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I don't have enough yarn to bind off fully, but I'm about halfway through. What do I do? Can this even be fixed?
I thought I left enough. Dang it. I'm making the squares afghan if that makes a difference.
Abbily
02-27-2008, 10:39 AM
http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2006/07/04/i_cant_stand_to_watch.html
Scroll down just a hair on this page and there is a tutorial on 'crochet bind off', which takes NO yarn.
suzeeq
02-27-2008, 11:37 AM
You could also undo the BO you have done, take out the last row and start the BO from there.
brittyknits
02-27-2008, 12:07 PM
That crochet hook bind off thing?! I can't believe in 40+ years of knitting I've never heard of it before! And WHAT a life-saver! Thank you, thank you, thank you:muah: !!!
suzeeq
02-27-2008, 12:32 PM
I figured it out myself a long time ago; I noticed that the BO looks like a chain st and the it's similar to crochet. I found that I definitely need to knit the last row on a larger needle when I use the crochet hook, or the BO will be too tight. It's good when you have about 300 sts to BO on a shawl.
Jan in CA
02-27-2008, 02:33 PM
:noway: Now why didn't I think of that! Thanks for the link!
MerigoldinWA
02-27-2008, 02:42 PM
I've noticed that the BO looks like crochet, and if I'd thought of it, maybe I could have figured this out too. But it never occured to me. That could be a useful arrow in my quiver. Thanks for sharing that one.