r/LoomKnitting • u/AuntieRoseSews • 16d ago

Work in Progress Help please? Binding off... first project.

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So I did the thing. There's definitely mistakes in it. I love how it made a beautiful "vein of ore" pattern instead of a stripey one. I bought the yarn on clearance at Michael's last week and picked the loom up secondhand at some point.

The video I followed got me started OK enough, but the directions and editing fell apart at the end describing how to bind off. Can someone please send me to a video that has ANY easy bind off technique just so I can get this off the loom and call it done?

Thank you all so much in advance.

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u/FabulousEfficiency77 16d ago

https://youtu.be/Sn4-1yWPWGI?si=kumjHkgTfsvsavkz

From KB Looms on YT

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u/AuntieRoseSews 16d ago

Yay, thank you!
Now I can make a matching mess out of the other skein. <3

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u/UrukayxlEyes 16d ago

https://youtu.be/BX_0zP-rvQg?is=2XdDecLrRzkvfhkR

I think several good beginner YouTube channels are GoodKnitKisses, Tuteate, LoomaHat.com, Wambui Made It, and KB Looms

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u/AuntieRoseSews 16d ago

I listened through Good Knit Kisses' playlist while i was working on this thing. She teaches a lot!
Not sure where to go next. I do love the look of stockinette, so learning how to make nice ribbed cuffs should be the next priority...? Thanks for the list of channels. :)

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u/Recent_Education7039 15d ago

I agree. This is a great list of loom knitting teachers.

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u/noneed4thisdesign 16d ago

Do loomahats hacked stretchy bind off! I find the basic bind off is too tight

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u/AuntieRoseSews 16d ago

I'll have to try that one on the next tube? The edge that the other video made didn't stretch at all. Not a big deal because it just became the hand end of the "arm warmer". It does fit my arm pretty well and it keeps it from getting cold using the mouse on the windowsill, lol.

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u/SweetCiera 16d ago

I like Deborah Shaw's super stretchy bind off for flat knit projects as I also find the basic bind off too tight. As long as you connect the first and last peg it should work for open ended round project. Otherwise you'll want a drawstring bind off if you want it closed off like for a hat. Good luck!

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u/jbooklover 16d ago

Just curious, did you try searching loom knit bind off into YouTube before asking others? This subrreddit is a great resource but it's best that we not forget how to help ourselves.