Duplicate Stitch
with
Nina Machlin Dayton
Class price:
$40
Session(s) per class:
1
Duplicate stitch is a way to decorate your finished knitting with contrasting colors that leaves your work looking like the contrasting colors were knit in. We will learn how to do this stitch as well as diving into the other uses it has – for reinforcing your knit fabric, for repairing small holes or worn patches invisibly, and for a surprising pathway to understanding and mastering how to graft knitted pieces together.
Dates & Times
Next Available Class:
May 16, 2026
11:00am - 1:00pm ET
Meet Your Teacher
Nina Machlin Dayton
Nina Machlin Dayton is a veteran knitting designer and teacher with over 45 years of experience, known for her vintage-inspired designs, leadership in the Indie Design Gift-A-Long, and appearances such as on Knit Stars season 6.
Class Information
Skill Level
Advanced Beginner
Required Materials
Worsted weight yarn in a light color to knit the pre-class homework swatch
Worsted weight yarn in the same color as your swatches
Worsted weight yarns in colors that are different from your swatches
Tapestry needles
Homework
Cast on 50 stitches using your preferred method of casting on.
Rows 1 – 4: Knit
Row 5 (RS): Knit
Row 6 (WS): Knit 3, Purl to last 3 stitches, Knit 3.
Repeat Rows 5 and 6 until piece measures about 8 inches long.
Knit 4 rows for top garter stitch edge.
Bind Off all stitches
Please wet block this swatch so that it lies as flat as possible