Wa Hooo Binding off on the Colinette Absolutely Fabulous Throw which allows us to demonstrate lagniappe ala Lucy. Lucy feels, as many of us do, that Binding off is a non rythmic activity. It feels kinda unnatural to knit1, *k1, pass 2nd st over first* accross. Maybe its because we are knitters and not stop-knitters? And bind offs can be done too tightly. Binding off usually takes longer than just knitting a row actually doesn’t it? I have solved this problem, in the past, by knit 1, *slip st back to left hand needle, k2tog* accross which is a ‘lace bind-off’ both loose and faster. Now I have a new tech to explore and here it is Knitwise[apologies for crappy light yarn on addi turbos glare–Liz is planning on borrowing cam to show clips in action next weekend]:
Step 1: KNIT ONE

Step 2: INSERT LEFT NEEDLE TIP INTO BACK OF ST ON RIGHT NEEDLE
Step 3: INSERT RIGHT NEEDLE TIP INTO FIRST ST ON LEFT NEEDLE AS IF TO KNIT Note how the sts cross and form into an X MAKING SURE TO HAVE NEEDLE COME OUT BETWEEN THE TWO STS Here is another shot of same thing

Step 4: KNIT THESE 2 STS TOG BRINGING YARN OUT AT BASE OF X I stretched out the stitches obscenely to aid in understanding. You are now back to 1 st on right needle and a bunch of sts needing to be bound off on left needle as in photo step 1. Repeat steps 2-4 until you are done.

To work this modified BO Purlwise is very simple. Purl 1, Insert left needle tip into back of st on right needle[as in picture 2], Insert right needle tip into first st on left needle as if to purl[you know how to purl doncha?], purl these 2 sts together. If I have a ribbing or purlwise BO I will show you the pictures promise. And Ya Hoo Colinette is done!