I am still working on last months
socks—I haven't even done an inch past the half row of waste yarn
for the heel placement.
And I haven't done much else. The
weather is better, and last weeks mountain of snow have melted
away—and there has been glorious sunshine day after day. But I am
spent. I find it harder and harder each year to adjust to Daylight
saving time—and for the first week, I have insomnia.. a rare
complaint for me. March is always the low point in the year...
But I have been thinking—and planning
and today, I even got a video done. Two videos actually; one about sewn bind offs, and one of a sewn bind off. I think sewn bind offs
are under-represented.
I know of 4, the simple sewn bind off, (also
known as EZ sewn bind off or a back stitch bind off) that results in
a bind off edge that is very similar to the long tail cast on.)
There is also a sewn bind off that
matches the Latvian Cast on, (which is a varition of the basic long
tail cast on) and also know as an Open and Closed Loop Long Tail Cast
On.
Third, there is a sewn bind off that
matches the twisted long tail cast on
Finally, there is a tubular bind
off—which is just a variation of Grafting (aka Kitchener stitch)
and matches a tubular cast on
There are more sewn bind offs than
these four, sewn hems for sure, and I have heard of others, but have
never seen photo's of the finished bind off, or photo essays on how
to work the bind offs.
The text tutorial I have come across
aren't all that clear. They make you true believers in the
expression a single picture is worth a thousand words! I will work
on learning these, (and their faults) with the goal of making videos
of these bind offs too.
I am not a complete fan of the simple
bind off. I would rather start a project with a different cast on
and knitting needle worked bind off than sew a bind off –most
often.
But there are uses for sewn bind offs,
(even if I don't use them very often) The above videos are already on YOUTube and there are links to them on my web page, on the page of Bind Offs, so they can easily be found again.
