I knitted a Baby Afghan which required using 2 strands of yarn and it turned out great I then went back and made another one using only 1 strand which has made it alot thinnerI am ready to bind off now but need to know, since I have used only 1 strand on this one, if I should bind off '' all the way around '' the Baby Afghan since it is so much lighter, before I block it ? The first one using the 2 strands didn't need it, but just looking at this laying out it looks like it might look better if I bind it off '' all the way around '' before blocking it Any help will be greatly appreciated Have A Great Day All :-) .
Do you have live stitches all the way around? IOW was it knit in the round, even if it's square? If so, yes, you have to bind off all the way around or your afghan won't last too longHowever, if you have only one edge with live stitches casting off that edge alone should be fineKeep in mind that binding off all around may make it difficult to block the afghan because the usual bind off limits the amount of stretch to the fabricYou may want to bind off, in either case, by k 2, pass 1 over, move the knitted stitch remaining back to the left needle, and repeat this across which allows more stretch to that edgeEnd your last stitch by pulling the tail straight up out of the last stitch and then weave it in so there isn't any little ear left over.
an aluminum can will last for about 500 yearsi wouldn't worry about your truss rodbesides that, if your truss rod is so out of shape, you can't adjust it, you probably need to replace the neck anywaysso with that said - it may have one stronger than aluminum - i thought most were steel.
