If you are searching how to bind off rib stitch, this technique is for you, it will give you the most elastic bind off ever, also it is very beautiful, it is also known as rib cast off. 1. Once you have finished knitting, leave a tail about 4 times the width of the stitches you want to cast off, and cut the strand. 2. Thread your tapestry needle with this strand. 3. Insert the tapestry needle through the first stitch as if you were to purl the stitch and pull the strand. 4. Pass the tapestry needle behind the work in between the first and the second stitches. Once you pass the needle, without letting any stitch go, pass the tapestry needle through the second stitch as if you were going to knit it. Pull the strand. 5. Pass the tapestry needle through the first stitch as if to knit it, and drop it off the knitting needle. Pull the strand. You have bound off a knit stitch*. *The bound off stitches don’t count, only the stitches on the needle will be counted, starting on the tip of the needle. 6. Pass the tapestry needle through the second stitch on your knitting needle as if to purl and pull the strand. 7. Pass the strand through the firs stitch as if to purl and drop it off the knitting needle. Pull the strand. You have bound off a purl stitch. 8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 until you bind off all stitches.