You should have 6 petals when you're done.ġ3. Repeat steps 10-11 on the other side of the flower.
Repeat step 10, but angled diagonally to the right.ġ2. For the third petal, turn your work so that your completed petals are horizontal, and repeat steps 1-8 again, but this time angle your stitch diagonally to the left.ġ1. You will have two petals when you are done.ġ0. Your starting point for step 1 should be the bottom of your previous loop (this will become the center of the flower). Repeat steps 1-8, but with your stitch going in the opposite direction. Insert your needle through the hole that your yarn is coming out of and pull the yarn through, wrapping the top of the loop.ĩ. Don't pull too hard, or the stitches will stretch and your fabric will distort.Ĩ. Pull your yarn until the loop lays flat on the knitted fabric.
Pull your yarn through until only a small loop is left.ħ. With your needle, come back up through to the front side of the fabric, about 2-3 knitted stitches above where your needle is inserted.ĥ. Insert the needle back through the same hole and then.Ĥ. Pull the yarn through, leaving several inches on the back side.ģ. With your yarn threaded through your embroidery needle, insert your needle through one of the spaces between stitches.Ģ. Yarn for your flower, about 18 inches, in the same weight as your knitted pieceġ.Here's what you're going to need to embroider your knitted fabric: Heavier yarns can distort the knitted fabric, while too light a yarn will just get lost. Choose a yarn to embroider with that matches the weight of your knitted fabric. It makes the embroidered stitches lay unevenly, and the textured background can distract from your embroidered design. Avoid embroidering on top of really textured stitch patterns.
#Knitting duplicate stitch how to#
While that's not so much my style anymore, I thought it would be fun to put together a tutorial on how to add one of those fabulous flowers to your knits.Ī few things to keep in mind before you start embroidering: Visit The Feminine Touch Designs to see all her designs, tools and kits.Back in the day when adKnits was just a baby, I went through a really major embroidering phase. Sandra sells knitting patterns and supplies as well as knitwear, knitted accessories and homeware in her Folksy shop. Once finished, turn your work over and thread each loose thread back on to your darning needle and weave them into the work, making sure they don’t show on the right side. Repeat the whole process with another colour, if required.ĩ. To work the next stitch above, insert the needle through the stitch above the original stitch and repeat.Ĩ. To work the next stitch horizontally, insert the needle through the stitch to the left of the original stitch and repeat the process.ħ. Don’t pull too tightly or leave too lose – it needs to lay flat over the stitch below.Ħ. Bring the needle down and through the same place as your beginning stitch. You will now see the right side of the stitch covered.ĥ. Insert the darning needle from right to left through both loops of the stitch above and pull gently.
Insert your darning needle through the bottom of the first stitch you want to cover, from the back to the front of the work.Ĥ. You will be working from the bottom right of your picture. Thread your darning needle with the first coloured yarn.ģ. Copying your design on to this paper helps ensure you’re happy with the overall picture.Ģ. This special charting paper is designed to mimic the shape of the knitted stitch (they aren’t square). Draw your picture, initials or words on to the knitter’s graph paper. If you love sewing or cross stitch, then this is an ideal technique for you. It’s all about covering existing knit stitches with a different coloured yarn to create a picture, initials or words.ġ. What is duplicate stitch?ĭuplicate stitching is a sort of embroidery worked with a darning needle, so you don’t even have to know how to knit to create it. It works particularly well for children’s clothing, as you can add pictures to the front of a child’s sweater, the back of a knitted jacket or even add their initials to their knitted outfit. Last time around, she showed us how to accessorise knits with DIY tassels – this time she’s looking at ‘duplicate stitches’, a method of embroidering pictures on to your knits.ĭuplicate stitching is perfect if you have a plain knitted accessory or piece of clothing from Folksy that you fancy making a bit more playful. Sandra Nesbitt of The Feminine Touch Designs is here to show you how. Have you ever thought about jazzing up your knits with cute embroidery, pom poms, tassels or a gorgeous crochet edge? Adding extras to your knits is a fun way to get crafting without having to invest loads of time. How to embroider with duplicate stitching
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