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Knit > Crochet Hook Bind-Off
Many crocheters-turned-knitters (as well as lifetime knitters!) find binding
off with a crochet hook to be faster and easier than binding off with two
needles.
The method of binding off with a crochet hook is essentially that of the
basic bind-off
technique, except a crochet hook is substituted for the right needle which
allows for a slight economy in movement over the 2-needle method.
Like the basic bind-off, this technique can be used both purlwise and knitwise - the example
below shows a knitwise bind-off.
Choose a crochet hook that is one to two sizes larger than the knitting
needles to ensure a loose bind-off edge.
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Step 1: Insert the crochet hook knitwise
through the first stitch on the left needle. Yarn over the hook (wrap
the yarn from back to front). |
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Step 2:Pull loop through the stitch on the needle
and slip the stitch from the left needle. |
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Step 3: Insert the hook through the first stitch
on the left needle knitwise and yarn over.
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Step 4: Pull loop through the stitch on the needle
and the stitch on the hook. Slip the stitch from the left needle.
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Step 5: Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the end of the
row. Picture to left shows a partially bound-off row. When all stitches in the row have been bound off, cut a tail at
least 4" long (or as long as the pattern specifies) and pull this tail
through the last stitch, pulling to secure the work.
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