Bind Off That Keeps Edges From Curling

[@nildamuniz1388]

Fantastic and you don’t stop to impress me with all the great solutions you come up to make my knitting looking better.

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you so much, Nilda :-)

[@timapriess2773]

Thanks!

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, Tima 🙏

[@familiethoen710]

Thank you! Another great tutorial. Very nice that you always use those needles and the nice thick yellow yarn, so we can clearly see what you are doing.

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you :-) I'm glad that thicker yarn and needles make it easier for you to see what I'm doing. Happy knitting, my friend!

[@verylikecheryl]

Thank you! 🤗 I did this with fingering weight yarn to bind off the bottom edge of a camisole. It gave a neat and pretty edge. It did curl at first but laid flat once blocked. I am a tight knitter, though, and so the edge was firm and a bit too tight so I tinked it back (pretty easy if you tink with the wrong side facing and pick up the topmost purl bump before undoing each stitch, dropping the lower purl bump that you picked up from the back of the fabric as you go.) I redid the same bind off but added a reverse yarn over just before picking up the purl bump from the back of the fabric. Then bound off this yarn over along with the stitch before. So a combination of this method plus Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind off. This added a lot more stretch into the edge and it also laid flat straight away, even before reblocking. I’ll be using this whenever I want a clean and minimal hem. It has the added advantage that if you are playing yarn chicken, you can just keep going in stockinette until you have a yarn tail of about 4 or 5 times the circumference of your hem. That way, you can use almost every bit of yarn. Thank you very much for the inspiration 🎉

[@10rowsaday]

Hi Cheryl. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing discovery. I haven't tried combining Jeny's stretchy bind off with this method. I definitely will. If it keeps the edge from curling even before blocking, it is a valuable method to know. Thank you!

[@maryfriend]

Thank you!!!! I have been searching for years for a bind off without curling! And thank you for the very good presentation of all your tutorials, it is easy to follow and to understand, I love them. Greetings from Germany, Mary

[@jeanetteruschmeyer6092]

That is amazing! You are so talented Maryna, thank you for sharing this great technique.

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you so much, Jeanette :-) Happy knitting, my friend!

[@susanmerrill3489]

You are amazing. Thank you for your tutorials and for sharing your genius.

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you so much, Susan. You are very kind :-) Thank you!

[@stonestone9302]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

[@maggiepatterson7949]

OH MY! WOW! i love this.

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, Maggie :-)

[@theastewart6721]

Hi Maryna! Great technique! Nice and simple too! Thanks for sharing! Enjoy your weekend!💞

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, Thea :-) Happy weekend to you too, my friend!

[@theastewart6721]

Thank you!🤗

[@maretabester9784]

Thank you. You truly are amazing and always seem to post tutorials about problems that I struggle with.

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, Mareta :-) Happy knitting, my friend!

[@gardenlove2782]

Another short and sweat tutorial presented in Marina’s pleasant voice! Such excellent technique tips, I am a big fan of your channel!

[@milamiles2]

This is so incredibly useful! Wow. I will use it so much, since the edges usually 'change' the look I am going for in my knits. Ribbing drops the modernity down every time, in my opinion. One has to be super clever for that not to happen or resort or resign to the traditional elements. I want to use traditional look when I feel like it, not being forced to put something there to prevent curling edges. But curling edges can be kind of cool too. it just depends on the overall look. This will make my design and fabric look exactly I envision it. The sky can be the limit now. I am not a slave to my edges. 😁

[@10rowsaday]

I absolutely love the idea of "not being a slave to the edges". What a brilliant way to put it! Thank you, Mila :-)

[@themodernneedle6542]

That is smart. You have really well thought out videos

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, my friend :-)

[@Indigo6g]

Fantastic! Thanks for this amazing tip!

[@10rowsaday]

You are most welcome, my friend :-) Happy knitting!

[@vivvoveo384]

WOW ! Thank you so much for this tip . Have a nice day Maryna :)

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, Viv :-)

[@yolandahernandez-madsen4657]

Wonderful! Thank you ❤️ I really needed this tutorial.

[@aliasks6559]

That tip saved my curling edge on a bulky yarn jumper, Thank you! If youre working with bulky yarn I see it works best if you knit the second to last row where you pull stiches up more loosely so it doesnt leave weird holes in the knit.

[@10rowsaday]

That's a very helpful observation, Alias. Thank you! I am glad this method helped you to tame the bottom of your jumper. Happy knitting :-)

[@aliasks6559]

@@10rowsaday thanks! It's kind of a this and that - I followed my own advice a bit too much and stretched out the bound off stitches a bit too much so it still curles up too loose, like a frill 😅 BUT! If not for too stretched stitches, it would work like a charm. Oh well, it's the lower edge by the hips for a very loosely knit, warm jumper for home, I might fix it but it's fine also as it is. Still, a great tip to know!

[@hisalone7166]

GENIUS!!!! So many thanks!!!

[@10rowsaday]

You are most welcome, my friend :-) Happy knitting!

[@susandorrington7623]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I am knitting a stockinette jersey for my daughter and she does not like ribbing. I have been wondering how I could solve the curl problem - your bind off is the perfect solution for my jersey!

[@susanp8568]

Thank you so much. Your tutorial is so well done🏆🏆🧶

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, Susan :-)

[@zebnuri7517]

This is brilliant! Thanks.

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, Zeb :-)

[@marymcnay7335]

is there a trick to not having the cast-on row curl?

[@10rowsaday]

That's a great question, Mary. I haven't come across it yet, but I'll keep looking :-)

[@angief2350]

Amazing - thank you

[@rondaleitch2187]

Love this week❤❤

[@tinyduty2795]

Just tried it myself and I'm amazed! I used it on sleeve cuffs preblocking and there's not a hint of a curl.

[@10rowsaday]

So happy to know this method worked well for your project :-) Thank you for taking the time to leave this comment. Happy knitting!

[@barbararhoton105]

Love it...is there a matching cast on?

[@10rowsaday]

I haven't come across a matching cast on yet, but I'll keep looking :-)

[@kathhollandful]

Genius! Thanks.

[@onwardbe]

Awesome thank you

[@sabineh.4215]

I did it exactly like you showed in the video, but it does not work for me. It keeps curling :(

[@10rowsaday]

This method tames the curl at the edge but if it is a big piece of fabric worked in stockinette stitch the tamed bind off edge might not be enough. Try to block your project and let it dry completely. It should help.

[@DessyRachova]

How is this bind off called? It’s very nice

[@10rowsaday]

It's called Tuck Bind Off. I am glad you like it :-)

[@sewtania4074]

Well explained! What is the best way to cast off 2 by 2 ribbing to have a nice edge?

[@10rowsaday]

If you'd like to make an elastic edge, use the version of sewn bind off explained in this tutorial - www.10rowsaday.com/sewn-bindoff There is a way to make a tubular bind off for 2x2 ribbing, but it is quite complicated and I haven't figured out yet how to simplify it. When I do, I'll make a tutorial about that method. Stay tined :-)

[@NaturalAegyo]

What is this called?

[@10rowsaday]

I call it a "no-curl bind off". If you find a different name for this method, please let me know. Thank you :-)

[@christinefosberg6492]

OMG that is exactly what I needed!! THANK YOU!! Is there an equivalent way to stop the cast-on edge from curling...??

[@10rowsaday]

So happy to hear that you like this bind off method! As to the matching cast on, I haven't come across it yet, but I'll keep looking :-) Happy knitting, my friend!

[@milamiles2]

You could do a provisional cast on and go back and cast it off. I thought the same thing right away and thought that it might work! Not sure though. Maryna would know probably. He, he. She knows so, so much and I appreciate her and her straight forward yet, gentle style so much. ❤

[@christinefosberg6492]

@@milamiles2 that's a great idea and makes total sense!

[@dlord802]

Hello Maryna - loving this tip- can this be used to bind off sleeves as a stretchy bind off? Thank you.

[@10rowsaday]

This bind off is about as stretchy as the regular bind off. To make it more elastic, combine this method with the yarn over bind off (the tutorial is at www.10rowsaday.com/yarnover-bindoff) That means that after you knit the stitch together with the picked up strand, you should make a yarn over and then pass this stitch + the yarn over over the other stitch when you bind off one stitch. Good luck :-)

[@dlord802]

@@10rowsaday thank you!!!

[@letsgo7316]

Thank you!

[@auntie_social]

Can this be combined with an i-cod bind-off to prevent the i-cord bind-off from curling on stockinette stitch work?

[@10rowsaday]

Theoretically yes, we can combine these two bind off methods, but it will result in a very bulky edge, because both methods form a thick stripe of fabric at the top of the fabric. If you consider this approach, test it on a swatch to see whether you like the look of the finished edging. Happy knitting :-)

[@judysmith7336]

How stretchy is this bind off?

[@10rowsaday]

It is approximately as stretchy as the regular bind off.

[@adelihorna]

is it stretchy?

[@10rowsaday]

Not really. It is about as stretchy as the regular bind off.

[@verylikecheryl]

You can combine it with Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind off. Just add a reverse yarn over before picking up the purl bump from the back of the fabric and then bind off the yarn over along with the previous stitch. This gives a bit more stretch and I found it also laid flatter 🤓

[@Elainelee74]

Thank you for this video. Now my bind offs finally won't curl anymore.

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, Karin :-) I'm happy I could help.

[@betseyfowler2625]

Do you need to knit 2 extra rows?

[@10rowsaday]

If you use a thick yarn, it make sense to work 2 more rows to compensate for the row taken away by this bind off method. When knitting with finer yarns, this one row difference won't affect the length of the project too much.

[@mw-wl2hm]

Unfortunately didn't work at all for me.. maybe I did it wrong or only works on heavier yarn.

[@10rowsaday]

Sorry to hear that. This method works well for all yarn weights. Send me a well-lit close-up photo of your swatch with a quick description of what went wrong, and I'll do my best to help. My email address is [e-mail] Thank you.

[@verylikecheryl]

Try blocking it. Mine curled at first but then laid flat after a quick steam block. Or see my comment on combining this method with Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind, which made mine lay flatter x

[@LD-fi6ox]

didnt work for me, the edge still rolled

[@10rowsaday]

Try to wet block your project. Blocking usually helps a lot.

[@christinasavage2348]

Wow!

[@Cthecool]

🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🌹

[@jeanetteruschmeyer6092]

That is amazing! You are so talented Maryna. Thank you for sharing this great technique.

[@10rowsaday]

Thank you, Jeanette :-)