binding off question.

[jhendricksen]

I just finished my first leg warmer. The last few inches were ribbing, with the stretch of the ribbing it would be a perfect snug fit. When I bond off the row of binding off stiches has no stretch and now that it won't stretch it's too tight to wear.

How do you get stretch when binding off? I used a regular knit stitch to bind off.

Thanks for your input. Looking forward to leg warmers now that fall is approaching!

Julie

[Mirl56]

Sometimes you can just pull the yarn and bind off very loose.

It could help to bind off with a larger needle - try going up 2-3 sizes.

There is a sewn bind off that is easy to do loosely. Here are directions: http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/h...-bind-off.aspx