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You really liked the Italian cast-on a few days ago. So the opposite cast-off is of course an absolute MUST-KNOW and it is hidden behind today's door: Italian cast off.
Admittedly, this is a little fiddly. You will notice that already with the teeny tiny mini piece that I chain off in the video. However, the work is well worth it! In my Curry Cardigan from the Basics book, the entire collar is cast off this way. I remember all too well hours of unthreading at night in the kitchen... First, the rows or rounds of the rib pattern are prepared. Then the stitches are specially sewn off.
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I am Marisa, the founder behind Maschenfein. I made the first stitches with my grandma Lotti when I was about five years old. In 2014 I founded "Maschenfein". What started as a blog has now become exactly the online store for wool & knitting accessories that I always wanted. Together with my team I want to enrich the knitting world with inspiration, pattern, beautiful yarns and the best accessories.
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Dear Maschenfein team,
I came across your great site through a Google search for Italian cast off. You have described and explained this really super!
I'm also looking for a cast-off method for right (ale stitches knitted right) stitches. Is there a method where the finish is then as beautiful as the finish with 1re, 1 purl ?
And can you also cast off 2re, 2li Italian?
I would be very happy about an answer!
Thanks in advance!
Kerstin
Dear Kerstin,
how nice that you found your way to us! Welcome to the world of knitwear!
A nice bind-off method for plain knits is a thin I-cord over 2 stitches. However, the bind-off stitches run across the knit stitches. I don't know of a bind-off method for stockinette stitch, where the stitches wrap neatly around the edge, as in Italian bind-off. However, if you meant garter stitch, there is the Icelandic bind off, where the edge really looks like the knit. Here you can find our tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9aQAQRnIVM
If you want to cast off a 2/2 rib cuff in Italian, you have to reorder the stitches to a 1/1 rib before sewing them off. Unfortunately, the bind-off won't work otherwise.
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Louisa