Finessed Three-Needle Bind Off // Technique Tuesday

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This video demonstrates two alternative methods of joining stitches while working the three-needle bind off (3NBO) that are different than the standard method. One method produces a ridge on the knit side of stockinette that mirrors the ridge produced by the standard method. The other produces a ridgeless BO chain that lies flat on the surface of the fabric, regardless of the fabric's stitch pattern.
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To jump directly to a specific point in the video, click on the adjoining timestamped link:
Introduction 0:00
Quick review of standard ridge-producing 3NBO method: 1:09
Joining using p2tog: 1:53
Reason for mirroring the ridge/bindoff: 3:27
The knit/purl join: 5:00
Continental method (yarn in left hand): 5:26
English method (yarn in right hand): 7:48
Results when used with different stitch patterns: 9:35
Final words: 15:34
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@m.evstigneev4625 Жыл бұрын

This is the best, most extensive and comprehensive video on 3-needle BO, especially the combination variation. Thank you very much for this, it told and showed me everything I could possibly want to know about it!

@allisonhodge4576 2 ай бұрын

Roxanne!!! You did it again and saved my butt! Thank you so very much! Love from MN ❤️

@carinacarlsson5227 Жыл бұрын

I’m so so thankful that you’re showing both the continental and English versions 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Very helpful video!

@meganmills6545 7 ай бұрын

This video is so excellent it deserves many, many more views after 5 years! Roxanne - maybe you could add some key words to your video like 'smoother 3-needle bind off' and 'improved 3-needle bind off for shoulders' or even 'flatter 3-needle bind off' or 'new 3-needle bind-off ' ? Maybe that will help more people, who I'm sure would especially love to learn about that last technique in this set of 'finesses', to find it. I wouldn't use a 3-needle bind-off previously because I don't like the ridge, especially on baby's things. Now I use it very happily because that last one is smooth and flat and does something a graft can't for shoulders, which is add a bit of structural stability. Bonus - the shoulders meet stitch-to-stitch and are not offset a half-stitch like they are when you graft. :-)

@sherrilynracey7288 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanations of the different types of seaming that can be used and how to make your seam virtually invisible.

@nancypierce9809 3 жыл бұрын

I just found this 3 years late and the trick of purling the back stitch is what I've longed for maybe 20 years! So clever and neat - Thank you for this and your other careful teaching!

@RoxanneRichardson 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@seseaghito Жыл бұрын

So glad I decided to stop and watch this video of yours before doing my bind off today. The knit purl combination trick is amazing! So much better looking than the traditional one. Lots of gratitude from Italy!! ❤

@nit2ply96 5 ай бұрын

So clever! really eye-opening for me purling the back stitch. Exactly what I needed for the project I am knitting now. I am so grateful, I learn a lot from you. Thank you🙏

@cathieh.7225 3 жыл бұрын

This along with your video on German short rows for shoulder seams is amazing, it just erked me so much with the old bulky shoulder seams.

@akdonline 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are fantastic. You seem to have found the right balance between talking and demonstrating. I've learned so much, thank you!

@brigitkok9320 5 жыл бұрын

WOW, this is an ever so FANTASTIC way of explaining different methods to work the 3-needle bind off. I used your knit/purl join and it really looks fantastic. Never done a 3-needle bind off before, but with this clear video it was really easy-peasy!!! Thanks a lot!!!

@thumbelinasmum 4 жыл бұрын

I like the knit purl version, I’m going to try it! I recommend you also do a video showing the invisible 3-needle bo version, the really old one. In 18th knitting, sock toes and “common heels”, they used the variation recommended for finishing colorwork or knit-purl patterned shoulders. Using a circ or dpn, on the WS, drop the yarn. Enter the first st as to knit, the back as to purl, draw that purl through the front knit and both off the needle. Continue across. Now go back and bind off normally. This is less bulky, and on the other side, each stitch appears to dive down into its matching stitch. This way, say you have vertical two color stripes or ribbing, each stitch will dive down into its mate, looking almost like it was grafted. With the regular version, the stitches are smooshed against each other, rather than intersecting.

@suecrain 4 жыл бұрын

thumbelinasmum Thanks, I will try this, sounds a useful method.

@justplainamerican 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Watching the knit front, purl back version I almost decided it wasn't worth the effort. Then I realized that with Norwegian purling I never need to move the yarn from the back. I love this way of doing the three needle bind off!

@annmariebusu9924 3 жыл бұрын

I used the mirror image tip for a sweater I am making. It makes a huge difference and I am not even picky. Thank you for the tips 🥰

@RoxanneRichardson 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@booksmith1193 Ай бұрын

Thank you. I just successfully bound off knit purl. I did not know that method and I much prefer it. Thank you

@felicitycrowe6971 8 ай бұрын

This is an absolutely fantastic video! One of the most helpful I think I have ever seen! Thank you so much!

@captainbear1000 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thank you. I have just used your finessing technique to join shoulder seams on a 3x3 travelling rib tank top (vest), right sides together. It looks great, no ditch, and so simple after a bit of practice swatching!

@amoore233 6 жыл бұрын

How do you (experienced knitters) come up with all this wonderful stuff?!? It's no wonder I love knitting so much! Each project is a new learning curve! Thank you!

@RoxanneRichardson 6 жыл бұрын

The fact that I learn something new every time I make a video is one of the reasons I love knitting. I set out to demonstrate something in particular, and then I start to wonder...what would happen if I did this variation? Or that variation? The garter stitch invisible seam line was a complete surprise to me. So I spent some time poking at the stitches, and thinking about what was going on, and why...and then I ended up with some new information and a new bag of tricks!

@fionanicol8129 Жыл бұрын

I have learnt a new skill today!!! I have just used the 3 kneedle bind off on my current project, and it is stunning! A bit fiddley, but the results are amazing. Thank you for helping me to elevate my knitting projects - watching from New Zealand, "English style" knitter

@barenddutoit9931 6 жыл бұрын

WOW!! I feel sò privileged to learn from you. Thank you Rox! You are a true Master!

@cookiesmith8545 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely a great video!!! Thanks so much!

@Freelythoughtful Жыл бұрын

I just did the 3 needle bind off with the ridged seam on the outside along the shoulder and it looks so cool seeing that construction look in the garment ❤

@gailaltschwager7377 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Roxanne!

@Wolfgran10 6 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful, I had no idea of the variations possible. Thank you! It’s genius.

@TheDollyce 6 жыл бұрын

I didn't know the K/P combination 3NBO existed! It's great! Thank you! I won't forget this lesson! Also, the 'P2 tog' version of 3NBO to mirror the regular 3NBO is a great way to do shoulder seams when the 3NBO will sit on the outside as a decorative element. Great tips!

@jennywren2395 4 жыл бұрын

I have just used your knit and purl 3 needle bind off on the wrong side of the shoulders on my Juzu vest and it is so much better (to me) than the original. I have bought you a ko-fi and happy to do it. Thanks for all your knitting expertise.

@lynnanderson2230 5 жыл бұрын

Very timely as coming up to doing the 3 needle bind off the weekender sweater!

@andrearoosth564 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool bind off! I like the combination! Thanks!

@roostinahalim7173 7 ай бұрын

I like your tutorials❤

@likeavirshin 6 ай бұрын

I have found that I'm 10 times faster and the end result looks 1000 times better doing the three needle bind off with a crochet hook. I should add that I'm a crocheter since I'm 12 but I only started knitting in my 20s. I was so surprised when I did this technique for the first time and discovered that the end result looked just like a simple crochet chain joint stitch. It's just so easy and effortless. If someone is struggling with this I highly suggest trying a crochet hook as the working needle. It's just perfect and you won't be fiddling with dropped stitches.

@nancythomas1172 2 жыл бұрын

Just great! Love the explanation and tutorials! Thank you!

@RoxanneRichardson 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@wandapresley1527 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial, THANKS! I love learning new techniques. I used the K&P three needle bind off (English method). The seam is right up the front, combining two colours. What a great design element! (Ravelry pattern, A Slice of Linen) Thanks again!

@RoxanneRichardson 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific!

@susanalobosdesigns 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, very useful, Thanks

@TwistedStitchesShow 2 жыл бұрын

Like this version. Thank you 😊

@seth-leong-scott3474 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your wonderful, enlightening & helpful sharing! I am knitting my first piece of wearable work; it's a summer cotton blouse. I just search how to knit the stitch pattern (e g scrolling lace, chaverons...) and then figure out how it will fit into a blouse, how to shape armholes, neck openings, shoulder shapings and joinings. Just completed shoulder on the front piece;) From Sharon.

@rgruber9391 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the very informative video! What method would you recommend for joining the back and front (shoulder) of a cardigan with linen stitch? I'm considering using slip stitch crochet since it seems easier, but the knit/purl join seems to be flatter.

@lynnmarieportanova9017 4 жыл бұрын

Soo helpful! Thank you!

@joansummerside4225 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Thank you!

@johanschneiders6293 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@livingbeyondvision4863 2 жыл бұрын

This is great! Thank you.

@kathhollandful Жыл бұрын

Really useful. Thanks.

@tamaradensmore6216 6 жыл бұрын

Seaming my knits is my absolute least favorite part of knitting! Thank you for showing us how to do this, I will be more interested in patterns with seaming now. You do a wonderful job of explaining everything!

@RoxanneRichardson 6 жыл бұрын

I don't love seaming, either. I'm good at it, and I like my results, but I don't love it (it's not knitting!), so I really like to have techniques that make the whole process easier, and that produce great results. I love the 3NBO! :-)

@jandroid1962 4 ай бұрын

This is great! I just finished the double knitted potholder pattern from Purl Soho with a 3 knitted needle bind off. I think the k1 p1 bind off would be beautiful for that project. Guess I'll have to make another one. .Btw - I can't save the video to my knitting techniques library.

@MarilynWiley 6 жыл бұрын

So very interesting i am learning so much from your videos please don’t stop. Might i ask a request can you do a video on explaining the different types of wool and wool blends and what is the difference between besides the breed of animal like what is the difference between Corriedale, BFL, and Merino, Highland wools and what type of garments would you use each on. I get confused or have not found a resource place to look at on the net that explains them. Hope i am making sense in my request. I would like to,learn more for when i am purchasing my yarns. Thank you again.

@RoxanneRichardson 6 жыл бұрын

I am not much of an expert on the differences amongst various wools, but I tell you who is: Clara Parkes. You might like her book, The Knitter's Book of Yarn. Sometimes the Internet is not the best resource for a topic that large.

@spurstowhutch Жыл бұрын

Great pair of videos. Wonderfully clear and well explained as usual :-) Have you done a video on using a three needle bind to bind off a folded neckband?

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

I've done a video on using a 3 needle join to create a hem. It's not a bind off, because you're still left with one set of sts on the needle. Maybe that would suit your needs: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nctkqNRzsamqk58.html

@jjnewcomer4745 Жыл бұрын

Very good

@elainemcnamee3953 4 жыл бұрын

I'm making a sweater I kept the bind off stitches on the needles as I finished each row of bind offs so I could do the 3 nb for a decorative shoulder. As I did the 3 needle bind off I notice a gap I guess caused from one row with 5 bind off and next row with 6 bind off. How can i eliminate the ? Also if I wanted to use the kp bind off would you still follow shoulder to neck , neck to shoulder ? Thank you for the kp bind off what a great idea. Is it better to sew under arm seams before or after bind off at shoulder ? Thanks again.

@RoxanneRichardson 4 жыл бұрын

Whether you work both bind offs from the neck to the shoulder, from shoulder to neck, or start at one shoulder and end at the other is up to you and the effect you want in your finished result. In my own projects, I mirror them, working both from the neck to the shoulder, but if you don't like that result, then you should do what pleases you. For shoulder shaping, I typically apply some sort of short row technique at the turns (W&T or German SR), and then work across all of the sts to pick up the wraps or work the double sts before working the 3NBO. If you just turned, without applying a technique, that may be why you have a hole.

@elainemcnamee3953 4 жыл бұрын

@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you it was late last night when I came upon your video. I thought of that early this morning short rows may be the answer I appreciate your reply.

@Chrisesparkle 5 жыл бұрын

This is really interesting. I am knitting a scarf in the round and want to join it without having to use mattress stitch or similar. Can this technique be used for knitting in the round? I really enjoy your videos and really helpful and clear tutorials. Thank you

@RoxanneRichardson 5 жыл бұрын

Are you saying that you are knitting a long, skinny tube, and you want to close it at the end, rather than binding off and seaming? If so, then, yes, you could join the two halves from the right side, using this technique.

@Chrisesparkle 5 жыл бұрын

Yes I think this technique will look much neater than binding off and seaming. I used the long tail cast on and need to close this too. Is mattress stitch the best method for this? Thanks

@shimmeringshadow9524 Жыл бұрын

Thank u so much for this video What would u suggest for a seed stitch 3 needle bind off? if that’s even possible

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

3NBO is worked the same, regardless of stitch pattern. I would suggest working a few swatches in different stitch patterns, so you can compare the bind off in different fabrics.

@shimmeringshadow9524 Жыл бұрын

@@RoxanneRichardson thank u, I’ll be having a go on a cardy I’m making. Do u have a video on picking up stitches on a seed stitch edge?

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

@@shimmeringshadow9524 I have several videos on PU sts along edges. You can find them in this playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PL1AZxTfSCe2dX9mRDhSfBEhumlmtMsA0A For vertical edges, I recommend working the selvedge stitch in stockinette and maintaining the seed stitch pattern in the 2nd st through the next to last stitch. That makes seaming and picking up sts a lot easier, because you have a clean line of stockinette to work with.

@markoug13 6 жыл бұрын

Great channel! 🤣🤣🤣

@annestein298 6 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I did it Sooo beautiful One problem though I’m pretty sure I had the same nulber of stiches to begin with...but I had to cheat at some point....(had one extra stich on the back needle) so I tweaked by purling tog.....I looked and don’t find any dropped stich’....any idea of what happend? Any way I love the finish look May I had that you are an outstanding teacher and you really do know your subject in depth... Thank YOU English is not my main langage...sorry

@RoxanneRichardson 6 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you liked it! :-) If you had an extra stitch, then nothing was dropped...it was simply skipped. It happens sometimes, we all make mistakes when learning new techniques, but your hands will soon know what to do! :-)

@annestein298 6 жыл бұрын

Roxanne Richardson second shoulder is perfect....i was trying this technique , so I did it on the wrong side....I wish I’d done it on the RS...so cool....won’t you consider becoming my neighbourgh? :)

@RoxanneRichardson 6 жыл бұрын

I would be happy to have a transporter room, like on Star Trek. That would solve a lot of problems, wouldn't it?

@ddgamble2199 2 жыл бұрын

I am interested in the pattern for the lovely sweater you are wearing. I do not see it in your Ravelry group.

@RoxanneRichardson 2 жыл бұрын

It's the FLAK sweater (Follow the Leader Aran Knitalong). It is in my Ravelry project notebook. You can see it here: ravel.me/Rox/fwt There are links on the project page to the pattern source.

@elainemcnamee3953 4 жыл бұрын

I love the look KP 3 needle bind off. I would like a mirror image for should seams. Starting at shoulder with KP 3 needle bind off would I start with KP bind off from shoulder to neck ,then change from neck to other shoulder with PK 3 needle bind off for a mirror image. I would like a decorative bind off edge. thank you.

@RoxanneRichardson 4 жыл бұрын

The chain is mirrored simply by starting each shoulder seam at the neck and working toward the arm. It doesn't roll the way a regular 3NBO would roll, so the visual difference when viewed from the front vs the back is very minor. On the other hand, any time you have an idea about something that you think might work (because you might like the result or process better) I would encourage you to try out your idea on a swatch and to see what you think. That's how knitters develop and refine techniques: by experimenting.

@elainemcnamee3953 4 жыл бұрын

Tank you so much! I have learned so much from your videos !

@williamsapril2 6 жыл бұрын

Is this bind-off normally done with wrong sides together? What is your preferred result?

@RoxanneRichardson 6 жыл бұрын

I use the standard method on the WS, when the RS is stockinette or stockinette-like, because it matches stitch patterns across the seam line perfectly. I use the knit/purl alternative when I want a RS decorative chain, as in the thumbnail for the video, because I don't personally like the large ridge (which is the standard "decorative" use of the 3NBO, and the one called for in the pattern for the garment shown in the thumbnail). My aesthetics are not always shared by everyone else, so there is no right/wrong way to use it.

@paulabarrow1559 Жыл бұрын

I want to have a very strong shoulder seam. Would you say that all three methods you showed us are equal in strength? Many thanks!

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

I don't see any reason why there would be a difference in strength, but if you want to compare, I'd suggest working up some swatches and trying out each one to see which one you prefer.

@paulabarrow1559 Жыл бұрын

@@RoxanneRichardson Thankyou!

@lynnsamuels2667 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. Love the nuances explained between the kk vs pp vs kp techniques. I'm finishing a pink pussy hat knit in the round and am going to try the 3nbo with knit then purl. I think the first one I did was just the standard method.

@theastewart6721 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. I think your suggestion to work up a swatch and experiment is a great idea! That way there is no pressure as there would be in specific project. Learn the technique first! Great tutorial!