Lori’s Twisty Bind-Off Video and Photo Tutorial

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hands holding mid blue knitting with Lori's Twisty Bind Off at edge

Lori's Twisty Bind Off

Lori’s Twisty Bind-Off is quite an easy one to work. It gives a decorative and elastic edge. Works well with 1 x 1 ribbing, moss stitch and twisted ribbing.

This can be adjusted for wider ribbing. See the bottom of the post for details.

Video Tutorial

Youtube Video Link

Photo Tutorial

hands holding mid blue knitting
1. Knit the first stitch.
hands holding mid blue knitting rotating forward
2. Rotate right-hand needle (RHN) anti-clockwise 360° and return to centre.
hands holding mid blue knitting ready to purl
3. The yarn will have moved automatically to the front of the work ready to purl.
4. Purl the next stitch.
hands holding mid blue knitting casting off a stitch
5. Cast (bind) off the next stitch as normal by passing the second stitch on the RHN over the first.
hands holding mid blue knitting and right needle rotating forward
6. Rotate the RHN clockwise 360° and return to centre.
hands holding mid blue knitting
7. The working yarn will have moved automatically to the back of the work ready to knit the next stitch.
hands holding mid blue knitting with two stitches on right hand needle
8. Knit the next stitch.
hands holding mid blue knitting casting off a stitch
9. Cast off the stitch as normal.
hands holding mid blue knitting with Lori's Twisty Bind Off at edge
10. Repeat Steps 2 - 9 until all stitches have been cast off.

Adjusting for other types of ribbing

If you want to work this bind off with a different type of ribbing, then it is simple to adjust.

If the next stitch is the same as the one as just worked, e.g. knit stitch, followed by another knit stitch; then just bind off as normal.

If the next stitch is changing then if it is changing to a purl, rotate anti-clockwise and if it is a knit stitch, then rotate clockwise.

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