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How to do a two color cast on in double knitting

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In this DROPS video we show how to do a two colour cast on for double knitting.

Cast on this way with two colors alternating to start your double knitted piece. The starting slipknot will be dropped after a couple rows and is not to be included in the number of stitches to be cast on.

You cast on for both sides at the same time, and the stitches alternately belongs to front and back side of work. Make sure to cast on an even number of stitches, so that you will have the same amount of sts in the front and in the back. When working first row make sure strands are twisted to secure first stitch. Make sure to knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches as shown in our video.
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Video #512, listed in: Learn to knit, Cast on, Other

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Country flag Duchamp France wrote:

Bonjour! je ne trouve pas de tutoriel pour dire comment augmenter en jersey double bicolore. Je souhaite faire un vêtement et non une pièce droite Si vous avez une solution je serais très heureuse.Merci

15.02.2023 - 15:00

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Mme Duchamp, à partir de la moitié de la vidéo, vous pourrez voir comment tricoter alternativement l'une et l'autre couleur, d'abord sur le côté rouge, puis sur le côté vert. Vous trouverez d'autres vidéos sur le même thème juste au-dessus de cette rubrique. Bon tricot!

16.02.2023 - 14:13

Country flag Carmelle Voyer wrote:

Ou je peux trouver un patron de mitaine deux couleurs tricotréversible et en français. C’est magnifique ce tricot réversible et j’aimerais trouver un patron pour faire des mitaine a mes amours de petits enfants. Merci

11.09.2022 - 19:36

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Mme Voyer, nous n'avons pas encore ce type de modèle, mais votre demande a été transférée à nos stylistes. Merci!

12.09.2022 - 12:17

Country flag Maja wrote:

Hello, the person demonstrating this cast on uses a very interesting method to hold the two yarns while knitting after the cast on, but it's a little hard to see how she wraps the yarns around the fingers of her left hand. Does the upper yarn pass only across the front of the middle finger, while the lower yarn passes in front of both the middle and ring finger? Do you have a video where the management of the two yarns is demonstrated clearly? Her skill is remarkable. Thanks.

08.03.2020 - 07:32

Country flag Marian Lommaert wrote:

Zie ik goed dat met dit dubbelbreien de opzetrand niet omkrult? Kan dit dan eventueel ook met 2 x dezelfde kleur om een mooie platte boord te krijgen zonder een boordsteek te gebruiken?

15.01.2019 - 17:13

DROPS Design :

Dag Marian,

Je hebt inderdaad minder kans op omkrullen bij deze techniek voor de boord.

27.02.2019 - 19:25

Country flag Eva wrote:

So far so good casting on... but then I noticed way too late this method only works for double pointed needles! Yes I’m still learning. Just wish it was in the directions then I would have read it 😕

08.03.2018 - 18:12

Country flag Teeoh wrote:

Video’s cool. Where are the written directions? Thanks.

30.12.2017 - 01:24

DROPS Design :

Dear Teeoh, the written directions are written above under the video. Follow your pattern for the number of sts to cast on. Happy knitting!

02.01.2018 - 11:44

Country flag Ineke Niessink wrote:

Hi, I cannot get those two threads fixed in my hand! I have tried it but they slip away continually. Should I just keep on trying, does someone have the same problem? Please help me!

15.02.2016 - 15:18

DROPS Design :

Dear Mrs Niessink, it maybe a matter of practice - your DROPS store may also help you with tips & advices. Happy knitting!

16.02.2016 - 13:06

Country flag Miren Cals wrote:

Ik zou graag naar eeb n video over dubbel breien kijken maar het scherm van vimeo blijft zwart. Wat moet ik doen?

29.01.2016 - 14:33

Country flag Ann Christin wrote:

Takk for en fin informativ video, den var veldig til hjelp! Likte veldig godt at det ikke var noen lyd men at fokus var det visuelle!!

15.04.2015 - 13:11

Country flag Langedock Marie Jose wrote:

Ik had graag geweten of de onzichtbare of italiaanse opzet ook kan voor boordsteek 2/2* groetjes en dank marie jose

25.10.2014 - 19:15

DROPS Design :

Deze video is voor opzetten bij het breien met twee kleuren, niet voor gewone boordsteek 2/2.

27.10.2014 - 15:03

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