Double-rib bind-off
Knitting - Basic Techniques
When both edges have 2 knit-stitches | |
Insert the needle into stitches 1 and 2, as shown. |
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Return to stitch 1, insert the needle from the front, and take it out from the back of stitch 3. | |
Return to stitch 2, insert the needle from the front, skip stitches 3 and 4 (purl-stitches), and bring the needle out at the front of stitch 5 (a knit-stitch). | |
Insert the needle through stitches 3 and 4 as shown (from the back). | |
Insert the needle through stitches 5 and 6 as shown (from the front). | |
Return to stitch 4, insert the needle from the back, skip stitches 5 and 6, and bring the needle out at the back of stitch 7. Repeat steps 3 to 5. | |
At the end of the row, insert the needle into the next-to-last stitch (from the front), and bring it out through the last stitch. Insert the needle from the back into the last purl-stitch (third stitch from the end) and bring it out through the last stitch. |