bind off

bind off

In knitting, to make an edge with a row of stitches. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bind" and "off." Your scarf looks great—you just need to bind off now. I'm fine with repeating the knit stitch over and over, but once it's time to bind off, I can never remember how to do that. Well, you're not quite done yet. Has anyone taught you how to bind off?

See also: bind, off

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bind off

v.

To secure some number of stitches in knitting and form an edge by lifting one stitch over the next: Bind off 12 stitches on the next row to make the neck edge. Make 5 stitches on the next row and bind them off. The scarf is long enough, so you can bind off.

See also: bind, off

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