Although the ribbing on Vianne is super stretchy, it’s easy to find yourself with a waist that’s too tight if you use the wrong bind-off method. On the original sample, I tried the basic chain bind-off, and it was a really bad choice. It looked nice but was nowhere close to as stretchy as I needed it to be, so I had to rip back and replace it. The next bind-off I tried with Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off. That one had plenty of stretch, but it looked a little sloppy at this loose gauge.
My ideal bind-off method was something halfway in between those two methods, and that’s exactly what I did! My modified stretchy bind-off uses the chain method for knit stitches and the JSSBO method for purled stitches. If you’re starting with a knit stitch and binding off with the right side facing you, here’s how to bind-off using my modified method.
Modified Stretchy Bind-Off: K1, *yo, p1, pass both the previous 2 stitches over, k1, pass the previous stitch over; repeat from * until one stitch remains and pull your yarn through the last stitch to secure it.
That bind-off will give you a nice looking stretchy edge, but it’s not your only option here. The tubular bind-off would work just as well if you don’t mind doing some grafting.
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