Monica Knits

ArgyleDuplicate stitch is a type of embroidery on knitting which mimics the stocking stitch and provides a method of introducing color to a completed knitting project. The small swatch (not blocked) shows duplicate stitches in white and green added to a two-color sample to create an argyle pattern. This is the fourth in a series of articles on introducing color to knitting. For instructions on creating the duplicate stitch read more....

Duplicate stitch is a type of embroidery on knitting which mimics the stocking stitch and provides a method of introducing color to a completed knitting project.

In the duplicate stitch, the needle is first passed from the wrong side to the good side of the fabric, beneath the "V" of the stitch which will be duplicated. Then the yarn is passed behind the vertical "bars" of the stitch above the intended stitch location. In the third step the yarn returns through the original opening below the stitch, from good side to wrong side. Additional stitches are completed similarly.

Duplicate stitch is a type of embroidery on knitting which mimics the stocking stitch and provides a method of introducing color to a completed knitting project.

In the duplicate stitch, the needle is first passed from the wrong side to the good side of the fabric, beneath the "V" of the stitch which will be duplicated. Then the yarn is passed behind the vertical "bars" of the stitch above the intended stitch location. In the third step the yarn returns through the original opening below the stitch, from good side to wrong side. Additional stitches are completed similarly.

A third way of managing yarn in projects of more than one color is to use bobbins. The reverse side of the work has a neater appearance than stranding, but is not quite as good looking as the weaving technique. The sample in the illustration is part of an argyle stitch pattern comprised of large diamonds in two colors, with fine lines criss-crossing the blocks. Rather than weave or strand the yarn, to simplify the stitching, I knitted the large blocks using bobbins and used duplicate stitch for the criss-crossing. Read more .... to see the reverse side of the work.