Changes: Russian cast-off

Latest revision as of 15:42, 4 April 2013

This Cast off technique involves repeated Decreases, and creates a nice stretchy edge, which is good for Toe-Up Socks, or any other object where a stretchy finish is necessary. The process is as follows:

Knit two stitches
Transfer both stitches back to the left needle
K2tog
Knit next stitch
Slip both stitches to left needle and knit them together

If you are binding off in ribbing, knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches.

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+This [[Cast off]] technique involves repeated [[Decrease]]s, and creates a nice stretchy edge, which is good for [[Toe-Up Sock]]s, or any other object where a stretchy finish is necessary. The process is as follows:
-This is just copied until I can reformat the text, add images, and so forth.  I just didn't want to lose track of the link:
-"Here is a method that I learned in a lace class several years ago with Russian knitter Galina Khmeleva: purl the first two stitches together, then loosen that stitch up and place it back onto the left needle. Do the same thing again...purl the loosened stitch, now the first stitch on the left needle, together with the second stitch. Loosen it up and slip it back over to the left needle. Continue purling 2 together and slipping the loosened stitch back to the left all the way across. Pull the end through the last stitch left. I think this works by knitting two together and slipping back, too, but the purling gives a lovely, stretchy edge that I guarantee will not be tight!"
+# [[Knit two together|Knit two stitches&nbsp;]]
+# Transfer both stitches back to the left needle
+# K2tog
+# Knit next stitch
+# Slip both stitches to left needle and knit them together
+If you are binding off in ribbing, knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches.
 [[Category:Techniques]]