Notes on the Pattern

Knitting on double-pointed needles can be tricky, so I tried to add extra notes and keep track of how the stitches are arranged on the needles.  It's easier than it looks, so don't worry, just knit!

Questions about GAUGE and how to measure it?  Visit our Swatch Tutorial.

This pattern uses two kinds of increases, which are illustrated in our Increase Tutorial.

Other abbreviations and terms can be found in our Knitting + Crochet Glossary.

DOUBLE KNITTING is a technique for knitting in the round with straight, single-point needles. It's easy and quite fun.  This is how it works: Cast on an even number of stitches.  Row 1:  *K1, slip 1 wyif, repeat from * to end of row.  Turn work, and repeat.  With each subsequent row, you are knitting the slipped stitches from the previous row, and slipping the knitted stitches.  It's a tongue twister, so just take our word for it and give it a try!  Knittinghelp.com has a good video demonstration of how to double knit.

THREE-NEEDLE BIND OFF is a neat and tidy method for finishing stitches from two knitted pieces or something knit in the round. 

 

By dividing the stitches onto two parallel needles, you can knit together one stitch from the front and one from the back needle; then bind them off normally as you go along.  For a great video demonstration of this technique, we go to Knittinghelp.com's Basic Bind-offs page.