Stretchy bind-off for sock cuff?

[divinebird]

I'm looking for an attractive, stretchy bind-off for the tops of my Monkey socks. I am using handspun to knit the socks, so I did a provisional cast-on when I started, so I would have the opportunity to use a different yarn if need be for the ribbing. I found a pretty eyelet rib that works with the socks, but I'm running up against a wall to find

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[xantha]

russian bind off works for me when I am too lazy to do the sewn (and the sewn bind-off is basically worked like kitchener). to work it, you k2tog (or p2tog) the first two stitches, then move the resulting stitch back to the needle and k2tog (or p2tog) it with the next stitch, move that stitch back to the needle, all the way around. you k2tog/p2tog in pattern. It's fairly stretchy and looks nice (not as nice as sewn). :)

[xantha]

[heh, my "and the sewn bind-off is basically worked like kitchener" was in response to you saying you keep wanting to kitchener it -- well, they are basically worked the same way, so I'm not surprised. :) I always feel the same way. hehe. ;) ]

[jwordsmith]

I'd definitely vote for the sewn bind-off. It IS like the Kitchener stitch, but all in a row. I found the instructions in Nancy Wiseman's book easier to follow. Very stretchy and neat.

[sugarcoatedlie]

I use the sewn bind-off for just about everything, and I love it. Unless you find something else that you like, I'd recommend giving it another try.

[dragonintherain]

if the sewn bind off isn't the answer (it took me months to figure it out!) a picot bind off will be about as stretchy.

it worked fine for my socks, but was a little to frilly for boy-socks. ;)

[sionnach_sidhe]

How do you work a picot bind-off?

[dragonintherain]

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/FEATfall06TT.html

there's decent pictures here.

[pewter_wings]

I have the same issue. Now I just increase in between each stitch to make twice as many stitches. Some people do not need twice as many stitches and only make the increase every other stitch.

[quaryn_dk]

I do something similar, where on the last row before the bindoff, I put YOs between my knit/purl and purl/knit transitions. Those then get slipped when binding off.

[toknitortostudy]

I was going to suggest the same thing! knit in the front & back of every stitch, then bind off in the conventional way on the next round.

[pewter_wings]

Oh, I really like that method!