How to Bind Off on a Purl Stitch

You've come to the end of your work and are ready to BIND OFF, but you're on a PURL row.  What to do? You've learned how to BIND OFF on a knit stitch, but this is something new. Usually you will do the BIND OFF stitch on a knit row, but now your pattern is telling you to BIND OFF on a Purl row. Sometimes, like in ribbing, you will need to do both. If you've never bound off purling here are the instructions to follow.

PURL the first 2 stitches.

Insert left needle into the front of the first stitch on your right needle.

With your left needle pull the first stitch up and over the second stitch.

Pull your right needle forward, toward you.

Let the stitch drop off.  Purl another stitch and repeat the last two steps.

When you have only one stitch remaining on the needle, cut the yarn.

Pull through the last stitch. 

Tips

• Leave a long strand if you are going to be sewing up a seam. 
• Leave a short strand that you can weave in if it's a scarf or blanket.
• Binding off is sometimes also called Casting Off.