How to work a diagonal shoulder and how to work an icord bind off

In this DROPS video we show a technique how to get a diagonal shoulder with short rows. Then we show how to bind off the shoulder seam with an icord. Remember to read in the pattern for the correct stitch numbers. We use the yarn DROPS Snow in the video. You must read a pattern to be able to follow this video properly. You’ll find a pattern where this technique is used by clicking on the pictures below.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 239-13

DROPS 239-14

DROPS 241-10

DROPS 241-9

Video #1721, listed in: Learn to knit, How to cast off / bind off stitches, Bind off with I-cord

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Heather wrote:

This shows how to do the i-cord cast off on the right shoulder. How do you do it on the left shoulder? Thank you

16.08.2024 - 15:26

DROPS Design :

Dear Heather, this will be done the same way, except that you will cast on the new sts at the end of row from WS then turn and cast off from RS as shown in the video (ie from armhole towards mid front/neck instead of from mid front/neck towards armhole). Happy knitting!

16.08.2024 - 16:21

Agnes Holst Kazuhara wrote:

1) Hvad er fordel ved en Icord på skulderen ? 2) Hvordan syes skulder m Icord sammen ? og i så fald 3) må Icord være synlig ?

31.01.2024 - 16:20

DROPS Design :

Hei Agnes. 1) Du får en fin rund og dekorativ kant, som ikke strammer. 2) Sy skuldersømmene innenfor den ytterste masken langs i-cord avfellingen (vi håper vi har en video som viser dette online snart). 3) Jo, det er det som er litt av poenget, gi plagget en flott detalje. Ønsker du ikke en i-cord avfelling, se om du kan ha en standard avfellingskant og en sammen sying på det plagget du strikker. mvh DROPS Design

05.02.2024 - 07:38

Anne Lovise Finkenhagen wrote: