At the end of a piece of knitting, the stitches must be removed from the needles and secured. This is done by casting off.

Tying off as a cord edge creates a durable finish that is also elastic. This edge is often referred to as I-cord in German-language pattern. It uses much more yarn than other finishes. Cord edgings are knitted over two, three or more stitches. You can find the corresponding information in your
knitting pattern. Well-made I-cord edgings look smooth, precise and very professional.

Our example shows an I-cord over three stitches.

Two stitches are cast on at the end of the last row.

Turn the work. Knit the two additional stitches that have just been cast on.

Knit the third and fourth stitches together in garter stitch and slip all stitches back onto the left needle. Now knit these stitches again:

Knit the first and second stitches, knit the third stitch together with the fourth stitch on the left needle. Repeat each time.

This is what the finished cord edge looks like.

Note on the end of the cord:

Repeat the process until there are only three stitches left on the left needle. Knit one stitch, knit the second and third stitches together interlocked and lift the first stitch knitted over the last stitch. Pull the working yarn through the last
stitch.

At the end of a piece of knitting, the stitches must be removed from the needles and secured. This is done by casting off.
The simplest form of casting off is casting off by overcasting. This method can be used for both knit and purl stitches.

Knit the first two stitches and then purl with the left needle into the first of the two stitches knitted.

Pull this stitch over the stitch to the left of it and let the pulled stitch slide off the needle. A stitch has been bound off. Knit the next stitch and pull the stitch to the right of it over again.

Repeat this process until the end of the row. Pull the end of the thread through the last stitch, but leave it a good 15 cm long when you cut it so that you can easily sew it up later.

Fine stitch tip

Fastening off purl stitches or in the pattern follows the same principle. The stitches are always knitted as they appear, i.e. knit stitches are purled and purl stitches are purled.

At the end of a piece of knitting, the stitches must be removed from the needles and secured. This is done by casting off.
The Icelandic end is particularly suitable for garter stitch knits, as it blends in nicely with the stitch definition. It forms an elastic edge.

Knit the first stitch, then insert the left needle from the front right into this stitch and lift it back onto the left needle twisted.

Then insert the right needle into the stitch, pull the second stitch through the first stitch and knit it.

As described in the first step, place this stitch twisted back onto the left needle and repeat the procedure continuously.

By the way:

The Icelandic finish forms a garter stitch edge.

At the end of a piece of knitting, the stitches must be removed from the needles and secured. This is done by casting off.
The Italian cast-off is the counterpart to the Italian cast-on.

Preparation in rows with 1/1 rib pattern

As with the Italian cast-on, two rows are first knitted as follows: Knit stitches are knitted, purl stitches are slipped with the yarn in front of the work as for purl knitting. In the second row, the stitches that have just been slipped, which now appear on the right side, are knitted off, the stitches previously knitted on the right side now appear on the left side and are slipped off. The stitches are then sewn off (see below).

Preparation in rounds with 1/1 rib pattern

This bind-off often occurs in rounds, for example at the neck or sleeve cuffs. In this case, first knit two rounds as follows: In the first round, knit knit stitches and slip purl stitches with the yarn in front of the work as for purl knitting. In the second round, purl knit stitches and slip knit stitches with the yarn behind the work as for knit knitting. (Note: In this way, you have prepared the stitches exactly as you would in rows). The stitches are then sewn off.

Sewing off the stitches

First pass the needle through the edge stitch from right to left and pull the thread tight. If another knit stitch follows, pull the thread through this stitch from right to left. Now begin to
Now start sewing off one purl stitch and one knit stitch in pairs.

Work steps 1-3 particularly carefully:

Pull the thread stranded into a wool needle from left to right through the purl stitch.

Pull the thread from right to left first through the previous knit stitch and then through the second stitch on the needle (also a knit stitch).

Pull the yarn through the first purl stitch again from right to left. Then let the two worked stitches slide off the left needle.

At the end of a piece of knitting, the stitches must be removed from the needles and secured. This is done by binding off.
If you want to bind off two open edges together, e.g. at a shoulder seam or at the edge of a cushion cover, place the two pieces right sides together and work with a third knitting needle.

Insert the third needle into the first stitch on each of the two needles as for knit knitting.

Pull the working yarn through both stitches and let the two stitches slide off the needle.

Repeat this step with the next two stitches. Then pull over the first stitch and continue in this way to the end of the row.