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    How to three-needle cast off

    As seen in Simply Knitting

    A fast and neat way to cast off for seams using three needles.

    Step 1

    Place knitted pieces together with the right or wrong sides facing, insert the third needle through the first stitch on both needles as shown.

    Step 2

    Knit these 2 stitches together, pulling both loops off the needles in your left hand. You should have just one stitch on your right-hand needle.

    Step 3

    Repeat steps 1 and 2 again on the next stitches to give you 2 stitches on the right-hand needle.

    Step 4

    Take the first stitch over the second stitch on the right hand needle as you would in a normal cast off. Repeat step 2 and step 4 along the row and fasten off the last stitch as you would on a regular cast off row.
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