How to Use Duplicate Stitch to Add Color Accents and Fix Mistakes // Technique Tuesday

In this week's Technique Tuesday, I demonstrate how to use Duplicate Stitch (aka Swiss Darning) to add accents of color to your finished knitted fabric. This technique can also be used to fix errors in intarsia or stranded color work. Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson My knitting designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/roxanne-richardson ADDITIONAL USES FOR DUPLICATE STITCH Weaving in Yarn Tails (Reverse Duplicate Stitch): https://youtu.be/UHUOkLOaFjs How to Fix Mis-Crossed Cables Using Duplicate Stitch: https://youtu.be/pfSdK2dNWLQ The bent tip yarn needle I used is a Clover Chibi needle. They come in a variety of sizes, suitable for different yarn weights: https://amzn.to/345NSs0 As an Amazon associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases (there is no additional charge to you). The sweater I am wearing is a WWI-era sweater which is part of my long term project to knit a sweater from each decade from 1890s to 1990s. My Ravelry project page for the sweater is here: https://ravel.me/Rox/a If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Uses for Duplicate Stitch 1:19 Single Stitch 3:22 Multiple stitches (same row) 4:39 Avoiding twisted stitches 5:21 Demo of horizontal row (no sound) 7:05 Vertical columns 9:42 Multiple adjacent rows Rox Rocks Ravelry group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/rox-rock