Ending I-cord when used as a seam

How-to Questions
1

Hi-
I have made an I-cord seam as a decorative edge to join two sides of a bag I will be felting. How do I end the cord? I have 4 open stitches
to close. A regular bind off leaves an unsightly ridge that sticks out off the side of the cord. Thanks!

2

Hmm… I’d say regular bind off, but maybe you can knit the center two together and then the three together? Dunno, you might have to experiment. Felting covers a multitude of sins though so I wouldn’t worry too much as long as it’s somewhat rounded or something.

3

I was thinking I could just fudge something since it would be felted. I guess I just needed validation!

But…now that I’m thinking…how do you usually bind off for an I-cord?

4

I’m not sure there is a specific one. For me personally I just try to make it look decent. :shrug:

5

I pull the tail through all the stitches at the end like at the top of a hat.

6

I made a few baby bonnets for friends and I made I-cord for the ties. I used 3 sts. When it was as long as I wanted it, I BO like normal and then I ran my tail through the center of the I-cord. i pulled it really tight (it was bunched up) and then I cut the tail and pulled on the cord and the tail was left inside. I hope this makes sense.