Designer Tip: Kitchener 2x2 Ribbed Sewn Bind Off

This is a beautiful sewn bind off that matches a tubular cast on perfectly!  It's not hard to do and so worth the effort.

NOTE:  you will need a tapestry needle and an extra double pointed needle the same size as your working knitting needles.

Please end your ribbing with 2 purls so you can start the sewn bind off with the 2 knit stitches.
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Step 1:
Make sure your yarn tail is 3 times the length of edge to be bound off.  Thread your tapestry needle.
Step 2:
Place your purl stitches onto one needle and knit stitches on another.  Only place as many stitches as you can comfortably work with on the extra double pointed needle.  Hold the 2 needles parallel, with the knit stitches in the front.
Step 3:
Insert the tapestry needle into the 1st knit stitch as if to purl and pull all the yarn tail through.
Step 4:
Insert the tapestry needle into the 1st purl stitch knitwise and pull the yarn through.
Step 5:
Bring the tapestry needle to the front and insert it into the 1st knit stitch as if to knit, pulling the yarn through and dropping this stitch off the needle.
Step 6:
Insert the tapestry needle into the next knit stitch as if to purl and pull the yarn all the way through.
Step 7:
Insert the tapestry needle into the 1st purl stitch as if to purl, pulling the yarn through and dropping this stitch off the needle.
Step 8:
Insert the tapestry needle into the next purl stitch as if to knit, pulling the yarn all the way through.
Step 9:
Repeat steps 5-8 until all stitches are bound off.  Weave in end.