Closing the Gap: A finishing technique

So after you have bound off that beautiful piece that you have knitted in the round, you have pulled the yarn through that last stitch and now you have a not so beautiful gap between the beginning of the round and the end of the round. What do you do with it and how do you keep your piece looking smooth from beginning to very end? Here’s a very simple technique that will give you a seamless look to your bind off.

**Note:  I’m a lefty but the technique is the same for righty, the pictures will just look a little off**

Before weaving in the end of the bind off, turn your piece inside out.

Thread your tapestry needle and insert it from the inside of your piece to the outside, under the first stitch of your bind off and pull through.
insert under first bind off stitch

Now insert your needle in the middle of your last bind off stitch, under the outside edge of the stitch and pull through.
insert in last bind off stitch

Pull the tighten the stitch you just made so the guage matches the rest of the stitches and continue with weaving in the end.
match stitch guage

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