In most cases, the regular way to bind off stitches works just fine. But if you want to add a special touch to the open edges of your project, you need to use a special way of closing stitches. I-cord bind off is one of those ways. It turns plain edges of blankets, cowls, top-down …
Let’s take a look at a cast on method that is based on i-cord but forms an edge that looks more like a braid than a cord. This happens because we reduce the width of the i-cord to two stitches, and this little tweak completely changes the outcome. Instead of an i-cord, we see a set of braids that …
Since I published a tutorial about a gorgeous criss-cross cast on border, I was flooded with requests for instructions that explain how we can add this edging to a project worked in the round. You are absolutely right, my friends, to send those requests – the elasticity (and beauty!) of this edging makes it perfect …
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This tutorial is about a beautiful edging that we make right after we cast on stitches. In just four fairly simple rows we turn a basic cast on into an elaborate picot edge with a line of long twisted stitches above it. I learned this cast on method from a video suggested by Rita – …