#KNITTING DUPLICATE STITCH TECHNIQUE HOW TO#
#KNITTING DUPLICATE STITCH TECHNIQUE FREE#

#KNITTING DUPLICATE STITCH TECHNIQUE FREE#

A chart with letters 20 stitches wide and 40 tall wouldn’t work for a chunky knit hat!įeel free to use one of the charts below to create your own unique picture or text design.

You can even find different fonts! Just remember to look at the size of the letters on the chart before you choose one. #mine Chart: 34 stitches x 30 rows Don’t see a design you like? Make your OWN!īut what if you want to create your own text? No problem at all! I found this great page from ChemKnits that has a huge list of alphabet knitting charts in a variety of sizes and gauges. Yeah, it’s a bit snarky, but everyone will know who it belongs to. Below is a simple chart to add “#mine” to your cup cozy, hat or scarf. Adding letters or numbers changes the project drastically since you can add virtually anything. I find this technique to be a little easier than performing colorwork as you knit an item like with. With duplicate stitch, all you will need to add a color chart to your knitting is a tapestry needle and some yarn. Next, let’s take at something a bit more complex… text charts. Duplicate stitch is a wonderful and easy way to add colorwork to your knitting, and is performed after you have knitted an item. This would be a great addition to a placemat or table runner. Next this pumpkin is an example of a solid design. Stitch it on a blue sweater for a fun winter pattern. Add this to a basic red stocking for a cute Christmas design. The snowflake has just a few scattered stitches of white on a colored background. I’ve got a video tutorial showing you this simple technique below, but first let’s take a look at some charts.įirst, I want to show you some very basic picture charts. The duplicate stitch allows you to follow a color chart and add stitches on top the knit stitches on your stockinette background.

If you ever tried to juggle 5 balls of yarn while attempting an intarsia knit design you know it can be a bit overwhelming. The major advantage of using the duplicate stitch is that you can take a simple pattern and add ANYTHING YOU WANT once the project is finished.

The duplicate stitch is a simple method for using a tapestry needle and yarn to add text, pictures or facial features to a basic stockinette project. Adding a design using duplicate stitch charts is the answer! Pin the Duplicate Stitch Charts! Then the hunt is on for a pattern as simple as your favorite, but with the personalized touch you want for a special gift. But sometimes we want more than the basics. Whether it’s a standard hat or a simple baby blanket we all have the old stand-bys. They are the projects that we know by heart because we’ve done them over and over. We all have some basic patterns in our knitting library that we go back to over and over again.

#KNITTING DUPLICATE STITCH TECHNIQUE HOW TO#

Inside: Tutorial video showing how to work the duplicate stitch plus alphabet, snowflake, pumpkin, hashtag and blank charts to help you get started.

Knitting duplicate stitch technique