This is a most interesting video. I enjoy double knitting and use that technique for making mug rugs to give as gifts along with a coordinating mug. I have been knitting for 19 years, but I believe the only technique I will be able to master from this video is the cast-on. The rest is just too daunting for me. Nevertheless, having a tidy cast-on that separates the two colors as you go along is a valued addition to my double-knitting skills. Thank you.
Stumbled upon this by accident. By far the best cast on for double knitting. So many others with the invisible cast on I find so awkward and this leaves such a pretty little edge. Love it. THANK YOU :D
I’m a continental knitter and I found your tutorial very useful and helpful! Especially how you cast on. It’s done very beautifully. Thank you so much!!!
I have been wanting to learn double knitting for a long time and most videos I have watch are too complicated. Your videos make me feel that I can actually do this so thank you for doing these!!
Your tensioning for the yarns continental is exactly what I needed to get this technique down. A couple of places where I can't see what you're doing, but I figured it out!
Coming in WAY late on this, but double knitting really isn't all that hard, provided you already have a solid grasp of how to knit and understand that this actually creates two 'layers' of knitting at the same time. The main concept here is understanding that you're essentially knitting a flat 'tube'--meaning, the alternating knit and purl stitches & colors are you 'knitting' each side/layer at the same time. The purl stitches are actually going to show as knit stitches on the reverse side, because the 'purl view' will ultimately be left on the 'inside.' To fully understand what I mean by 'knitting a flat tube,' you may have to jump ahead to her Double Knitting Tutorial: Part 4 Finishing, because you'll end up splitting each matching color stitches between two needles, effectively giving you the 'front layer' and 'back layer,' with your purl sides facing each other. While parts of the tutorial here are hard to view, the basics are very easy to understand IF you also listen to what she's saying. When casting on for dbl knitting, if you're using single-pointed needles, you'll need to hold your slip knot AGAINST your right needle so you can drop the slip knot when you're done casting on, because it isn't counted and (meaning, after you cast on your pattern's required number of stitches, --if you hold it against your right needle like described above) you should have a dangling slip knot hanging on the far right that you'll simply give a tug to undo it, leaving the yarn tail to hang freely--the slip knot in this case is merely a way to make sure both strands stay together nicely while doing your long-tail cast ons for each color/side. (Additionally, if you use double-pointed needles and feel the need to slide the slip knot onto your needle before casting on, then after you've cast on your required number of stitches, you can slide that slip knot off the right end of that needle, then give it a tug to undo it/leaving your tail to hang--while still having the correct number of stitches left on your needle.) When following a chart, (obviously depending on the pattern) your odd rows are generally stitched from right to left, your even rows stitched from left to right, so that the design created by the secondary color matches on the reverse side. In double knitting, for every knit stitch, there's always a purl in your secondary color that immediately follows each, which explains the 'pairs of stitches' reference. When she talks about noting on her chart about the FC (finger color) and TC (thumb color), that's mainly referring to those that work both strands in the continental style, and doesn't have to hold true for those that use English style. However, noting each side's color on the right and left, may serve as a reminder when you start each row as to which color should be knit (side facing you) and which color should be purled (the back/reverse side). As for the cast on itself, most are already familiar with the long-tail cast on method (if not, there's a ton of them you can reference), however casting on the secondary color/strand in a 'reverse long-tail cast on' is just a tad tricky if you're not accustomed to using it often. When doing the reverse long-tail cast on, you'll swing your right needle to the back part of the strand wrapping your index finger, grab the strand from the back, bring it in front of your index finger and over and back under the inner/top strand wrapping your thumb, and then back through the middle of the 'loop' that wraps your index finger. It's a little odd at first, but if it takes stopping/starting the video via the triangular button on the bottom far left as you mouse over the video window 20 times....so be it. You may even want to have some yarn and your needles in front of you, trying it as you stop/start the video too. Looking back, I think it took me watching it at least that many times to wrap my head around it, because, I too, have dyslexic tendencies. But, you know what? Who cares. There isn't going to be anyone standing over your shoulder, prodding you. And, honestly, that's why there's tutorials...because at the end of the day...you can pat yourself on the back and say, "Huh. I learned something new today!" Apologies for the extended post. Just thought it might help make the concept a little clearer.
I’d like it if you had your knitting in focus and in the center of the screen. I miss too much. You knit with very quick movement and it makes it difficult to see. If you did it again, please have an assistant operate the camera. I can tell this is very valuable tutorial. It would be worth trying again. Thank you.
I just serial watched "Wentworth" on Netflix and I next cued up this video to learn double knitting and this woman showing how to Double Knit has the same voice as the evil Joan Ferguson! It's freaking me out! I'm having trouble concentrating on the video. Haha!
how does it change the tutorial? I don't understand how it would affect anything. . . I knit this way but most of the knitters I have learned from knit otherwise. . I'm just curious, that's all.
Thanks for your tutorials! I agree with the other ladies, best tutorial on double knitting well explain, keep sharing your knowledge with us I'm subscribe as today. Have a great day.
Your directions are great..just a shame your needles/hands are so very close to the bottom..for a newbie it makes very hard to see but as i said your directions are so great im figuring this out..
I have now watched this video 5 times and am no closer to being able to cast on. As a visual learner it is difficult to follow along when we can't see what you are doing . As a dyslexic it is both difficult and incredibly frustrating ! ( something knitting should never be in my opinion ) I found the instruction " you do the opposite " was not helpful . I personally need to see you do it slowly , with a clear brake down of the steps . Even though you did repeated the process until you had cast on 15 pairs , you did it so quickly that you may as well have just spun me around in circles . I love your patterns ; and it is obvious that you are very knowledgeable . I just wish you had spent a bit more time on camera slowly showing us the actually cast on , instead of rushing ahead to explain how to read the chart .
You can find someone else to watch, that does it slower and stays in the view better...Can't please everyone...someone else might be better for you...I never watch just one person when I am trying to learn something new.
o0oMysticdragono0o - Dear Mystic dragon, Thank you for pointing out the obvious ! I am dyslexic , not stupid ! In fact one of the videos , which did prove to be helpful is the tutorial you have subscribed to . ( I notice that you have not saved this tutorial - so am not sure why you felt the need to defend it !) The reason I chose to comment is because I paid for this instruction . It is part of a pattern which I saved for , and purchased through an Internationally reputable company - Knit Picks. As an educator , I appreciate constructive criticism . In my line of work it is an invaluable tool for improvement . It is for this reason I chose to comment. This was not some Random video I just chose to view . It is part of an official Pattern , a set of instructions meant to be helpful . Unfortunately , it was not helpful . It was confusing for the stated reasons . My goal was not to shame ; or Hate-on , Camille Chang and her work . I am a huge fan of her designs ! ( I currently own 8 of her patterns , and look forward to adding more to my collection ! ) It was to give feed back so , she can improve her product and save others the frustration that I was feeling. As a professional product this video was lacking . Often ; what was being demonstrated was either out of frame , or held at such an angle that it was impossible to see. All of which is not helpful . If it had been edited better it would not have been so confusing. As I stated her knowledge is great .Unfortunately, her ability to communicate this in a simple , straight forward way , was not . My hope is that Mrs.Chang will take these comments into consideration when she does her next set of instructional videos and save others the frustration that I was feeling. I continue to be a fan of Mrs. Cheng .
Yes, this video goes too fast for me. At times, I can't see where the needles and yarn are positioned, and I ended up with a hopeless tangle of yarn as I tried to mimic the steps. I am so frustrated and feel so helpless right now. I have tried several times to follow this video and am very unhappy. It doesn't help that after showing the technique with an awkward angle very briefly, she suddenly starts flying through it at warp speed. A teaching video should not move nearly that fast--it's for people trying to learn a new method!
This is a most interesting video. I enjoy double knitting and use that technique for making mug rugs to give as gifts along with a coordinating mug. I have been knitting for 19 years, but I believe the only technique I will be able to master from this video is the cast-on. The rest is just too daunting for me.
Nevertheless, having a tidy cast-on that separates the two colors as you go along is a valued addition to my double-knitting skills. Thank you.
Stumbled upon this by accident. By far the best cast on for double knitting. So many others with the invisible cast on I find so awkward and this leaves such a pretty little edge. Love it. THANK YOU :D
Thank you for this. It is by far the best (and easiest!) method for double knitting cast on that I have tried and your demo is very clear.
I’m a continental knitter and I found your tutorial very useful and helpful! Especially how you cast on. It’s done very beautifully.
Thank you so much!!!
I have been wanting to learn double knitting for a long time and most videos I have watch are too complicated. Your videos make me feel that I can actually do this so thank you for doing these!!
I'am a continental knitter, of course, I live in Austria.
Thank you, this is the best tutorial I watched, it is very, very helpful for me.
Great!
Your tensioning for the yarns continental is exactly what I needed to get this technique down. A couple of places where I can't see what you're doing, but I figured it out!
This is the best video on double knitting that I've watched. Thanks so much!
Coming in WAY late on this, but double knitting really isn't all that hard, provided you already have a solid grasp of how to knit and understand that this actually creates two 'layers' of knitting at the same time. The main concept here is understanding that you're essentially knitting a flat 'tube'--meaning, the alternating knit and purl stitches & colors are you 'knitting' each side/layer at the same time. The purl stitches are actually going to show as knit stitches on the reverse side, because the 'purl view' will ultimately be left on the 'inside.' To fully understand what I mean by 'knitting a flat tube,' you may have to jump ahead to her Double Knitting Tutorial: Part 4 Finishing, because you'll end up splitting each matching color stitches between two needles, effectively giving you the 'front layer' and 'back layer,' with your purl sides facing each other.
While parts of the tutorial here are hard to view, the basics are very easy to understand IF you also listen to what she's saying. When casting on for dbl knitting, if you're using single-pointed needles, you'll need to hold your slip knot AGAINST your right needle so you can drop the slip knot when you're done casting on, because it isn't counted and (meaning, after you cast on your pattern's required number of stitches, --if you hold it against your right needle like described above) you should have a dangling slip knot hanging on the far right that you'll simply give a tug to undo it, leaving the yarn tail to hang freely--the slip knot in this case is merely a way to make sure both strands stay together nicely while doing your long-tail cast ons for each color/side. (Additionally, if you use double-pointed needles and feel the need to slide the slip knot onto your needle before casting on, then after you've cast on your required number of stitches, you can slide that slip knot off the right end of that needle, then give it a tug to undo it/leaving your tail to hang--while still having the correct number of stitches left on your needle.)
When following a chart, (obviously depending on the pattern) your odd rows are generally stitched from right to left, your even rows stitched from left to right, so that the design created by the secondary color matches on the reverse side. In double knitting, for every knit stitch, there's always a purl in your secondary color that immediately follows each, which explains the 'pairs of stitches' reference. When she talks about noting on her chart about the FC (finger color) and TC (thumb color), that's mainly referring to those that work both strands in the continental style, and doesn't have to hold true for those that use English style. However, noting each side's color on the right and left, may serve as a reminder when you start each row as to which color should be knit (side facing you) and which color should be purled (the back/reverse side).
As for the cast on itself, most are already familiar with the long-tail cast on method (if not, there's a ton of them you can reference), however casting on the secondary color/strand in a 'reverse long-tail cast on' is just a tad tricky if you're not accustomed to using it often. When doing the reverse long-tail cast on, you'll swing your right needle to the back part of the strand wrapping your index finger, grab the strand from the back, bring it in front of your index finger and over and back under the inner/top strand wrapping your thumb, and then back through the middle of the 'loop' that wraps your index finger. It's a little odd at first, but if it takes stopping/starting the video via the triangular button on the bottom far left as you mouse over the video window 20 times....so be it. You may even want to have some yarn and your needles in front of you, trying it as you stop/start the video too. Looking back, I think it took me watching it at least that many times to wrap my head around it, because, I too, have dyslexic tendencies. But, you know what? Who cares. There isn't going to be anyone standing over your shoulder, prodding you. And, honestly, that's why there's tutorials...because at the end of the day...you can pat yourself on the back and say, "Huh. I learned something new today!"
Apologies for the extended post. Just thought it might help make the concept a little clearer.
I’d like it if you had your knitting in focus and in the center of the screen. I miss too much. You knit with very quick movement and it makes it difficult to see. If you did it again, please have an assistant operate the camera. I can tell this is very valuable tutorial. It would be worth trying again. Thank you.
I just serial watched "Wentworth" on Netflix and I next cued up this video to learn double knitting and this woman showing how to Double Knit has the same voice as the evil Joan Ferguson! It's freaking me out! I'm having trouble concentrating on the video. Haha!
Thanks so much for this tutorial! It really helps to know which color to knit or purl =) really helpful! I wish the camera can stop blurring at times.
Excellent demonstrative tutorial.
Thank you so much.
soooo glad you knit continental!
how does it change the tutorial? I don't understand how it would affect anything. . . I knit this way but most of the knitters I have learned from knit otherwise. . I'm just curious, that's all.
I agree. It is the easiest cast on. Where can I get the pattern
I prefer an Italian or other tubular cast on for double knitting as it does not cause alternate color dots (purl bumps) at the cast on.
Thanks for your tutorials! I agree with the other ladies, best tutorial on double knitting well explain, keep sharing your knowledge with us I'm subscribe as today. Have a great day.
I forgot to say thank you for the Beautiful patterns ! Thank you !
Where do I find the chart for the above project?
I do wish you would slow down especially with the 2nd stitch.
Too fast dear i can't anderstand hiw i srarting cast on with 2 colors it's realky hard..
Your directions are great..just a shame your needles/hands are so very close to the bottom..for a newbie it makes very hard to see but as i said your directions are so great im figuring this out..
I’m still didn’t get it how colors changs
Why do you slip the last two stitches?
you did the first two (or one, or three?) off camera and now I am officially lost
I have now watched this video 5 times and am no closer to being able to cast on.
As a visual learner it is difficult to follow along when we can't see what you are doing .
As a dyslexic it is both difficult and incredibly frustrating ! ( something knitting should never be in my opinion )
I found the instruction " you do the opposite " was not helpful .
I personally need to see you do it slowly , with a clear brake down of the steps .
Even though you did repeated the process until you had cast on 15 pairs , you did it so quickly that you may as well have just spun me around in circles .
I love your patterns ; and it is obvious that you are very knowledgeable .
I just wish you had spent a bit more time on camera slowly showing us the actually cast on , instead of rushing ahead to explain how to read the chart .
You can find someone else to watch, that does it slower and stays in the view better...Can't please everyone...someone else might be better for you...I never watch just one person when I am trying to learn something new.
o0oMysticdragono0o - Dear Mystic dragon,
Thank you for pointing out the obvious ! I am dyslexic , not stupid !
In fact one of the videos , which did prove to be helpful is the tutorial you have subscribed to . ( I notice that you have not saved this tutorial - so am not sure why you felt the need to defend it !)
The reason I chose to comment is because I paid for this instruction .
It is part of a pattern which I saved for , and purchased through an Internationally reputable company - Knit Picks.
As an educator , I appreciate constructive criticism .
In my line of work it is an invaluable tool for improvement . It is for this reason I chose to comment.
This was not some Random video I just chose to view . It is part of an official Pattern , a set of instructions meant to be helpful .
Unfortunately , it was not helpful . It was confusing for the stated reasons .
My goal was not to shame ; or Hate-on , Camille Chang and her work .
I am a huge fan of her designs ! ( I currently own 8 of her patterns , and look forward to adding more to my collection ! )
It was to give feed back so , she can improve her product and save others the frustration that I was feeling.
As a professional product this video was lacking .
Often ; what was being demonstrated was either out of frame , or held at such an angle that it was impossible to see.
All of which is not helpful .
If it had been edited better it would not have been so confusing.
As I stated her knowledge is great .Unfortunately, her ability to communicate this in a simple , straight forward way , was not .
My hope is that Mrs.Chang will take these comments into consideration when she does her next set of instructional videos and save others the frustration that I was feeling.
I continue to be a fan of Mrs. Cheng .
Sorry I didn't mean you were stupid!
Thank you for the apology . I sincerely appreciate it .
Yes, this video goes too fast for me. At times, I can't see where the needles and yarn are positioned, and I ended up with a hopeless tangle of yarn as I tried to mimic the steps. I am so frustrated and feel so helpless right now. I have tried several times to follow this video and am very unhappy.
It doesn't help that after showing the technique with an awkward angle very briefly, she suddenly starts flying through it at warp speed. A teaching video should not move nearly that fast--it's for people trying to learn a new method!