Un doing bind off

How-to Questions
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After much lurking I finally joined so that I can ask and answer questions. I hope to answer more than I ask, but…:teehee:

I am knitting a pair of longies for someone. She asked for an 11 inch inseam. I advised her to really just go with her daughter’s true inseam, but…she wanted room to grow. Well, she’s paying me, so…

Finished with one leg, almost finished with the second, and she emails me that she tried on another pair, and she thinks 9 inches is plenty, 9.5 tops! Could I shorten them?

I would love to, as I want these to fit properly (and I started to run out of yarn for the second leg…), but my question is:

Can I (and if so how do I) undo the bind off edge? I was working a seed stitch cuff and bound off in pattern, if that helps.

TIA to anyone who can help me with this!

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To undo a BO, just pick out the tail and undo the last stitch, then pull the yarn. Mark the row that would be at about 9" and either insert a smaller needle there, or rip back to the row before and insert the needle into each stitch as you pull the yarn out of it. Then do the cuff and BO again.

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oh, that sounds simple. i thought it might be more complicated. thanks! :muah: (i love that smiley!)