It’s much easier! I found italian bind off flaring out too much so this is interesting 😮 thank you!
Hello Norman! first of all, many thanks for your amazing videos! you are the best!!! I have a question for which I can´t find an answer in your videos. I made a sweater with a V-neck and wanted to finish the V-neck with an I-Cord. I found it very difficult to attach the I-cord nice and neat. What kind of "Randmasche" do you suggest in cases like this? The sweater is made of mohair/silk, it is very soft, light and fluffy. thankful for your tipps on this or maybe you have already made a video on this subject? I wish you a wonderful day and please keep up your great work. all the best from Skandinavia, Carmen
Hi Norman, thank your for this video, it has help me a lot to do an icelandic bindoff! I find your sweater that you are wearing beautiful! Did you knit it your self? And where can I find this pattern? Tnx
Good morning, Norman! Ok, it's almost 2 pm, but I still have ☕️. I really like the colors in your sweater. Blue looks good on you. It brings the blue in your steelly eyes. Are there any situations in which a flared stretchy bind off would be wanted?
I hope I didn't overlook this in the comments, but could you explain which of these bindoffs return to their original shape after being stretched out, so if used as on a rib hem for bottom of sweater or cuff, that the garment will return to it's natural shape, and not stay stretched ouit?
none of them really does. That's not how knitted fabric works - except you pick a fiber that is very springy. If you overstretch knitting, it's always going to stay put. Sheep wool has a natural springyness..but that's almost neglectable when we talk about a hem. I typically cast on my sweaters with an alternating longtail cast-on
@@NimbleNeedles thank you. still a 'beginner' with a year + of enjoying it. If you do something top down, what would be your recommended? Several designs I've considered use one or other of the sewn methods? And thank you for replying, Norman, it really helps!
Hi Norman, thanks for another useful video! Watching this video, I was kinda expecting "cast off for double ribbing" and I wonder why you did not pick up this one. Isn't it just popular or easy enough to be picked up? The cast off for double ribbing seems intimidating for me, a beginner knitter anyway, and this video encourages me a lot to learn something else.
i am not quite sure what you mean with cast-off for double ribbing? Do you mean the tubular bind-off? That's a grafting method and not a true bind-off. You'll find a video on my second channel
@@NimbleNeedles Ohhh! Thank you for your reply! Yes, you guessed right!! First of all, I meant "BIND off", not "cast off". Sorry for my mistake. This technique is called BIND-off for double ribbing in Japanese, when literally translated, and I got the impression that this was the proper, formal or professional way to bind off for 2 x 2 rib, since I've found just so many videos in Japanese on RU-vid teaching this technique. Thank you again, now I am confident that I do not need to feel inferior not using the tubular bind-off. :)
Hi Norman, your videos are always a great source of information! I am quite new at knitting and I am currently finishing my first top-down sweater with *k4tbl, p2, k3tbl, p1* edge: what would you recommend for that? I wanted to do the Italian bind off but I cannot work out how to use it with this pattern, so I thought a simple in-pattern bind off with larger needles could do the trick, and not flare out the bottom of my sweater too much. Looking for advice from more experienced knitters!
the italian bind-off wouldn't work in this case. Much like the tubular bind off, it's a grafting method (and the reason why I didn't mention it in this video to start). For a sweater hem, I actually wouldn't pick a stretchy edge. Well, I at least, do want my hem to well..i want things to taper out a bit. So, I typically don't pick a stretchy bind off at all and rather something that draws things a little bit in/cinches things. So, I personally would probably just pick a standard in-pattern bind-off. But hey if you are in doubt and with such a large project. Why not knit a little swatch and try out a couple of different bind offs.
Hello Normann! It's a very great comparison for bind off techniques, surely helps a lot. For me personally the Italian bind-off (sometimes named as invisible bind-off) was missing from the list. Basically I use it for every ribbing (the proper one for 1x1 and 2x2 ribbing) That's the most "invisible one" I think, blends in the ribbing very well. Don't you use it personally?
First of all, no I don't use it anymore. I think it looks a bit weird. Secondly, I published a tutorial for it on my second channel on the very same day. Thirdly, it's a grafting method and no true bind off. Hope that makes sense.
Do you have video about how to knit healthy. How to hold hands, how to sit properly how to hold neck and so on and so on... Cuz now my body is always in pain after big project...... 🤔
Thanks, Norman! I have wondered for a long time -- if a crochet or knitted piece is made of 100% acrylic, is it necessary to block it? I have always been under the understanding that washing it and drying it in the machine is the same as blocking. However, I would like to now the real answer. Thanks!
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