How to complete knitting. Fastening knit stitches in the last row of knitting

“The end is the crown of the matter” - this is what the popular proverb says, and this wisdom is applicable to all types of human activity, and to knitting needlework too. Every craftswoman knows that finishing a product correctly is extremely important for its appearance. To learn the nuances of how to finish knitting and what methods of closing loops are best used when creating a variety of things - a scarf, hat or sweater, read the recommendations selected in this article.

How to bind off stitches with knitting needles

Needlewomen have come up with many different ways to easily finish knitting. Depending on the chosen embodiment, the last row allows the knitted item to stretch freely or maintain the selected shape. Let's take a closer look at ways to close the loops at the end of a row with knitting needles in commonly used patterns and types of knitting. Do not forget that the edge (first) loop is removed without knitting.

Elastic way

To ensure that the edge of the product stretches well, use elastic closure of the loops with knitting needles:

Yarn over, keeping in mind that if the next knit stitch is done towards you, purl the thread is thrown over the right knitting needle away from you.
Knit the next stitch according to the pattern.
The left knitting needle is inserted into the yarn over, and the last knitted loop is pulled through with the right one - two remain on the right.
Insert the left knitting needle into the first loop, and with the right one pull the remaining one through it - only one remains.
Repeat steps. The cut end of the thread is pulled through the last loop and the knot is tightened.

Closing 2x2 elastic loops

To accurately complete such a pattern, you need to apply the rule: before the first among identical (knit or purl) loops in the group, yarn over and knit the first one. Close the resulting 3 loops in an elastic way, as described above, so that only one remains. Before the second one in the group, the yarn over is not made, but is removed from the right knitting needle to the left one, then they are knitted together in stockinette stitch.

Closing the neck loops

There are many ways to finish a knitted item with a neckline. For example, make a picot, giving the item additional decor, or finish knitting in such a way that you can then add an elastic band to the neckline. Let's look at how to properly close the loops on the knitting needles in the second option. Using a tape measure, you need to calculate the number of loops that need to be closed to get the desired width of the neckline. Next, you need to divide the number by 2 and remove one half onto a thread.

The remaining loops are divided into 4 parts (in the same number of stages the knitting will be closed), and the rule is followed: if a whole number does not work out, the first parts that are closer to the center of the product are made larger by 1 loop (for example, 30 is divided into 8+8+7 +7). The first part is closed at a time: remove 2 without knitting, then use the left knitting needle to hook the first one, pull the second one through it. Next, knit 1 loop according to the pattern, do this again, close another one, and so on until the end of this part.

Next, knit 2 rows according to the pattern; at the end of the second, leave the thread in front of the last loop without knitting it. Then, in 2 steps, the loops in the second group are closed: in the same way as in the first part, half the loops are closed, 2 rows are knitted, and the remaining part is completed. The third is knitted in the same way, divided into 3 steps, and the fourth is closed with 1 loop in every second row. For the remaining half of the cutout loops, repeat the steps in the indicated sequence.

How to close loops with a needle

Use this method to complete the knitting by cutting the working thread so that its end is 3 times longer than the width of the product, and thread the yarn into a needle with a blunt end. Closing off loops with a needle is very easy to do: first, insert the needle into the middle of the first two loops from right to left. Then bring the first loop through the middle from left to right, dropping it from the knitting needle - it is already closed. Complete the last row one at a time.

Video: how to bind off loops on knitting needles

When doing knitting, it is very good not only to study the description of the necessary techniques and steps, but also to see visually how to finish knitting. In the videos we have selected, experienced craftswomen show techniques that will help you quickly learn how to knit a beautiful, even edge of a scarf and make an invisible, easy-to-make seam on a hat.

How to finish knitting a scarf with knitting needles

How to finish knitting a hat

Such an accessory for women's clothing as a scarf has been simply irreplaceable for many decades both in the winter cold and on cool summer evenings. It is this seemingly simple product that can add a special style and charm to your look.

Probably very, very many people want to knit a warm, beautiful, and most importantly, unique scarf for themselves or their loved ones. This is a very convenient job for beginner knitters, because you can knit it with either the most common 1x1 elastic band or try your hand at more complex patterns. Therefore, most people take their first steps in the art of knitting with a scarf for themselves, for their baby, or for their beloved man.

But finally, the scarf fabric of the length you need is almost ready and all that remains is to finish the knitting - close the loops.

How to do this so that the edge of the product is smooth and beautiful?

Let's try to figure out what is needed for this.

Necessary materials for knitting

Firstly: everything you need to finish knitting is in your hands.
It's the knitting itself;

Knitting needles.

There is no need to somehow change the position in which you work and you also need to hold the knitting needles in the same way as you held them while knitting the fabric of the product.

The first way to close the scarf loops
This method, perhaps the simplest and fastest, involves knitting two loops together in turn until only one loop remains on the knitting needles. Insert the right, free knitting needle immediately into the first two loops so that it looks out from the opposite side of the product (behind the back wall). Next, you need to grab the working thread and pull it through both loops. Now, instead of two, you have one loop on the needle on the right. We change it to the left one, joining it with the others. The right knitting needle remains free again.

Now just repeat the whole process until you run out of stitches on the left needle:

insert the right needle through two loops,

grab the working thread,

pull the thread through both loops,

change the lonely loop formed on the right needle to the left one.

When you finish knitting this way, the right needle should remain free.

Now, in order to get a strong knot and the knitting does not unravel, break or cut the working thread, leaving a free tail up to 10 centimeters long. Insert a free knitting needle into the remaining loop, pick it up, and then completely pull the thread through it (to be sure, you can make another air loop here, this way the knitting will definitely not unravel), and then just pull it as tightly as possible with your fingers into a knot around the cut thread.
You can finish working on the scarf by carefully tucking the remaining end of the thread between the loops of the knitting fabric. Do not leave this end of the thread hanging freely. Even if you decide to additionally decorate the edges of the scarf with fringe, this end of the thread will not stand out too nicely from the general row, so it is better to hide it by tucking it into the knitting fabric. You can close the loops even easier by replacing one knitting needle with a matching crochet hook. They can much more conveniently pick up the thread and, even more so, pull it through two knitting loops at once.

How to decorate the edge of a scarf with fringe

A beautiful fringe will only decorate the edges of the scarf, and making it is also much easier than it seems to many beginning knitters. It is enough to decide what length of fringe suits you, choose a book (a piece of thick cardboard or a box) with a suitable width and arm yourself with a crochet hook. And then it’s as easy as shelling pears. Wrap the thread around the book as many times as there are loops in your scarf. It’s better, of course, with a reserve, but if you suddenly don’t have enough threads for the fringe, you can always wind and cut more. By carefully cutting the wound threads on one side, you will get a bunch of threads that are almost equal in length and, ideally, twice as long as the intended fringe. From these you will make the fringe for your scarf.

When the threads are cut, it's time to remember our hook. Once again, it will be much more convenient for them to thread our threads of future fringe through the loops on the edges of the product than with a knitting needle. Insert the hook into the loop at the end of the product. Next, we hook the doubled fringe thread and pull it through the loop. Just don't pull it out completely. You will get a kind of elongated loop on the hook and two ends of the thread hanging on the other side of the edge of the product. Hook these two dangling ends and pull them through the loop on the hook. Now you just need to tighten the knot. He won't untie himself anymore.
And again we repeat all the steps, threading our fringe threads one by one through the loops at the ends of the scarf.
Insert the hook into the next loop at the end of the product,
we hook the thread folded in half,
pull the thread through the loop on the edge of the product,
we hook both hanging ends of the thread,
pull them completely through the loop on the hook,
tighten the loop at the end of the scarf.
If you wish, you can make a fringe for the scarf from the same thread, and your product will turn out to be monochromatic. You can choose a thread of a contrasting color or a different texture, or you can even decorate your scarf with multi-colored fringe. Here, as they say, the choice is limited only by your imagination. A short scarf can be decorated with fringe 5-6 centimeters long. And if you have knitted a long scarf that you plan to wrap around your neck several times, then it is better to decorate its ends with fringe 15 or even more centimeters long.

The second way to close the scarf loops

This method of finishing knitting is more suitable when you have knitted a scarf not with a simple elastic band, but with a beautiful three-dimensional pattern. In this case, a tight and even edge with a pigtail can spoil the overall appearance of the product and pull it together at the edges. This method is that we remove the first, edge loop onto the right knitting needle without knitting, and the next loop must be knitted as required by the pattern. Now on the knitting needle on the right you have two loops: knitted according to the pattern and removed from the edge. Pull the knitted second loop through the edge loop. On the right side of the knitting needle there is now only one loop left, which will take the place of the edge loop. Next, we knit the next, third loop according to the pattern. We stretch it through the second one. On the right knitting needle you again have one loop remaining, which will serve as an edge loop.
So, by knitting loops according to the pattern, and then pulling them through the previous loop, you will close all the loops of the product. Fasten the last loop in the same way as described earlier and hide the tail of the thread in the loops of the fabric of the product. Now the edge of the product will be more elastic and will be more in harmony with the relief pattern of the product. In this case, you can also, if desired, decorate the edges of your scarf with fringe using a crochet hook.
So, with the help of ordinary knitting needles, a crochet hook and your own patience and love, you will create a small miracle that will warm your family and friends in the winter cold.

But after knitting a certain number of rows, a natural question arises: how to finish knitting and close the open loops of the row? This is what we will do now.

Let's first knit a few rows of stocking stitch, as we learned in, and then start casting off the loops.

Step 1. As usual, we remove the first loop in the front row undone. Knit the next stitch:

Step 2. We insert the left knitting needle into the first removed loop lying on the right knitting needle:

Step 3. With the right needle we pull the second loop through the first:

Step 4. Remove the loop through which the stitch was pulled from the left knitting needle. There is one stretched loop on the right knitting needle:

Step 5. Then we continue to knit in the same way: we knit the next loop and pull it through the loop lying on the right knitting needle. As a result, we get closed loops in the form of a chain:

Step 6 Having closed all the loops of the row, we break the thread, pull the end of the thread into the last loop and tighten. That's it!

You can also close the loops by purling them.

We remove the first loop, purl the next one and pull it through the loop lying on the right knitting needle. We purl again and pull it through the loop that lies on the right knitting needle (see photos 1-4).

Summarize. We learned how to close the loops, thus completing the knitting of the fabric. You can close the loops by knitting them with both knit and purl loops.

In the meantime, see you in the next lesson, where we will look at different ways to knit knit and purl stitches.

One of the most important technical aspects of knitting is knowing how to finish the piece. Although this may seem difficult for novice needlewomen, it is very simple. If, for example, you knit, or, then you definitely need to be able to knit them at the very end, but you will learn how to do this from the master class below. So we have a small knitting pattern as an example.

We will look at how to finish knitting beautifully, photos and descriptions are attached.

We hook the first two loops with a working knitting needle.

Using the lower segments, we knit them together with the front one.

Now we remove them, moving them to the working knitting needle. In short, we simply knitted two stitches together.

Now we take the same removed loop and move it back to the knitting needle with the remaining loops.

We knit just two stitches together.

Slip the resulting loop onto a working needle.

And just like last time, we return the already knitted loop to the knitting needle.

We get a beautiful, even edge, similar in appearance to crocheted.

In this way, we knit to the end of the row until there is only one knitted loop left on the knitting needle.

If it happens that knitting needs to be finished on the wrong side, we can do everything exactly the same, only knit each loop not with the front, but with the wrong side. But here, novice needlewomen face one inconvenience - they need to knit the purl loops using the lower segments, and this can immediately prove difficult. In this case, the edge will look like this.

These are the points that everyone who is interested in knitting should know. Learn to do everything correctly.

If knitting has a beginning, then there is an end.

Good afternoon everyone! Again we have a very important lesson.

We already know how. We also know how to continue knitting with loops. How to finish knitting? You can’t just take the knitting needle and remove it from the loops; you need to make sure that the loops in the last row are securely fastened.

Today we will study the easiest way to close the front loops of the last row.

You can close the loops both from the front side of the work and from the back. It all depends on what loops the last row was knitted with.

We knitted the knit stitches on the front side, and the purl stitches on the wrong side.

In relation to our knitting, the starting position before closing the loops should be like this:

The last row is knitted with purl stitches;
The front side of the work looks at us;
The tail is at the bottom right.

Have you checked?

So, if we continued knitting, we would now begin to knit facial loops. But we have another goal - to complete the knitting. Therefore, we proceed according to plan:

Pull the last loop remaining on the right needle upward wider to form a noticeable ring.

Then we cut off the end of the thread from the ball and insert it into the resulting ring and tighten the knot. That's it - now nothing will bloom. The hinges are securely fastened. The last row is closed.

For a better understanding, look video.

What does a closed row look like? Like a pigtail, turned slightly to the front side.

Practice closing the loops on our example - on the classic knit stitches. At the same time, do not pull the loops too much so as not to get an overstretched edge.

In the future we will study other ways to secure knitting.

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