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Italian Bind Off is an especially professionally-looking way of finishing your knitting. Also, it looks identical to Italian Cast On.
Set Up: Work in 1 x 1 ribbing until you reach the desired length. Cut the yarn, leaving a tail at least 3 times the circumference of the edge. Thread it onto a tapestry needle. Make sure the first stitch on your left knitting needle is a knit. Pull the yarn relatively tight after every step.
Step 1: Allow the first knit stitch (1) to come off the left needle. With the yarn behind the knit stitch (1), insert the tapestry needle into the purl stitch (2) from front to back (knitwise). Pull the yarn through. Leave the stitch on the needle for now.
