The Icelandic Bind-Off is a relatively easy bind off to work and gives a stretchy edge. It creates a slightly rounded and bulky edge, so works quite well when used with garter stitch.
It closely resembles the Twisted German Cast-On, so can be paired with this, if matching edges are important in your project.
Here's a video tutorial for the Icelandic Bind-Off and for those that prefer a photo tutorial, just scroll on down.
1. Knit the first stitch.
2. Slip back to left-hand needle without rotating the stitch. You can leave the right-hand needle tip in at the front. If it comes out, then just re-insert the right-hand needle in this stitch purlwise.
3. Whilst still in that first stitch, insert the right-hand needle into the second stitch on the needle and pull it through the first stitch. There should just be one strand on the right-hand needle at this point.
4. Knit this strand.
5. Take the two stitches off the left hand needle. Repeat steps 2 - 5 until all stitches have been bound off.
6. The Icelandic Bind-Off should look something like this.
7. Not a perfect match but it does look similar to the Twisted German Cast-On. (I do have a row of garter stitch under the cast on in this photo, so that does throw it a bit).
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