Icelandic cast off
Have you ever finished a #knitting project, only to find that your cast off was too tight?
Here's a neat cast off that matches garter stitch tension really well and looks neater than simply using larger needles…
In Iceland 🇮🇸, I’m told, it goes by the name Garðaprjónsaffelling
(If you’re from Iceland, can you confirm that???)

https://annaplexisinenglish.wordpress.com/2022/10/03/everything-you-need-to-know-about-binding-off/

Pinhole cast on
This cast on allows you to knit in the round starting from the centre without leaving a hole!

Shown here: Square 43: The Lifted One, from my book Learn to Knit in 50 Squares, which introduces this cast on alongside lifted increases 🔗 https://annaplexisinenglish.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/learn-to-knit-in-50-squares/ 🔗
I'm thinking of #knitting little spring baskets as gifts and this is the ideal way to start 🙌🐣🎁💝

https://annaplexisinenglish.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/learn-to-knit-in-50-squares/

No curl cast off
I love the clean, minimalistic look of this cast off 🤩 I have used it on cotton cardigan sleeves and love that really neat finish🧶

That said ☝️ the name is a bit misleading… While it curls much less than a standard cast off, it will still curl if your cast-off edge is too long. So: I love it on the sleeves, but wouldn’t use it for the hem. For that, you’d need a deeper folded hem to avoid curling 😉
https://annaplexisinenglish.wordpress.com/2022/10/03/everything-you-need-to-know-about-binding-off/
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Kyok (knit, yarn over, knit) double increase
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Practice with square 12. The Budding One of the Learn-to-knit Blanket 🧶🌷

https://annaplexisinenglish.wordpress.com/multiple-increases/