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I have always had a problem with my bind off being too tight. I am delighted to share a bind off which I found and used on my moebius cowl. I used cat Bordhi's Lacy Cowl. Here is a link to the bind off I used.


I also knitted Amyknits pattern. Both were an easy knit. I love them both. I think I will make another one of Amy's and make in longer.

Thanks for the pattern, Amy.
 

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Hahaha, that's the very first bind-off I learned as a small child - believe it or not, from my Granny - so it's very well named for me, grandma's favorite bind-off, it was the only one my Granny used - I don't actually know if she even knew others...

Thanks for reminding me happy moments from my childhood...
 
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HandyFamily said:
Hahaha, that's the very first bind-off I learned as a small child - believe it or not, from my Granny - so it's very well named for me, grandma's favorite bind-off, it was the only one my Granny used - I don't actually know if she even knew others...

Thanks for reminding me happy moments from my childhood...
I just had a look at your designs. I love the sweater dress. If I thought I could make that, I would buy it. What sizes does it include?
 
You would probably be better to PM Amyknits to get an answer, as she may not see your question otherwise. Good luck with your cowl.

mlw2504 said:
Question for Amyknits. Do you think I could use the moebius cast on for your pattern.
 
mlw2504 said:
I have always had a problem with my bind off being too tight. I am delighted to share a bind off which I found and used on my moebius cowl. I used cat Bordhi's Lacy Cowl. Here is a link to the bind off I used.


I also knitted Amyknits pattern. Both were an easy knit. I love them both. I think I will make another one of Amy's and make in longer.

Thanks for the pattern, Amy.
You could bind off with larger needles.
 
I did bind off with larger needles; that's the technique I have mainly used. This was Plymouth's Souk yarn (silk and wool blend) and I think the bind off could be prettier. The pattern says to steam block; does that make a difference as opposed to soaking in Eucalan and flat blocking?
 
I really love the Interlocking Bind Off. It is a sewn bindoff that is very stretchy--the most that I have found to date. It also matches the German twisted Cast On which is how I discovered it. The instructions can be found on Knitty.com but it seems to be getting better known and is showing up on other sites.
 
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tamarque said:
I really love the Interlocking Bind Off. It is a sewn bindoff that is very stretchy--the most that I have found to date. It also matches the German twisted Cast On which is how I discovered it. The instructions can be found on Knitty.com but it seems to be getting better known and is showing up on other sites.
I did not know about the interlocking bind off. I found it very interesting. I like the way Grandma's Loose bind off looks.
 
Thank you for this cast/bind off method: new to me and a very useful option.

I generally cast off (like several others have already said) with a larger needle size. How many sizes bigger depends on the thickness of the yarn.

Last year I bough Leslie Ann Bestor's book Cast On Bind Off which has 54 different methods with several photos of each method; spiral bound, so you can lay it flat. It's a gem

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