My Favorite Super Stretchy Bind Off

Happy belated every holiday, everyone! I'm afraid I dropped the blogging ball for a while. Today I'm sharing with you a photo tutorial for my favorite super stretchy bind off for loom knitting in the round. This is perfect for fingerless gloves, headbands, hats done top-down, and many other items. It can also be used for flat panel items, but you will obviously skip the final steps of going back to the first peg. All you will need is a yarn needle to do this bind off. Let's get started!

Step 1: Wrap working yarn around the loom 3 times, plus around 2 inches.
Step 2: Cut working yarn and thread tapestry/yarn needle.
Step 3: Bring yarn up thru peg 2.

Step 4: Bring yarn down thru peg 1 and pull the yarn tight.

Step 5: Bring yarn up thru peg 3.

Step 6: Bring yarn down thru peg 2 and pull the yarn tight.

Step 7: Repeat this process around the loom until you reach the last peg.
Step 8: When you reach the last peg, go up thru peg 1 and down thru your last peg.
Step 9: Pull the yarn tight and go up thru peg 1 once more.

Step 10: Using your loom hook, carefully remove the item from the loom.

And that's it! It's very easy once you get the rhythm down. This is my go-to stretchy bind off. I often have troubles with other stretchy bind offs; my tension is usually too tight and the bind offs don't end up stretchy enough. But this bind off works perfectly for me! I hope it will for you too.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for reading—and for being patient with me while I was away! ♥