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I like this. It is simple to remember and easy to put in pattern. I
will have to try it on my next pair of socks since I work them toe
up.<br>
Cindy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/19/2026 2:06 PM, Tracy Carcione
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sonya, and
anyone else who\u2019s interested,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You asked me
for a stretchy bind-off during the knit-along, and I gave
you one, but either I got it wrong or was thinking of
something else.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I usually
use the Russian bind-off, which is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Follow the
pattern as to whether to knit or purl.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Work 1
stitch, then the next. Slip both stitches back to the left
needle and then knit or purl them together, depending on the
last pattern row.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Knit or purl
the next stitch, then slip those 2 stitches back to the left
needle and work them together. And so on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I always
work a bind-off with the next needle size up, sometimes even
2 sizes up, so it\u2019s nice and loose.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Does anyone
else have a stretchy bind-off they like?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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