Double Knitting: In the round and how to cast on

Double Knitting is a way to knit two back to back pieces of fabric at the same time with two different colors. It's a fun way to add extra warmth to your knitted piece and provide a unique two color pattern. In this video I will show you how to cast on for two color double knitting as well as two ways to do the double knitting stitch.
To learn how to do double knitting flat including the neat salvage edge for double knitting, view this helpful video:
• Double Knitting: Knitt...
To learn how to do decrease and increase stitches when doing double knitting, please refer to this video:
• Double Knitting: How t...
You can also do double knitting with just one color and I have a video showing that as well that you can also view:
• Double Knitted Stockin...
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• Knit Stitches
• Knitting Colorwork
• Knitting Tips
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If you need a refresher on how to knit, how to purl, how to cast on or how to bind off, check out my previous videos below with easy to follow instructions on these basic knitting techniques.
How to Cast On your Knitting: • How to Knit: How to Ca...
How to do the basic Knit Stitch: • How to Knit the Basic ...
How to do the basic Purl Stitch: • How to Knit the Basic ...
How to Bind Off your Knitting: • How to Knit: How to Bi...
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[@kindergeek]

By far the best demo of double knitting on the internet. Clear and easy to understand. Would love to see you demo a stranded project (you described this, but did not demo it) where you are knitting a two color motif in the round double-sided. I'm glad I found your page Jacq!

[@jacqknits]

Thank you so much for your kind words and I'm glad you found this video helpful. Yes indeed, that will be a great video to demo a stranded project with a two color motif. I have some videos on fair isle knitting, but none yet with a two sided motif. Will definitely plan to do that in the future. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@janeweller]

I've seen a few videos on double knitting, but yours has the clearest explanation on how to cast-on and how to knit both sides at the same time. My grandma taught me the continental style, but when I got back to knitting a few years ago I switched to English style because it was so much easier to do purl stitches that way. However, I think that continental knitters have so much easier and a faster way of double knitting than the English style knitters. I guess I'll have to practice my continental purls and I already feel dreadful about it lol

[@jacqknits]

Thank you and I’m glad this video was helpful. Knit which ever way you feel more comfortable. It is nice to practice both ways too to be a bit more flexible. I always feel awkward knitting English style but it is helpful when I do fair isle knitting. Then I knit one color with each hand. Keep at it and happy knitting.

[@irishknitter17]

Awesome!!!❤❤❤❤ thank you for sharing

[@jacqknits]

Thanks for watching!

[@daphnenugent1615]

I had given up on ever trying double-knitting because every other demo I've seen made it look impossible. Your tutorial is so clear that I'm going to try it right away. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@jacqknits]

Yes!! You can do it. It really isn’t hard and you’ll get in a nice rhythm with it.

[@Louvre2012]

I’ve been struggling to learn this double cast on for months! Your demo and explanation are clear and easy to follow. Thank you so much!

[@jacqknits]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and for your comment.

[@katiegraham6149]

I am low-key obsessed with double knitting lol. I just want to double knit everything!!

[@jacqknits]

I know. It is so much fun.

[@kathy6222]

Wonderful tutorial on this technique. Thank you for such a well-illustrated vidoe of double knitting in the round. Glad I found your channel.

[@jacqknits]

You are so welcome! I’m glad you found this helpful and welcome to my channel.

[@sasiba432]

God bless you.i finally,understood the concept of double knitting.I am going through the fair isle charts.going to start monkey gulla

[@jacqknits]

Glad to hear that. Good luck with your next project!!

[@SaffronsMom]

You can hold both yarns in your right hand if you're an English knitter - easy!

[@jacqknits]

Yes thank you. Several ways this can be accomplished.

[@roseannegibson3343]

Awesome

[@jacqknits]

❤️😊

[@WinefrideMC]

Big help and very clear

[@jacqknits]

❤️🙂

[@annasim8229]

Thank you!Could you please show a simple pattern whith some drawing in double knitting?This is an excellent video.

[@jacqknits]

Thank you. Yes that is on my schedule to do. I hope to show a piece with a design in double knitting. Hopefully within the next few months. Thank you for watching and happy knitting.

[@jacksonstableford8429]

Thank you very informative. UK

[@jacqknits]

Glad it was helpful! Hope you give this stitch a try. So fun.

[@ohaiClemmy]

Thank you 🧡🧡

[@jacqknits]

You’re welcome 😊

[@matildetessari9425]

Very interesting & clear work. Is there a possibility of casting on the stitches for all knitting, not purling? Please, let me know. Thank you so much !!

[@jacqknits]

I have not done that, but you could certainly do that. The cast on edge may look slightly different and you would need to be sure on your first round you are knitting the first stitch on your needle with the yarns in back and purling your second stitch with the yarns in front and continue that fashion throughout the row. Thanks for reaching out.

[@tessjanney9325]

Thank you for an excellent tutorial!! Do you have a video or explanation anywhere on how to cast off with this method?

[@jacqknits]

There are a few different ways to cast off for double knitting providing different looks to the cast off edge. You can do a very basic bind off as well. You just knit or purl the next stitch as pattern calls for and pass the previous stitch over your last stitch (keep yarns in back when doing the pass over). There are videos out there which shows different methods. I have a future video coming on this but it isn’t published yet I’m afraid.

[@diymama8657]

I like how you teach I'm wondering if you could do a dk mittens tutorial

[@jacqknits]

I have not yet done a double knitted mitten pattern but I would like to give that a try. I have created a lined mitten pattern before but not double knit. I will need to put that on my to do list and hopefully share my results. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@hollycherry9230]

Thank you so much about this video!! Very informative and I really appreciate it! I want to ask you though, if i want to do a solid color,I should again cast on the same way? Thank you in advance!

[@jacqknits]

For one color double knitting you don’t have to cast on with knit and purl cast on. You can check out this video I have which demonstrates the one color double knitting: Double Knitted Stockinette Stitch knitting tutorial for knitting this stitch flat and in the round. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp7Zooh6r7Cqdw

[@SaffronsMom]

Jacq, is this a jogless join? I'm ok with double-sided knitting, but never have done so in the round. I'm looking for a hat pattern and want to be sure design is correct. THANKS!

[@jacqknits]

Yes, you can use the technique shown in this video for double sided knitting in the round for a hat. If you are doing only one color on each side, there will not be any trouble with jogging as you would with stripes. If you want your cast on edge to join seamlessly, I usually graft those edges together at the end when I weave in the ends to close up that little gap in the cast on. Hopes that helps. Thanks for reaching out.

[@erinmartz7116]

Can you swap between methods?! Meaning start with the slow method and switch to the other?!

[@jacqknits]

Yes absolutely you can. Just swap at the beginning of a round.

[@barbaraweener5040]

THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL EXPLANATION!!! I have a question. I want to use two colors but not in the round . I want to do a scarf with two different color sides. I want to use the slip stitch method but I am doing something very wrong cause I end up with my ends of yarn coming from both sides.🙄. Help. And it is not one solid color on either side. Should I not be moving my yarn in front of both the knit and purl sides?? The frustrating thing is I did a double knit twin sz. Throw gor my grandson YEARS ago and it turned out perfect , now I can’t even do a simple scarf the right way. 🥴🥴🥴🥴 Help and THANK YOU!!!!

[@jacqknits]

That is an excellent question. I have planned to do a video on this in the future, but haven't done so yet. But let me try to explain how to do that salvage edge for double knitting with two colors when working flat. 1. At the end of every row, stop before the last pair of stitches. Then with both yarns in back, slip the knit stitch purlwise. Then with both yarns in front, slip the purl stitch purlwise as well. 2. At the start of every row: with both yarns in back, knit the knit stitch through the back loop. Then here is the tricky part ... 3. Bring both yarns to the front, but before you purl that stitch, twist your yarn so that the yarn in which you are purling that stitch is laying ON TOP OF the other yarn. In essence trapping that other yarn underneath the stitch when you purl. 4. Then carry on the rest of the row with your double knitting. Do the above at the start and end of each row. Remember that you are always bringing both yarns to the front or to the back to do each of the above steps. That number 3 is a bit tricky and you may want to practice first with a small swatch to get the groove of that before you go on to your larger project. I hope that helps! best of luck as you work on this project. It sounds like it will be beautiful.

[@barbaraweener1246]

@@jacqknits THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAST RESPONSE!! I will give this a try, see if my 75 year old brain can make a go of this. Love your videos and help!!!!!

[@kimho1545]

Hi there. Thank you for the video. Please let me know if we can do double knitting using magic loop method

[@jacqknits]

Yes, definitely you can do magic loop for this. Just cast on like demonstrated in this video, then divide your stitches and proceed with the magic loop like you normally would.

[@kimho1545]

Thank you very much for your reply. Yes, you demo is clear and easy to understand.

[@ellak9640]

How can I start it without seeing the red yarn on the red part in the beginning? Is there any way?

[@ellak9640]

On the green part i wanted to say

[@jacqknits]

There are different methods to casting on that hides that secondary color from the front side. Search on KZbin for double knitting invisible cast on and that should help you.

[@frozenrogue8970]

But why ? Just keep knitting them at the same time flipping the yarn back and front

[@jacqknits]

Yes, I show both ways in this video. The first part I'm showing how to do it one color at a time for those who don't like holding the two colors of yarn and knitting them at the same time. Then about the 16:35 mark in the video I explain how to knit both colors in the same row bringing the yarn to the front and back. So both methods are shown here in this video. I call the first the slow and easy method and the second way the faster, but more difficult method (difficult for beginner knitters).

[@mrswray]

The video is only 16:35 long.. she starts the second way at 12:30

[@jacqknits]

⁠@@mrswrayyes. I was looking at the wrong number on the time line 😕So yes about the 12 minute mark the second way is demonstrated.