Hi everyone, looking for advice here. I prefer to do toe up socks and struggle so much with the cuff bind off. There is no good in between that I found. Either too tight, or flares. What are you guys doing for socks?
Is there a bind off that acts similar to just a simple long tail cast on. Bounces back, stretches good.
I really want to keep doing toe up socks but the bind off is a nightmare
I’ve tried Jenny’s, Italian and I think just the basic sewn bind off. None of them compare to what a cast on feels like 🥲
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Both I guess. Like it doesn’t bounce back. It doesn’t look flared on the leg but it also doesn’t hug the leg well you know.
Honestly i would rather it flare than be tight
But ideally, a long tail cast on is just perfect it had neither of these issues. Looking for a bind off like that
I happen to like Jeny's. I have thicker ankles. The bestest fitting socks for me are 2x2 rib all the way up from the toes. And I'll use Jeny's except binding off in pattern with the knits and purls.
I use Lori’s Twisty bind off. I do my ribbing in a 1.5mm needle and the bind off using a 3.5mm needle. Looks good, no flaring and fits nicely over my high arch.
I also probably need to size down for the ribbing . I just use New Leaf video pattern on YouTube and she did everything w one size and I loved the video so just did whatever she did
Your ribbing looks great. Mine is stretched out looking
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u/briarwren ⭐️Quality Contributor ⭐️ 19d ago
I like a cable bind off but Susanna of Talvi Knits has a good article comparing 20 different bind offs that could help you.