<p>I recommend a variation of Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO) <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/FEATjssbo.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">explained here over at Knitty.com.</a> An additional resource for this technique is this drawing <a href="https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/jenys-surprisingly-stretchy-bind-off/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">provided by Interweave:</a> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1Vdm9.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1Vdm9.png" alt="enter image description here"></a> </p>

<p>The drawing demonstrates the JSSBO technique in a k2:p1 ribbing pattern.  To use JSSBO for binding-off a k2:p2 ribbing, such as the one shown below, simply apply the knit-type and purl-type techniques described in Step 1–>Step 2 in corresponding fashion upon the k2:p2 stitches of the ribbing.  (Therefore you could use this bind-off on any ratio of ribbing!)</p>

<p>As you can see it is a nice looking bind off:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ksjyK.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ksjyK.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/8PaSD.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/8PaSD.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2019-02-28T18:24:43.903Z
This is always the bind-off that I use for stretchy patterns :)
Cabled Musings
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2019-02-24T05:31:00.563Z
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Laurent R.
<p>I knitted a hat top-down with a stranded 2:2 rib edge. What would be an nice-looking and adequately stretchy bind-off?</p>

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What is a good stretchy bind-off for 2:2 ribbing?
Laurent R.
# What is a good stretchy bind-off for 2:2 ribbing?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-24)

I knitted a hat top-down with a stranded 2:2 rib edge. What would be an nice-looking and adequately stretchy bind-off?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2019-02-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

I recommend a variation of Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO) [explained here over at Knitty.com.](http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/FEATjssbo.php) An additional resource for this technique is this drawing [provided by Interweave:](https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/jenys-surprisingly-stretchy-bind-off/) [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1Vdm9.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/1Vdm9.png)

The drawing demonstrates the JSSBO technique in a k2:p1 ribbing pattern. To use JSSBO for binding-off a k2:p2 ribbing, such as the one shown below, simply apply the knit-type and purl-type techniques described in Step 1–>Step 2 in corresponding fashion upon the k2:p2 stitches of the ribbing. (Therefore you could use this bind-off on any ratio of ribbing!)

As you can see it is a nice looking bind off:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ksjyK.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ksjyK.jpg)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/8PaSD.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/8PaSD.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This is always the bind-off that I use for stretchy patterns :)  

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