I have a question about double knit

Quiltlady · 03-08-2007, 10:31 AM

I have a pattern for some beautiful slippers that call for double knitting. Now do I HAVE to use dn yarn weight or can I use a heavier weight yarn and NOT double knit?

Thank you for any help!

janelanespaintbrush · 03-08-2007, 03:36 PM

Are you talking about double-knitting as a method to create two layers of fabric? In that case, you can use any yarn you want! For some reason (and I understand this is common), your tension can come out a bit looser when double-knitting so you may find that you need slightly smaller needles than you usually would when doing regular knitting.

If you're talking about double knitting yarn -- as in, a yarn of a certain weight somewhere between fingering and worsted ("DK weight")-- sure you can use a heavier yarn, but you'll have to adjust your pattern to accommodate the different gauge.

Quiltlady · 03-08-2007, 05:25 PM

Gee, you have asked me a good question. Here is what the directions say for the slippers..

Materials: For women's size: Double knitting (DK) pure new wool, 1 3/4 oz balls.

Just by reading that I still can't tell if its the yarn or the method. What do you think? The slippers do not look thick. Looks more like a worsted weight yarn to me..but I really can't tell.

The book is Knit handmade style by Janine Flew. There are beautiful blue and white slippers in this book and thats the reason why I recently purchased tthe book.

If you see the link below and click on the picture of the book they even show the pretty slippers there in blue and white.

http://www.knitpicks.com/books/itemi...books_display#
Thanks again for any clarification you can give me.