Cat Bordhi-PERSONAL FOOTPRINTS-Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off

[@sabrahardy]

i miss her generous humorous loving sweet soul. Rest in Power Queen Cat.

[@jenniferschmitzer299]

I never had the fortune to meet Cat, but I’ve gleaned so much help from her over the years on here KZbin and rav from a distance. I love how she explains things so clearly xxxxxx

[@Nancytoday]

I'm so glad you showed us that. I am sure you have also disliked the usual bind off that makes the edges of things so tight. Perfect! Thanks.

[@KiwiCanuk1]

Sometimes I re-watch this video just to hear Cat's voice again.

[@thespianxx]

The very end where you connect the loops to weave in the end is a LIFESAVER. I've always had that problem and I HATE how it looks and now I can have a continuous circle thank you thank you!!

[@mariat299]

This is great!!! Thanks. I have been knitting for 20 years and never would have imagined this great bind off. You are a wonderful teacher.

[@metamorph56]

Thank you for this wonderful demonstration. This cast-off is the anti-thesis of Tilleybuddy's very stretchy cast-on! What a great find and now after knitting english for 50 years I am going to teach myself the continental !

[@SewardWriter]

Hi, Cat! I gotta say, this very quickly became my favorite all-purpose bind-off. I've found that using a crochet hook in place of the right-hand needle makes it faster, easier, and more even--especially when you're BO'ing 900 stitches on a shawl edge! Thanks for the video! You and Jeny rock. :)

[@BeckettLA]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this bind-off!! I use it on everything now, not just socks/leg warmers/gloves, but EVERYthing! It works great on garter/stockinette stitch, too, not just ribbing, great for making the b-o row stretchy and not tight and bunched up! Thanks so much for the tutorial! :D

[@nannajay262]

Thank you very taking the stress away from binding off and joining. You continue to amaze and inspire me.

[@alainegrieser]

I love you! This is like having my grandma here to give me a hug and show me all her secret tips...again bless you!!!!!

[@sueshapiro4546]

The end of the castoff is a game changer for me. I always hated how it looked when you pulled the yarn through the loop. Thank you!!!

[@DrmrDeen]

Every day on KZbin I find something that makes my life easier. Now, I have found you!!! I am going to enjoy knitting so much more now!! I may even do another pair of socks some day! (also going to look for jeny right now!)

[@mokihana1549]

Thank you so much!! Wonderful tutorial, wonderful bind-off, wonderful teacher! Thanks to you and Jeny!

[@erin.louise]

Thank you, Cat, what a great tutorial. Love how you show it several times.

[@BeStrixed]

Best thing about this video is the last trick! I love this finish, it's smooth and seamless. Thank you so much for adding it! :')

[@rebeccahillary]

Hi Cat, nice video. Very clear instructions and well demonstrated. I finish off circular knitting like that too, and when I finish a flat piece I use the same technique around the post of the last stitch. Much neater than a knot!

[@Halalsilks]

Dear Cat, THANK YOU,now I can try knitting toe up successfully. You have helped many of us with swollen legs, blessings, grace PS i am sharing your videos on my KNIT HELP Playlist.

[@rebbyB777]

You've de-mystified this for me, thank you! Thanks for explaining the reverse and regular yarn-overs so well. I also like how you showed binding off in 2x2 pattern without having to convert it to 1x1 first.

[@gwenettadunn-johnson4764]

I really appreciate this video! It was well demonstrated and easy to follow. I was able to perform the different stitches and complete my project, which is amazing because I am a beginner! Thank you so much!!

[@jeminiro]

I'm so glad with this teaching, finally I know how to cast of a sweater and still be able to get in it... And LOVE the final loop. Thank you very much!

[@bunnydannels7591]

How did I not know this??? I love this! I make toe up socks a bunch, and this is perfect. I make hats top down too, and I can EASILY cuff the hat edge with this! Cat Bordhi, you ROCK!

[@nougatnougatnougat]

Thank you so so soooooooo much for posting this video, Cat! I've been trying to figure out this bind off for ages by studying the illustrations at Knitty, but I just couldn't wrap my brain around it until now. My knitting projects thank you!

[@Khamomil]

Oh great, I need to re-do the bindoff on a top-down hat and this is just what the doctor ordered. Thanks Cat!

[@hugsnkisses603]

Thank you so so so very much! Your video tutorials have helped me so much!! I love your teaching methods, I can learn while staying interested and laughing at the same time! Thank you again!

[@alexzandra75]

Love this bind off!! Can't wait to try it out on my moms socks. They are in progress on my needles and they are toe up. This is perfect. Again, thank you.

[@piecedbrain]

This is what I have been looking for! Thank you so much for sharing this technique!

[@rattenstark]

Oh, WOW! These two tipps (this special bind off AND the last bit of finishing) were just what I needed to make better socks. Thanks a lot for sharing and showing! Kind rgds from a German "knitting rookie"

[@bslp1120]

i just used this bind off method for a hat with a yarn that has no stretch to it and was thinking that I should have added elastic thread to the ribbing. No need to with this bind off and it fits great and stays on perfectly. Thank you for a great video.

[@WomanInTheWoods]

Thank you so much!!!! I learn so much better by watching it done and then doing it myself. Often the illustrations just don't "click" for me, but your videos have saved my sanity! This bind-off was perfect for my daughter's new leggings. :o)

[@60lollie]

Thanks you! I have been looking for a truly stretchy bind off and this is it! I using it right now on an infinity scarf I knitted for my daughter. You and Jeny ROCK!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Thanks for this Cat. Great photography and explanation.

[@rwagner304]

Thank you for making another wonderful video :) I would never get any of my knitting completed if it was not for your help. look forward to more videos .

[@LizKS48]

I must say I'm more impressed how you do your purling! You just whip that purl into that stitch! I wish I could do that. I have a lot of trouble with the Continental purl and I wish I could get it! My yarn keeps falling off my finger and I get so frustrated I go back to the American way of doing it or the English? I love to knit Continental so this is very frustrating. I'm not in the least bit left handed so I guess that doesn't help. Thx for this video. I'm going to be using this bind off.

[@gailterry3134]

Awesome bind off, Cat! And I love the final weave in of the end tail!! Thanks so much :)

[@michaelpthompson]

Brilliant! I needed some way to bind off the band of a hat. It was nice stretchy ribbing, but the bindoff would not fit over the head. This technique was perfect. Thank you.

[@sazji]

This really is a great bind-off! Still, if I may be so presumptuous as to offer advice on anything Cat Bordhi does: 1) If you're doing it for the first time, and especially if you're also going to use it on a project knitted in thin and not-so-stretchy sock yarn, practice it on a separate piece first. You'll be glad you did! 2) If you're a generally a tight knitter, now is the time to loosen up a little; it will make that pass over a lot easier, especially on the knit stitches.

[@mariehansen2534]

Very stretchy bind off and great tutorial. Thank you.

[@enelvest]

It's fantastic, will have to do that in the future. Thanks Cat Bordhi.

[@agnieszkachodkowska-gyuric7339]

I've just tried your method. This stretchy bind-off is just perfect!

[@Nerdificent]

Thankyou, Cat for this and all of your other videos. You make everything so easy!

[@60lollie]

This is my third time using this bind off on an infinity scarf. I LOVE it! Thanks again to Cat and Jeny!

[@grandmastatus]

Thank you for this video! I did manage to figure it out, though I am not a continental knitter. The purl one was harder for me, but when I did figure it out I found that I'm doing the knit ones in continental style. I'd like to learn to do it throwing because it's a pain to switch back and forth. Thank you again!

[@TheCodeCobalt]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for this! And thank you for all of your wonderful and informative teaching videos.

[@cyndeemartin49]

Thanks Cat, I am going to use this on your Anemone hat pattern I am making. Yea, love the moebius brim. This is a great hat with the little wiggles hanging out.

[@jimmersgal]

A Hundred THANK YOUs for this video and for this bind-off! Yay!

[@aelievense]

This is an AMAZING bind-off. I am so glad I subscribed to your videos!

[@maryjooxrieder8472]

OhMyYarnGoddesses!! Thank you! With some lovely yarn, I made up a cowl, bound off and ... UGH! Tight - way too tight. So over to KZbin. Thank goodness to land on your instructions. Yes, Jeny is wonderful, I've gone to her website and I'll check her out on Ravelry but, again, THANK YOU for your easy to understand instructions! Ripped back and redid, your way, and SWEET. Oh so stretchy!!

[@Sjonyonye]

Watching you knit is mesmerizing... Also, I collect awesome words so thanks for insouciant!

[@hooksbookspodcast]

This looks so easy & lovely!! Thank you Jeny & thank you Cat for the video!!

[@MotionPictureMuse]

Wow... you just saved my fingerless mitts! I've been trying over and over to get the bind off stretchy enough, but nothing has worked. This will do the trick, though. Thanks for sharing!

[@SinafaeElensar]

Great video, thanks! I was able to get the right bind-off for the headband for my daughter finally!

[@maryhelentoal]

Amazing!.I have been looking for something like this!..and trying to finish that last stitch just that way!! Love the yarn too!! Thankyou.

[@kimber1e699]

Thanks so much! I am making the swirl sweater pattern from the book you wrote and this made it perfectly clear how to do the JSSBO. I adore your book and making the sweater is so much fun!

[@yolo22]

why, this is surprisingly stretchy! thank you so much for sharing this genius approach. i'm going to use it on a cowl i'm finishing today!

[@semprelegato10]

I really like your tutorials, and want an opportunity to take a class from you!. The tempo of these vids is perfect (if it's too fast for you hit PAUSE)...one comment however. I am 65. I was taught to knit by a great aunt when I was 5. I've been using this bind off all these years, as have many others I know. . checked with a friend to make sure . It is. Nothing new under the sun, is there? Except perhaps things like magic loop because of course those long circs didn't exist way back then

[@MsCellany]

Splendid! I needed a stretchy bind-off for a linen/mohair scarf and this worked perfectly. I look forward to using it on other projects. Very clear video- I even replayed it to see if I could knit holding the thread like you do - and I can, but it'll take practice. :^)

[@RHRandle]

Wonderful! So easy, once you have seen it done! Thanks so much for posting it.

[@llovesgirl]

OMG, this is great I will be able to get my sweater over my shoulders now! thank you so much!

[@theHookdudewest]

great technique !! had never even heard of this but came across it through some baby booties pattern notes on ravelry ... thank you

[@scarvesgalore7341]

pink love the bind off can't wait to make a pair of boot cuffs for my granddaughter. Thanks

[@elfishlightningbug]

I had the same problem. I don't remember how I came across it, but there's a technique called a Norwegian purl that lets you leave the yarn in the back. It took me a couple of tries to get it, but now I find purling much less frustrating! If you search Norwegian purl, there are tutorials.

[@NyaNyaOneOne]

now I have just finished knitting a cap easily as before. thank you from japan :)

[@zsuzsannafurulyas3409]

It`s fantastic finishing technic , tank you for it ! It `sa big help for me just in right time !

[@Muzacmanzanita]

Love this ! a great finishing technique. Thank you

[@valeriapelabon]

Thank you so much or teaching this bind off method! I used it to bind off bottom up baby booties It's fantastic!

[@fairyhedgehog54]

That's beautifully clear and really helpful. Thank you!

[@sewwhatsports]

Just used this to bind off on a little shawlette. The instructions said to bind off loosely and this was perfect bind off. I am sure I will use it again.

[@ziramy]

Thanks for the great video! I thought I'd share something, since I get confused each time on what is a reverse YO. I knit English. During 1x1 BO my yarn is in position for the next st if I have YO correctly. ie, if a knit st is next, if I reverse YO (from the back, right to left) then my yarn is ready to knit again. If I YO right to left from the front, the yarn is ready to purl. If you YO the wrong way you end up with two YO's (4 sts on the right needle instead of 3). Hope this makes sense!

[@bekahjanthevintagedreamer]

your awesome! I needed a stretchy bind of for a beret I am doing. Thanks!

[@Bluebird49]

It's really great--stretchy, just as she says...and so easy!

[@sassyangel4557]

great video to learn from.....great teacher!!!

[@Valentina_Podolskaya-Crochet-]

Thank you very much! You just done!

[@Sheila5738]

Great video, now I know how to do it and thank you.

[@Makaylalee1]

Thank you so much! This was so clear and concise, it helped me tremendously.

[@jturnrich]

Thanks! Works great for my dogs' sweaters. Makes it easy to put a sweater on a squirmy dog who's in a hurry to get out the door! :-)

[@spankses]

ok, so i'm a die hard 'throw' knitter. i can continental knit, just barely, but i figured it out after a few stitches and its the best bindoff EVER! have you concidered an "english/ throw" version for those who can't knit continental? just a thought. by the way, i'm soon to embark on my first footprints sock, wish me luck...!

[@sonfederman8212]

This is amazing - as is everything you show. Thank you.

[@伊藤史彦-p7j]

Thank you very much! It is easy to knit.

[@nancywilds6076]

I so hope I can remember how to do this for I sooo need this finish

[@55llell]

это лучшиq из лучших способов,спасибо

[@spankses]

WOW!!!! that is impressive! gotta try it...

[@Bethintx1]

I so needed this to finish a beanie!

[@423gala]

Классный урок. Большое спасибо!!

[@soniasaldarriaga5166]

Thank you 🙏 ❤🎉

[@catemef6963]

Wow! OMG, Amazing and life changing.

[@EmmieTuesday]

Thanks so much for sharing this.

[@СветланаЛ-э6ш]

Спасибо, очень просто!

[@carollizc]

I've ended off my cast-offs this way for about 20 years now. I just think it looks so much neater than leaving that end hanging. I first did it whilst making Barbie clothes for one of the girls. The things you learn when you have to, you know?

[@tinaeinars1]

Hello Cat Thank you so much for this video. You make it so easy to understand. But I do have one question............... can you do this bind off with only knit/purl stitches or is this only for ribbing?

[@oliverblack454]

Thank you!

[@TheDoggirl3]

cat that bind off is Jeny Staiman autograph to me. Thanks.

[@yelloworangered]

Impressive. And easy. Thank you.

[@atrinka1]

OMGoshhhhh!!!!Great video

[@coedt]

About to try this on my poncho cowl.

[@alla1451]

Спасибо Вам!!!!!

[@maggieames9072]

This is Wonderful!!! Thank you..

[@BHBsings]

@gingergargoyle Yeah, but it's just the biz for shawl knitters who stretch their bind offs like crazy when blocking! For you I'd say a firm rib for above the ankle and you could knit in some elastic, like machine knitters do? I've some commercial socks for walking boots that also have elastic included at the arch of the foot, which stops them 'going to sleep' ( creeping toewards)

[@o.marinaa]

U can do it by croche too. I mean mix two types knitting

[@BeStrixed]

@catbordhi I totally agree with this: I've gradually decreased the number of stitches for my socks -- regardless of what patterns say or what swatching dictates! -- from 64 sts to, now, 56! That, plus taking into consideration the yarn which is always different no matter what the label...blah, blah blah/whine whine whine :^)

[@JenniferJerome]

Ty!