Stitches

How do you "cast off" a stitch in knitting?

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1. Cast off and bind off are the same thing. Here are a few websites: http://www.learn2knit.co.uk/knitting/casting-off.php http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5313.asp http://www.aokcorral.com/projects/howcastoff.htm http://knitting.about.com/library/bllearnbo.htm Happy Knitting!!
2. I like this site for knitting instruction because it has videos, not just images and text. This is the URL for instruction on how to cast off. http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/bind-off.php
3. u pull the stich behind the one u r casting over it.
4. when you have two stitches on your right needle, lift the first stitch you knitted up and over the 2nd and off the needle. Knit another stitch from your left needle and repeat the process until you have one stitch left on your right needle. Pass a tail of yarn through the remaining stitch and draw up tight, weave the tail in to hide. Many people find that they bind off too tight so you may want to use a larger needle than what you knit the project with to help make sure you bind off loose enough.