I have been making good progress in the #FallFinishAlong on my #knitting but I keep forgetting to take pictures. I finished the right sleeve cuff on the weekend but not sure I’m pleased with the icord bind off. My previous projects with this bind off were too tight, so I consciously stopped myself from pulling too hard on the yarn. The result is a cuff that flares out. Search reveal lots of tips on icord that is too tight, but not on those that are too loose. Any tips? @knitting
@Ponddrop I always cast off tightly, and my go-to solution is to use a larger needle for it - usually 1mm larger. For this scenario I wonder if you'd do well to try the same, to try and even out the tightness and looseness? I.e. use a larger needle size but then keep your tension as usual - don't make a conscious effort to do it looser.
@RuthSalter I usually do that for a normal bind off, too, for the same reasons. Maybe I will trying knitting some icord with different needles and normal tension to see what effect it has.
@Ponddrop Ah yeah, ok! I realised I had to apply it universally to my own knitting when I tried a three-needle bind off on normal needles and it all got a bit pulled. Hope this, or something else, works
You could run a piece of shirring elastic through the tunnel or on the inside through the sts close to the cuff. It's available in lots of colors, so probably a good (enough) match is possible.
Other than that it's probably re-knitting. I've made good experiences with going up a needle size or two and then work in my usual tension. It's easier to keep a consistent tension than work trying to work more loosely.