Discover the perfect beginning and ending for every knitting project! This one-of-a-kind reference presents more than 50 ways to cast on and bind off, creating edges that are tighter, looser, stretchier, lacier, longer-lasting, prettier--whatever your project needs, you'll find it here. Detailed instructions for each technique are combined with step-by-step photography so that nothing is left to chance. At-a-glance charts identify the best cast on or bind off for various types of knitting, as well as cast on/bind off pairs that work well together. This indispensable guide will ensure that all of your knitting projects are polished and pleasing, from start to finish!
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“Knitting teacher and fiber artist Bestor turns this deceptively simple topic into a fascinating read… This is a great reference for the knitter looking to customize her own projects, and is an ideal companion for anyone who dares to try her own hand at design.”
(Publisher's Weekly)“In the era of YouTube, how useful is a print guide to knitting cast-ons and bind-offs? Very, especially if you’re designing your own knits, looking for alternate cast-ons or bind-offs to change an existing pattern, or trying to choose among a variety of options in a pattern. [Leslie Ann Bestor’s] collection is comprehensive and well organized, and the directions are easy to follow.”
(Library Journal)“This spiral-bound book is a gem, chock-full of techniques to improve your knitting projects from start to finish. I love the organization of the book ...In addition to the handy spiral binding - so great when you’re trying to follow along - there are photos of every step of the techniques, plus photos of projects using the techniques. Paws up!" — Austin American Statesman's knitting blog, Knittin' Kitten
(Austin American Statesman)“The very best knitting books are the ones that educate, inspire and open up new knitting worlds. As so it is with "Cast On, Bind Off," a terrific new reference book that walks knitters through more than 50 -- I'll repeat that, because it merits it -- more than 50 ways to start and end your projects. … And that, folks, is why every blessed one of us needs this book. Like, now. … I've seen a number of these techniques elsewhere, but never all of them together, and absolutely never in such a clear, easy-to-use format. This is a must for any knitter's library. You'll go back to it time and again, and you'll never again have a glorious project wrecked by the wrong technique. (Anyone who's ended up with a too-tight bind off on a sweater neck knows what I'm talking about.) Buy the book. Your knitting will thank you, and you'll thank Leslie Ann Bestor for writing "Cast On, Bind Off."” —The Oregonian’s knitting blog, OregonLive.com
(The Oregonian)“Step-by-step instructions and accompanying close-up photographs are the perfect format for this go-to guide. You’ll be amazed at what you’ve been missing!”
(Creative Knitting)Review
"All knitters need a variety of starts and finishes in their knitting tool belt, but sometimes it’s hard to know which to use. Cast On, Bind Off is the perfect reference to any of these techniques that are likely to be needed—including some of the newer and less well known methods. With beautiful photographs, clear instructions, and helpful illustrations, Leslie Ann provides not only the how-to, but the why and where as well! Cast On, Bind Off should be part of every knitter’s library."
(Judy Becker, Author of Beyond Toes: Knitting Adventures with Judy’s Magic Cast-On)
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91 of 93 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase
Cast On Bind Off includes 54 step-by-step methods for casting on and binding off. It begins with cast ons and ends with bind offs. The information is wonderful for every knitter's library. As most knitters, I tend to use a single type of cast on and bind off and tend to stick with these techniques. As the author states, this is usual. The author discusses how she realized that different projects call for different types of cast ons and bind offs and that "different situations call for different techniques, and that using the right one has a huge impact on the finished garment." Most of us learned a particular type of cast on or bind off from the person who taught us how to knit and we tend to stick with that. "My hope is that this book opens a new world of possibilities and expands your horizons for beginning and ending a knitted project." This book can be used to learn new techniques, offers ways to experiment with different techniques and opens us up to a whole world of casting on and binding off that we didn't even know existed.
"In this book you'll find 33 different cast ons and 21 different bind offs. Each technique features photographs illustrating every step". The book is small enough to take with you when working on a project and includes tips on what technique is best for certain types of projects.
The cast ons are divided into basic ones, stretchy, decorative, circular, double-sided, multicolor, provisional, tubular and mobius. The bind offs include basic, stretchy, decorative, and sewn. The photographs, drawings and diagrams are excellent and show in detail how to do each type of cast on and bind off.
As a relatively experienced knitter I thought I knew quite a bit about casting on and binding off. This book opened me up to a whole new world of binding off and casting of. It's a wonderful reference book and one I don't know how I did without until now. I highly recommend it and plan to try many of these techniques right away. It is an essential addition to my knitting library.
"In this book you'll find 33 different cast ons and 21 different bind offs. Each technique features photographs illustrating every step". The book is small enough to take with you when working on a project and includes tips on what technique is best for certain types of projects.
The cast ons are divided into basic ones, stretchy, decorative, circular, double-sided, multicolor, provisional, tubular and mobius. The bind offs include basic, stretchy, decorative, and sewn. The photographs, drawings and diagrams are excellent and show in detail how to do each type of cast on and bind off.
As a relatively experienced knitter I thought I knew quite a bit about casting on and binding off. This book opened me up to a whole new world of binding off and casting of. It's a wonderful reference book and one I don't know how I did without until now. I highly recommend it and plan to try many of these techniques right away. It is an essential addition to my knitting library.
88 of 91 people found the following review helpful
By Cheeke Maroo
Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was excited when I saw this book coming out and pre-ordered it. I am sort of glad to have it in my library, but only as a quick-glance reference list. I do not think it is at all good for *learning* specific cast-ons/bind-offs, though it touts itself as a step-by-step guide.
Pros:
- Spiral bound
- Each CO/BO has a list of "Characteristics" (i.e., invisible beginning, can be a little loose and sloppy), and a list of "Good For"s (i.e., toe up socks, bags, top-down hats and mittens)
- Each CO/BO has a few close-up "finished" photos that show you what it's supposed to look like.
- The CO/BOs are categorized for quick reference; for example, the CO categories and number of COs referenced:
--- All Purpose (8)
--- Ribbing (moderate stretch) (4)
--- Ribbing (a lot of stretch) (8)
--- End-of-Row (5)
--- Super Stretchy (10)
--- Decorative (9)
--- Temporary & Hems (5)
--- Toe-Up Socks (3)
--- Circular (2)
--- (Note, the BOs are far fewer, 22 total)
- The book is designed pretty well & has an index
Cons:
As I said, this book is not, IMO, good for learning any of the CO/BOs referenced in it. Perhaps I am spoiled by YouTube and TECHKnitter's blog (and many other *free* online resources that have set the standard, in my mind, for exceptional explanations of knitting methods), but for every CO/BO I have referenced in this book, I had to look it up on YouTube to understand how its done. Here's why:
- The instructions are very sparsely worded and quite a few times haven't made sense to me
- The photos are RIDICULOUSLY small and waaay too zoomed-out to see what the needles/yarn-strands are doing. This actually pisses me off because there is TONS of space around the photos for more photos or larger photos. Also, these photos clumsily attempt to "line up" with the steps they are associated with; however, there are no notations in the photos to reference back to the step in which they belong. It's also not readily apparent which part of the corresponding step the photo belongs to as some of the steps have many comma-delimited parts.
In summary, I see this publication as a glorified reference book, and not a terribly bad one, but it, for me, is not at all a how-to. On the cover it states the book has 54 "step-by-step" methods, but the step-by-steps feel lacking and lazy, especially compared to the decent work done on organizing its content. Interestingly, the book references specific YouTube videos in its Resources appendix. It would have been nice to have those inline with their corresponding CO/BO, however. If half-stars were permitted, I would give it 2.5 stars.
Pros:
- Spiral bound
- Each CO/BO has a list of "Characteristics" (i.e., invisible beginning, can be a little loose and sloppy), and a list of "Good For"s (i.e., toe up socks, bags, top-down hats and mittens)
- Each CO/BO has a few close-up "finished" photos that show you what it's supposed to look like.
- The CO/BOs are categorized for quick reference; for example, the CO categories and number of COs referenced:
--- All Purpose (8)
--- Ribbing (moderate stretch) (4)
--- Ribbing (a lot of stretch) (8)
--- End-of-Row (5)
--- Super Stretchy (10)
--- Decorative (9)
--- Temporary & Hems (5)
--- Toe-Up Socks (3)
--- Circular (2)
--- (Note, the BOs are far fewer, 22 total)
- The book is designed pretty well & has an index
Cons:
As I said, this book is not, IMO, good for learning any of the CO/BOs referenced in it. Perhaps I am spoiled by YouTube and TECHKnitter's blog (and many other *free* online resources that have set the standard, in my mind, for exceptional explanations of knitting methods), but for every CO/BO I have referenced in this book, I had to look it up on YouTube to understand how its done. Here's why:
- The instructions are very sparsely worded and quite a few times haven't made sense to me
- The photos are RIDICULOUSLY small and waaay too zoomed-out to see what the needles/yarn-strands are doing. This actually pisses me off because there is TONS of space around the photos for more photos or larger photos. Also, these photos clumsily attempt to "line up" with the steps they are associated with; however, there are no notations in the photos to reference back to the step in which they belong. It's also not readily apparent which part of the corresponding step the photo belongs to as some of the steps have many comma-delimited parts.
In summary, I see this publication as a glorified reference book, and not a terribly bad one, but it, for me, is not at all a how-to. On the cover it states the book has 54 "step-by-step" methods, but the step-by-steps feel lacking and lazy, especially compared to the decent work done on organizing its content. Interestingly, the book references specific YouTube videos in its Resources appendix. It would have been nice to have those inline with their corresponding CO/BO, however. If half-stars were permitted, I would give it 2.5 stars.
87 of 95 people found the following review helpful
By TinkerKnits
Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've given this three stars for two reasons:
1 - It's not as comprehensive as Montse Stanley's coverage of cast-ons and cast-offs.
2 - The format of this book is TOO small, making the rather limited "step-by-step" illustrations and the dark yarn colors nearly useless.
Stick to the Reader's Digest handbook by Montse Stanley ... It's far better in terms of pure technique (though the drawn illustrations are rather dated).
1 - It's not as comprehensive as Montse Stanley's coverage of cast-ons and cast-offs.
2 - The format of this book is TOO small, making the rather limited "step-by-step" illustrations and the dark yarn colors nearly useless.
Stick to the Reader's Digest handbook by Montse Stanley ... It's far better in terms of pure technique (though the drawn illustrations are rather dated).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Cast On, Bind Off: 54 Step-by-Step Methods by Leslie Ann Bestor
I believe that this publication has very descriptive photographs and written instructions on the different types of casting on and binding off
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Published 1 day ago by Claudia Emes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great resource!
A wonderful knitting resource that I love having in the Kindle format. I always have it with me, and can easily find the best technique for my current project, wherever I am.
Published 6 days ago by Sandra Marra
5.0 out of 5 stars
oh my, wish I had this book years ago
I love this book, who knew there were so may ways to cast off and cast on. THANK YOU so much! highly recommend
Published 13 days ago by TinaSIDrupal
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice book, Great ideas, Easy instructions
I like the book. The instructions are easy to follow. It iis easy to look up stitches based on use.
Published 20 days ago by GrammaPam
5.0 out of 5 stars
A lot of instruction!
This is a must have ...if one likes to knit. It explains very clearly the different cast-on and bind-off techniques
Published 21 days ago by Melva L. Gonzalez
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not information I was hoping for or expecting
This content isn't what I expected or hoped for and I would like to return it for a refund. I could tell when I opened the cover this wasn't what I needed, but didn't see a paper... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Georgia Spencer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Guide
Edges are so important to the look of a knitted garment. I very much wanted to learn more than the long tail cast-on & the cast-off method I most often use; i.e. Read more
Published 27 days ago by crazyquiltmom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cast on
Wonderful pictures and directions. Finally learned some of the more difficult casting methods. I really like that the specific reasons for using each method is given. Thanks
Published 1 month ago by Anne S. Hash
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thank you.
Extremely informative and valuable little book packed full of good, essential information for every level of knitter. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sylvia Statham
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
I am an experienced knitter but I can always learn something new. This book is excellent with great pictures to follow.
Published 1 month ago by J. Rivers
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