How to bind off stitches twice.?

Question

I am knitting a baby hoodie, and the pattern reads, at each armhole edge BO 3 stitches twice-34 stitches. What does this mean? How can you bind off stitches twice?

Answer 1

You bind off 3 stitches at the beginning of each of the next two rows.



Edited to add: When you have completed the number of rows or inches required for the body and you are ready for the armholes, you will have 46 stitches on your needles. To shape the armholes:

Bind off 3 stitches, leaving 43, and knit (or work in pattern) to the end of the row. Turn.

Bind off 3 stitches, leaving 40, and work in pattern to the end of the row. Turn.

Bind off 3 stitches (the second time at this edge), leaving 37, and work in pattern to the end of the row. Turn.

Bind off 3 stitches (the second time at this edge), leaving 34 stitches, and work in pattern to the end of the row.



The instruction doesn't mean to bind the stitches off twice, it means to follow the direction twice to bind off 3 stitches at each armhole edge (4 bind-off actions in all).

Answer 2

Bind Off Stitches

Answer 3

You're shaping the armhole .

As it says at "each" armhole edge I assume you are doing the back so it means bind off 3 stitches at each end of the next 2 rows to shape an armhole at each side of the back.

The twice is ambiguous. BO 3stitches twice at each armhole may mean you bind off another 3 stitches at each side making 6 stitches fewer at each side.

You can tell by the number of stitches. As you have 34sts left after the bind off if you have 40 now you will bind off 3 each side. If you have 46 sts now you will bind off 6 at each side.

Answer 4

Hope this helps!