Pin ItI’m at the point in my scarf that it is time to finish it! So I need to bind off of my needles.
To start, I need to knit two stitches, but do not do it too tightly.
Take the left hand needle under the first stitch on the right hand (the stitch farthest away from the point of the needle) and hook it back on the left hand needle and pull the first stitch over the second stitch and then drop, the one that is being pulled over, the stitch leaving only one stitch on the right hand needle.
Next knit stitch another stitch to make two stitches on the right hand needle again, and again take the left needle under the first stitch and pull it over the second stitch, then drop the stitch that you pulled over. Continue this until there is only one stitch left on the needle. Carefully pull the needle out of the loop, and place the yarn tail through the loop and pull tight. All there is left to do before completing the scarf is weaving in the tails of the scarf.
First complete two knit stitches
Take left needle under first stitch on the right
Pull First Stitch Over the Second Stitch
Drop the pulled over stitch off of the needle
Knit another stitch so there are two stitches back on the needle and repeat
Under the first stitch
Pull over the stitch still on the needle and drop it
Continue knit stitching and dropping until there is only one stitch/loop left on the needle
Carefully pull out the needle from the loop
The Loop
Another view of the loop, be careful not to tighten the loop
If you aren’t at the end of your yarn ball simply cut the yarn so a tail a few inches long remains.
Take the tail of the scarf and place it through the loop
And pull it tight
Now all there is left to do is to weave in the ends of the scarf
Side note to this, if you created a pattern with your knitting project like knit 2 purl 2 then you bind off in that same pattern.
I’m almost done! I’m so excited to finish this scarf for my niece! Both nieces are going to look super cute all bundled up in their scarves this winter!