lace shawl/scarf

Yeah! I finally finished the scarf except for the "knitted cord cast off" Not sure how to do this. I will have to

bring this to the yarn shop for help. I will post a pic when it is bound off and blocked! Can't wait to start

a new project. Thanks to all with your encouraging words and tips.

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Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on September 13, 2010 at 12:32pm

Sounds like an I-cord BO. Try looking it up under that name.

Permalink Reply by Phyllis D. Wright on September 13, 2010 at 5:06pm

Debra if its going to be awhile before you get back to the LYS you might try Youtube it has several cord bind off videos. Good luck and happy knitting.

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on September 13, 2010 at 5:32pm

Congratulations, Debra. Let us know if we can be of help.

Permalink Reply by Debra Phifer on September 13, 2010 at 7:54pm

Thanks to you all. I will try these suggestions.
Peggy, your right. Thats what it is.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on September 14, 2010 at 7:15am

It isn't that hard. It's like making I-cord, only you k one of the sts to be BO with the last st in the rnd of I-cord.

Permalink Reply by Debra Phifer on September 14, 2010 at 8:11am

I've never done an I-cord. I've seen people twisting a long cord that I thought was an I-cord, but I've never heard of this. I am a visual learner, so I think watching a video will help. I may stop in my LYS today and ask for help. They're very good about that.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on September 14, 2010 at 1:14pm

It's nice if you can get help. To make I-cord, you use dpns. CO 3-5 sts, or however many the pattern says. Don't turn your work. Hold it in your left hand with the active yarn to the left. Bring e active yarn around and knit the sts again in the same direction, pulling fairly tightly on the first st. Keep repeating, and you have I-cord. For the I-cord BO, you do the same thing, only the last st each time gets knitted together with the st that comes off your project.

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on September 14, 2010 at 1:48pm

I'm not sure what directions your pattern gives but here are some examples of I-cord bind-off.