Double Knitting Delight DVD $28.95

Double knitting is double the pleasure! For the adventurous knitter this exciting area of knitting can become a passion. Double-knitting is easily explained in this visual format, follow along with Lucy as she reveals the joys of double knitting.

Topics include cast-ons, bind-offs, shapings, colour patterning, tubes on straight needles, circles within circles, transforming a single fabric to double (and back again), quilting and a fascinating pocket.

Running Time: 2 hours 27 mins.

Please scroll down to see all chapters of each section.

What is Double Knitting?

How we create two layers

Tubes on Straight Needles

Even-number stocking stitch

Identifying the two layers

Diagram of single yarn tube

Even-number reverse St.st

The slipurl!

Mixing knits and purls

Opening the tube

Odd stitch numbers

Fixing snags, dividing layers

Single back to double fabric

Comparison of gauge

What is going on?

Casting on an open tube

DK Cast-On Methods

Tubular with two colours

Tubular with one yarn (beginning with a knit)

Tubular with one yarn (beginning with a purl)

Long-tail

DK Bind-Off Methods

Condensed

Tubular

Completing an open fabric

Shapings

Increases in a single yarn tube

Increases in a two yarn fabric

Decs in a single yarn tube

Decs in a two yarn fabric

Circles Within Circles

One yarn, connected circles

Two yarns, unconnected

Two yarns and stripes

Circular double-knitting

DK & Ribbing are Cousins!

Ribbing across to seal

Using rib to set up DK

From Single to Double Fabric

Slip raised inc. (F ahead of N)

Slip then inc. (N ahead of F)

Using two hands for SRI

Knit and Purl increase

From Double to Single

Near ahead of Far (ssk)

Reorganizing your stitches

Far ahead of Near (k2tog)

Pockets and Patches

Establishing a straight pocket

Pocket Rows 1, 2, 3, 4

Continuing the pocket

Completing the pocket

Pocket row sequence

Pocket in the round

Two Yarns, Sides, Hands!

A different colour on each side

Straight or dpns?

Both yarns in the right hand

Connecting the sides

One yarn in each hand

Both yarns in the left hand

Edges & Ends

Edge stitch tweaks!

Dealing with ends

Fixing errors

Patterning and Quilting

Negative-positive patterning

Connecting layers without changing the colour

Patterned fabric structure

Quilting - Near ahead of Far

Quilting - Far ahead of Near

Getting stuffed