Practical Double Knitting
About Practical Double Knitting
Two-color double-knitting is nice enough, but what if you want to move beyond positive-negative blankets? What if you want purls on the public side as well as knits? In this class you will learn how to knit letters that read properly from both sides of the fabric. You will also explore making purls show, and how to produce reversible corrugated ribbing to perfectly finish your Fair Isle sweaters. Students will learn textured patterned double-knitting and double-faced double-knitting (two-sided fabric with sides that are not mirror images).
What will students learn:
how to make purls show on both sides of the work
how to make knits show on one side and purl show on the other
how to make reversible corrugated ribbing
how to make words read correctly from both sides
how to design your own projects in this technique
how to read the discombobulating charts
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
class yarn (smooth, non-splitting, light or bright or medium color) in two contrasting colors
needles to work that yarn in double knitting (probably a size smaller than for stockinette)
optional: design ideas you would like to execute in this technique
Materials Kit and Kit Description
No materials kit for this class.
Pre-class Homework
No homework, but students must already know how to work regular two-color double-knitting.
Age Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 15
Skill Level
Advanced
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
Prerequisite: Students must already have completed a double-knit project — a bookmark or potholder is fine. If you do not know basic double-knitting, you are not ready to take this workshop.
Contact the Teacher
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When
Single 3-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Classroom 12
How It Works
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Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
Jolie Elder
Jolie has explored a wide range of needle arts after learning to cross stitch at age four. Her cleverest unvention is a method for working stockinette-based laces reversibly. She has served on the boards of various guilds; published in PLY, Spin-Off, and Cast On; taught at major festivals, and shared her experiments in her blog for over 15 years.
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Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for over 500,000 music, language, and arts lessons and classes online. The 20th annual Carolina FiberFest is March 13-14, 2026 at the NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh NC. Workshops will be held Thurs. March 12 - Sat. March 14, 2026.