How to: The I-Cord Bind Off
This bind off method leaves a clean, corded edging on your knitting. It adds a subtle, decorative air to the piece. Try it on sweater bottoms, purses, or even in felting.
Setup
To begin, cast on 3 extra stitches at the beginning of the row you’re going to bind off. You can do this using the Cabled Cast On, Knitted Cast On or Loop Cast On – whichever is most comfortable for you.
Step One
Knit two stitches and slip the third stitch knitwise.
Step Two
Knit one more stitch. You will now have 4 stitches on your right needle.
Step Three
Use your left needle tip to pass the slipped stitch over the last knitted stitch. This will leave you with three stitches on your right needle.
Step Four
Slip these three stitches back onto the left needle tip, purlwise. Tug on the working yarn to tighten up the stitches.
Repeat Steps One through Four until all stitches have been bound off.
Completed I-Cord Bind Off.
