You will need several basic items in order to bind off when knitting in the round.

How to cast off knitting in the round. Start a new row and knit two stitches loosely to cast off knitting. Hold the needle with the working yarn in right hand, the other needle in left hand. Preparing to cast on in the round with the long tail cast on.

One of the easiest and most versatile bind offs is the basic bind off. Wrap the yarn around the needle. Lift your first stitch over.

Bring the needles’ tips together, and insert the right needle into the first stitch on the left. It’s a simple and effective approach to keep the stitches from unraveling. Hold the two needles with the left hand, with the left needle lying on top of the right needle.

Take your first two stitches from the row and knit them up normally. To finish a knitted tube, such as an ear warmer or headband, you can bind off in the round on circular needles. With just a tapestry needle, yarn and scissors, you can bind off when knitting in the round.

It’s critical to maintain the stitches loose so. Cast 6 pegs onto a green knifty knitter. When you are done knitting in the round, you must bind off your project (also called casting off).

This means to continue knitting each stitch according to the established pattern as you cast off. A common rule of thumb is to cast off your stitches “in pattern”. Slip first stitch (closest to the needle’s end) over second & off your needle.