How To Knit: Icelandic Bind Off | Brooklyn Tweed

[@lisadaugherty8520]

Thanks for this, I really like how you point out what we should be seeing on the needles. Great walk through =D

[@amyderksen473]

Thank you! I've watched a number of Icelandic bind off videos now and yours is the only one that was clear enough for me to follow! 😊

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

You're very welcome! Glad you found it helpful!

[@zoedoodle]

Hey, that's a slick bind off! I'm unhappy with many BO's because I don't like that knit stitch that is often left on one side or the other. This BO is easy, stretchy and will blend in! So glad the robot overlords' algorithm dropped your gem of a short video into my feed. 🙃

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Thanks, robots! And thank YOU for watching! Happy knitting!

[@paintnknitter]

Thank you! Working with brushed alpaca and metal needles, the yarn kept slipping when I was attempting to make the second knit stitch. So I used a crochet hook, and it worked smoothly. I always used a crochet hook for the cable cast on.

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Great idea! Alpaca can be quite slippery!

[@duett143]

Thank you for your tutorial, it was a great help. I really liked how you did the faster version .

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!

[@basilrose]

Clear and simple tutorial for an excellent technique to know. Thank You! 👍

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Thank you! Happy knitting!

[@lolainma3218]

Another great lesson for this knitting newbie:)❤

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

A good stretchy bind-off is a great thing to have in your knitting toolbox!

[@bubblepopsoaps552]

Love this bind off! There is a shawl called Bridgewater and would love to see a video on this complicated lace shawl.

[@published1789]

Thank you for actually stretching the finished (bound off) sample so we can get some idea of how stretchy it is. I watched about 5 videos trying to get that moment as I'm not quite convinced it is stretchy enough for the shawl edge I'm currently working on. Cheers!

[@susanmcbride587]

Lovely clear understandable video. I'm making toe up socks and I am not a fan of the flared out bind off. Can't wait to try this on my next sock. Thank you.

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Glad it was helpful! Right, that sock bind off dilemma is always tough - how to get a good stretchy edge that doesn't look sloppy?

[@bsfb3ar]

Thanks .

[@brendamcbride2868]

Can this be used on a 2x2 ribbing?

[@bsfb3ar]

How about 1x1 rib would you knit on p stitches?

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Great question! You'll work this bind off the same way no matter what stitch pattern you're binding off.

[@user-fc3sx2cw5x]

How do I unknit/tink an Icelandic bind off??

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Hi Joode! It's not much different than tinking a plain bind off, you'll just need to uncross your X's as you work backwards. Happy knitting!

[@linn3014]

Looks easy and practical, but isn't in effect the same as knitting two stitches and then pulling the first stitch over the second one? 🤔

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

The first stitch is slipped, not knit, so it's basically a sl1-K1-PSSO with less steps :)

[@moniquem8093]

would like to see this in continetal

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Great idea! We'll keep it in mind for future tutorials. Thanks for watching!

[@basilrose]

Yes and what about those side selvedges, how to work those? :-)

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Hello, thank you for your question! The selvedges on this sample piece are a simple garter stitch selvedge: knit the first and last stitch of every row.

[@basilrose]

@@BrooklynTweed_Official ah, the secret to getting a "rope" effect instead of "beads" must be the pulling tight at the start of the row :-) Thanks for your reply.

[@breademicbaking4659]

How do you keep your stockinette from curling?

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

We steam all our swatches so they look nice for the videos! (You can see it trying to curl up again at the bottom left.)