Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this DROPS video we show you how to cast off with rib, using the UK / US knitting style. This method is often described as “cast off with knit above knit and purl above purl”, whether it is knit 1 and purl 1, knit 2 and purl 2, or any other type of rib / ribbing. The cast-off edge will be elastic.

BEFORE STARTING THE VIDEO:
We have already worked a few cms of the rib, knit 1 and purl 1, and cast off a few stitches with rib. To cast off with rib - or cast off with knit above knit and purl above purl - means that, before casting off, the stitch is worked in the same way as on the round/row below.

THE VIDEO SHOWS:
The knitted stitches are knitted and the purled stitches are purled, at the same time as casting off by passing the next-to-last stitch worked over the last stitch worked (on the right needle).

INFO TO THE VIDEO:
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