Tutorial: I-cord Knitting Bind Off

1. The finished piece, ready to bind off.

2. Knit 2 stitches

3. Knit the next 2 stitches together through the back loops

(k2togtbl)

4. You now have 3 stitches on your right-hand needle

5. Slip the 3 stitches from your right-hand needle purlwise to the left-hand needle. (Note that this photo is after a few stitches have been bound off.)

6. Repeat (k2, k2togtbl, slip 3 sts to left-hand needle), until 3 stitches remain on each needle.

7. Cut yarn leaving a 6-inch tail. Turn right-hand needle away from you and hold behind left-hand needle

Graft the two ends together using Kitchener stitch (follow steps 8-12 if you are unfamiliar with Kitchener stitch).

8. Run the yarn tail through the first stitch on the front needle purlwise, leaving the stitch on its needle

9. Run the yarn tail through the first stitch on the back needle knitwise, leaving the stitch on its needle

10. Run the yarn tail through the first stitch on the front needle, knitwise, letting the stitch fall from its needle

11. Run the yarn tail through the first stitch on the front needle purlwise, leaving the stitch on its needle

12. Run the yarn tail through the first stitch on the back needle, purlwise, letting the stitch fall from its needle

13. Run the yarn tail through the first stitch on the back needle knitwise, leaving the stitch on its needle

Repeat steps 10-13 once. Repeat step 10. Repeat step 12. Gently tug on the new stitches to even them out. Weave in ends and block.

Before blocking

After blocking