How to bind off the faggot stitch?

[betsynit]

Hi...

I'm new here...I hope someone here can help. I just finished a scarf in a lovely faggot stitch...K1, YO, K2tog. I was just about to bind off, when I realized the regular knit bind-off won't work. Any ideas as to how to bind off this stitch?

Any help will be appreciated!

Thanks...Betsy

[suzeeq]

How did you start it, was it cast on and go into the pattern, or did you knit a row first? If you knit a row, then knit or purl as you bind off. You can also bind off in pattern - k1, yo, pass st over, k2tog, pass stitch over, k1, pass st over... Try it and see how that works.

[betsynit]

Suzeeq,

I started it towards the end of last winter. Then the weather got warmer and I put it aside until last week (I'm a very slllooowww knitter...but it relaxes me)). I think I did a long-tail cast on, and just got right into the pattern of K1, YO, K2tog.
I'll try what you said and see if it works...Thanks!

[suzeeq]

There's no reason you can't bind off a stitch that's a YO; I've seen some bindoffs that purposely add one to keep the BO loose.