Duplicate Stitch

A way of sewing on top of your knitting

Duplicate stitch is a way of sewing a design on top of your knitting, using the yarn to trace the knitted stitches so it looks as though you’ve knit it in. It leaves a slightly raised design (as you end up with two strands of yarn for every stitch) but is really effective and looks great. You normally have a grid to follow which will indicate which stitches to stitch.