She also shows the back of the work and notes that the yarn is neatly in place on the Wrong Side of the fabric. She doesn’t pull to tightly or leave the stitch too loose. She is careful to keep the tension the same as the project. These steps are repeated on all the stitches that Mary Beth wants to change. Go back down through the space the yarn came out of in Step 1. Go under both bars of the “V” of the stitch above the stitch that is being duplicated. Bring yarn up through the center of the stitch below the stitch being duplicated. Leaving a 4 – 6” tail to weave in, works a duplicate stitch using a blunt end tapestry needle as follows: To work the duplicate stitch, Mary Beth uses a yarn that is the same weight as the yarn used for project.
– Changing only a few stitches to a different color in intarsia projects. – Create designs and add embellishments to your knitting. Duplicate stitch is a popular technique to make designs in your knitting projects and in this video Mary Beth Temple shares duplicate stitch basics. Video.There are many ways to embellish and embroider your knits. Crochet Hook Method – With this method you use a small crochet hook at add the beads as you knit. Bring the yarn to the back and continue working the row. Pull a bead up and place it as close to the right needle as you can. When you come to a stitch where you want to add a bead, bring the yarn to the front. You string the number of beads you are going to use on your yarn before knitting. 
Stringing Method – This is the way I’ve done it in the past. There are a couple of different ways to add beads. Beads will add texture and shine to the mittens. Beads: A lot of people in the KAL have decided to add beads for their berries. Here is another video and photo tutorial.Ĥ. Hold the needle with one hand and with the other hand pull the yarn taut so the twists sit right on your knitting.Ĭontinue to hold the yarn taut and pull the needle and yarn through not letting go of the tautness until the very end.Ĭontinue to add more knots as needed with the same yarn. Put the tip of the needle back into the knitting a little away from where you came out, on these mittens I went to the other side of the same knit stitch. Wrap the yarn near the mitten around the needle as many times as you want. Bring the needle and yarn through your knitting where you want your knot. Put a length of yarn on a tapestry needle. I would suggest doing the French knots after blocking your mittens. A French knot is an easy embroidery stitch that makes a nice textural circle, perfect for berries. French Knots: This is how I did the berries on my mittens. It also raises the stitch a bit which would be nice for these mittens. It can cause puckering if you aren’t careful. 
I used it last year to do some of the numbers on the Advent Calendar Mittens like this one. Pull needle through, leaving 3-4 tail of yarn, to be woven in later. Insert needle from back to front at the point of the V of the stitch to be duplicated. It should be at the bottom of your design. Identify the first stitch you wish to duplicate. It is an easy way to add small spots of color without stranding. Thread about 18/45cm of yarn onto a tapestry needle.
Duplicate Stitch: With duplicate stitch, you are just embroidering over an existing knit stitch but in another color. I think this would be a little fussier than I would want to do and the berries wouldn’t have any texture.Ģ. This will require working three colors on some rows. Knit them in: You could just knit the stitches for the berries red as you knit the mitten. Today we are going to discuss the different ways to add the berries.ġ. All of the mittens have a leaf and berry motif at the cuff.
#Duplicate stitch embroidery on knitting series#
This is the sixth post in our series to get you ready for the 12 Days of Christmas Mitten Garland Knit Along.
0 kommentar(er)
