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Lesson 4: Learn to Bind Off

bind off 1. Knit 2 stitches

bind -ff 2 2. Insert the left needle into the front of the first stitch on the right needle. Using the left needle, pull the first stitch up and over the second stitch. You can place your forefinger on the second stitch to hold it in place and keep it from coming off the needle.

bind off 4 bind off 3 3. Now push that stitch off of the left needle completely.

Knit one more stitch and repeat steps 2 and 3. Continue this process until you have bound off the desired number of stitches. When you have one stitch remaining, cut yarn three inches long and pull through loop.

Congratulations, you're knitting.

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