[Nfb-krafters-korner] note to soap sack classmates

[Henrietta Brewer]

That sounds like a good bind off to try. It is only a soap sack but a very nice pattern for a soap sack.
Henrietta
On Nov 10, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Cathy wrote:

> Hello once again,
> 
> About the tightness  of the bind-off which Henrietta and Barb have both
> mentioned not liking much. I have been playing around with this myself more
> and researching the topic in my loom books today. This is what I have found.
> Ok, you knit the first peg, then the second peg. Then you move the loop from
> the second peg to the first peg and knit the bottom loop over the top. then
> here is the trick. Do not move the loop on the first peg anywhere! Instead,
> now you move over quite a bit further with your working yarn to knit off
> the third peg in the series. If you allow your working yarn to pull out as
> you pull over to prepare to knit over this third peg, you get a longish loop
> extending from peg one to the third peg. This is a good thing, it creates
> the looseness you will want. so you knit over this third loop then move that
> loop on peg three back to peg one. again you have to allow your working yarn
> to pull out into a large loop creating the looseness. place the loop from
> peg three on peg one and knit the bottom loop over the top loop. Leave the
> loop on peg one right where it is and Now move your working yarn over to peg
> four in the series and knit off that loop allowing the working yarn to pull
> across the loom as needed, knit off and move that peg back to peg one and
> knit off. eventually you will find that you are around far enough that your
> working yarn does not have to reach across the loom as far. This is good. If
> you examine your project you will see how it is creating a rounded flexible
> opening. you can control the size of the opening as you go by the tension on
> your working yarn as you move back and forth across the loom as you go back
> and forth from peg one to the other pegs.
> Just for your interest, In my research in one of my loom books this bind-off
> is referred to as the yarn over bind off and is described as being a
> stretchy bind-off that is useful for leggings, neckline openings ruffles and
> magic scarves.
> 
> Hope I have described this process here more fully. at least I understand it
> more fully now myself.
> 
> 
> Thanks to those who have posted feedback. It is great that there are so many
> different ways to finish this sack. There is a way that will work for
> everyone. As Henrietta said in class, "it is only a soap sack!"
> 
> Cathy
> 
> 
> 
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