![]() Complete the stitch by inserting the needle in the same place where you started off.ħ. First, form the right-hand ‘leg’ of the stitch by inserting the needle at the top of the stitch, under both ‘legs’ of the stitch above it.Ħ. Your duplicate stitch will sit on top of this stitch, hiding the yarn under it, and it will look as if it was a knitted stitch. The spot where you’ve pulled the yarn through is at the bottom of the little ‘V’ formed by the stitch in the knitted fabric. Tug on the yarn until all of it has been pulled through to the right side.Ĥ. Bring the needle through to the right side of the fabric, at the bottom of the first stitch you want to embroider over.ģ. Secure your yarn on the wrong side of the fabric by sewing a couple of stitches close to where you want the first stitch.Ģ. Please note, this particular design works on a stocking stitch only and we used our Crazy Sexy Wool! Duplicate stitch heart step-by-stepġ. And, we’ve got two templates for you, so you can make a small heart or a big heart depending on your garment. Place the slipped stitch back onto the left needle and pull your tail tight.Whether it’s to quickly customise some knitting in time for Valentine’s day, or simply because you love a good heart design, we’ve got just the tutorial for you! We’ll show you how to customise a heart design onto a piece of knitting using the duplicate stitch. Then slip the last CO st over the slipped stitch and drop it. Slip the first CO st, purlwise to the right needle. The beginning st will be on the left needle and the last st will be on the right needle. Making sure the stitches are not twisted, bring the beginning CO st and the last CO st together. Note this will stretch the fabric a bit and will produce a larger pillow.ġ5 stitches X 24 rows = 4” square in knit stitch in the round.ĬO sts indicated in pattern. 20” wide by 20” tall.Ħ.For a firmer pillow use a 22” pillow form. It helps to use stitch markers to mark out the bottom of each tree.ĥ.Finished pillow before adding insert measures approx. I’ll walk you through each step and show you exactly how I added the trees to my Pine Forest Pillow.Ĥ85 yards of worsted weight yarn in Color A (I used 3 skeins of Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in white)ġ15 yards of worsted weight yarn in Color B (I used 1 skein of Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in black)Ģ8” size 8 (5.00mm) circular knitting needlesĢ.The entire pillow is made using knit stitches.ģ.Color work is done using the duplicate stitch technique after the pillow is complete.Ĥ.A graph is provided for reference as to where to place the trees. If you need some help and want to see the duplicate stitch in action check out my video tutorial below. ![]() If you’ve done crafts like cross stitch and embroidery then you’ll have no problem working the duplicate stitch. I opted to use duplicate stitch for this pillow to make it more beginner friendly and to hide any carries from the black yarn.ĭuplicate stitch is perfect when working with contrasting colors like black and white or when you only need different colors in small spots of your project. Using only knit stitches in the round it is perfect for beginners. The Nordic Tree pillow using a simple crochet stitch that looks knit so naturally I knew that it’s sister The Pine Forest Pillow needed to come to fruition.Īfter two years and lots of practice with knitting it’s finally here! The Pine Forest Pillow is deceptively simple. ![]() It’s an easy way to support this blog at no additional cost to you.Įver since I made the Nordic Tree Pillow crochet pattern, I have been wanting to make a knit version too. If you make a purchase through one of those links I may receive a small commission.
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