Cool Technique: Eyelet I-Cord Bind Off

There’s no end to the way that knitters can get stitches on and off the needles, and it’s a lot of fun to play with different cast ons and bind offs to see how they change the look of a garment or project.

I recently saw a video at New Stitch a Day all about the eyelet I-cord bind off, which is an attached I-cord bind off with a row of eyelets underneath that’s made at the same time as the bind off.

For a regular I-cord bind off you usually cast on several stitches before you start the bind off, then work the last of those stitches together with the first from your work, usually with a slip, slip, knit. In this technique, developed by the Sexy Knitter (aka Sarah Wilson), you do a knit 2 together instead, which makes a hole where the little gap is between the stitches you cast on and the old stitches.

This is a really cute look that I’m imagining at the bottom of a knit skirt, but I’m sure it could be used in all sorts of ways.

Have you tried a new-to-you cast on or bind off recently? I’d love to hear about it.

[Photo via New Stitch a Day.]

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The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.”

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them.

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits.

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves.

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit.

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy.

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]

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