Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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You should be doing this easy bind-off trick at the end of every project.
This is a simple move to neaten the last stitch of your bind-off every time you finish a project. It's a little superstar trick that you do at the very end that will square up your edges, especially if your side stitches tend to get stretched-out.
Go to this full post to see a video, step-by-step photo instructions, and an animated demo.
knitfreedom.com/blog/neaten-last-st-bind-off-flat
You can learn this new technique using whatever style of instructions your brain likes best.
Step by Step Instructions:
1. Bind off all but last st.
2. 1 st rem on L needle.
3. Slip 1.
4. Find left side of loop beneath last st.
5. Pick up loop and place on R needle.
6. Slip 2 loops back to L needle.
7. K2tog
8. Bind off 1.
9. Cut yarn, leaving 6″ tail.
10. Pull tail through rem loop.
11. Pull tail tight to finish.
Related videos: How To Neaten the Last Stitch Of Your Bind-Off IN THE ROUND:
youtube.com/watch?v=iIBUe7qYlmQ
knitfreedom.com/blog/neaten-last-st-bind-off-flat
If this video saved you some stress feel free to support my channel and buy me a coffee:
buymeacoffee.com/knitfreedom
You should be doing this easy bind-off trick at the end of every project.
This is a simple move to neaten the last stitch of your bind-off every time you finish a project. It's a little superstar trick that you do at the very end that will square up your edges, especially if your side stitches tend to get stretched-out.
Go to this full post to see a video, step-by-step photo instructions, and an animated demo.
knitfreedom.com/blog/neaten-last-st-bind-off-flat
You can learn this new technique using whatever style of instructions your brain likes best.
Step by Step Instructions:
1. Bind off all but last st.
2. 1 st rem on L needle.
3. Slip 1.
4. Find left side of loop beneath last st.
5. Pick up loop and place on R needle.
6. Slip 2 loops back to L needle.
7. K2tog
8. Bind off 1.
9. Cut yarn, leaving 6″ tail.
10. Pull tail through rem loop.
11. Pull tail tight to finish.
Related videos: How To Neaten the Last Stitch Of Your Bind-Off IN THE ROUND:
youtube.com/watch?v=iIBUe7qYlmQ
