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Title: Powerful Wrist-Squeezing Protection
Post by: profoundsarcasm on July 23, 2008, 07:58:08 PM
OK...so I have made the wristband twice now, and everything is awesome.  I used one strand of yarn with intarsia instead of the weird double thing the book says.

My problem comes with binding off.  Maybe I'm doing something wrong.  I know on the first one I accidentally bound off all in knit than in pattern, but the second time I bound off with the ribbing pattern.  My issue is that the edge that I bound off isn't nearly as stretchy as the other, cast-on, end.  Is there some way to bind off so it's stretchy?

Thanks.

P.S. I sewed the bottom of my first one together and added a strap; it's a perfect ipod case.

Title: Re: Powerful Wrist-Squeezing Protection
Post by: Corvus_Alatus on August 04, 2008, 05:52:07 PM
Turning to my copy of "The Knitting Answer Book" (http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Answer-Book-Solutions-Question/dp/1580175996/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217886665&sr=8-1) by Margaret Radcliffe, there's at least 2 Q and As that apply:

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Q: When i bind off, the edge is always too tight. What should i do?

A: This happens because the stitches need to lie sideways across the edge of the knitting, but knit stitches are wider than they are tall, so the bound-off stitches naturally pull in a little compared to the stitches below them. Here are some tips that may help.
  • Use a larger needle (or crochet hook) while binding off. It automatically makes the stitches a tiny bit bigger, allowing them to stretch a bit more across the edge. Be sure to form each stitch on the straight part of the needle, instead of on the needle tip.
  • Loosen up. Each time you bind off a stitch, lift the right needle up a bit, pulling the stitch looser, before you knit the next stitch. If you are a firm knitter, stifle the urge to tighten each stitch as you go.
  • Try a different bind off. The Yarn Over Bind Off, Sewn Bind Off, and Tubular Bind Off are all looser and stretch mroe than the Basic bind Off.

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Q: Which bind off is the most stretchy?

A: The Tubular Bind Off is, if you are careful to work it loosely, although it tends to stretch out of shape. The Yarn Over Bind Off is stretchy and retains its shape better.

If you google, you should be able to find instructions for these different bind offs; they are also in the book mentioned, but have graphical content i can't translate here.

Title: Re: Powerful Wrist-Squeezing Protection
Post by: Ves on August 10, 2008, 03:43:13 PM
"Knitting Daily" (Interweave Knits elist) recently posted instructions for the stretchy "Decrease (or Lace) Bind-off" so you could try a search for that as well.  Good luck.


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