How to Bind Off: A Beginner's Guide to Knitting with Jennifer Knits

You've learned how to cast on, knit and purl - now it's time to finish your knitting!

Binding off is how you secure the stitches at the end of your project so you can take your knitting off the needles without everything unraveling.  It's an essential skill and one you'll use at the end of almost every knitting project.

In this video, Jennifer walks you through how to bind off step by step so you can follow along at your own pace.

What You'll Need

To practice binding off you'll need: your knitting, needles and your working yarn. Shop our Beginner Knitting Essentials for yarn, needles and everything you need to get started. If you're brand new to knitting, start with our How to Cast On, How to Do the Knit Stitch and How to Do the Purl Stitch tutorials, then come back here when you're ready to finish your knitting.

Binding off is easier than it may look.  Take your time as you work across teh row.  Try to keep your stitches relaxed so your finished edge isn't too tight.  Once you've bound off the last stitch, you've officially made it through the basics of knitting!  Keep practicing your cast on, knit and purl stitches and bind off.  The more you knit, the more natural everything will start to feel.

Happy Knitting!

Jennifer Knits