Binding off 2 stitches in middle of project
 

HI, I need some help.. i have to make an armhole (knitting sweater in the round, and the pattern goes as follows:

K11, bind off 2 stitches, cast on 14 and p these new sts.

how do i bind off 2 sts in the middle? i wind up with an extra stitch that will wind up being in the middle of the armhole the next round when i have to purl over it...

please help a girl in need!

Thanks!

:?? Do you bind off on one round and then cast on the stitches on the next round? If that's the case, you should be able to bind off the two and keep going.

Usually there isn't any purling in circular knitting; or are you going to work back and forth at this point. I guess I'm confused.

it says to bind off 2 then cast on 14, same round in that exact order... the pattern calls for purling practically the whole time aside from some increases...

Ok, so you're knitting along, bind off 2. That leaves a stitch on your needle with the yarn attached, right?

I'm still not understanding the logic in this. You could cast on 14 after the left over stitch, turn and purl back on them, but I can't envision how this would work.

You could also slip that stitch back on the left needle and cast on the stitches to the left needle and then work them. Hmmm. That might be the answer.

Is there a link to the pattern or a picture?

ooo.. that might work thanks! the patern is from the vogue holiday 05 issue.. pattern #3 if you happen to have it! :)

No, I don't have that issue yet.

I imagine they're wanting you to use a cast-on method that puts the stitches onto your left needle so that you can immediately purl those stitches. So the knit-on cast on or cable cast on. Backward loop wouldn't work for this because that puts the new stitches onto your right needle and they aren't worked until the following row.