Clear instructions and photos help you master Double Yarn Over, also known as Yarn Over Twice, in both knit and purl situations. Each situation — whether between knits or purls, after or before another stitch — is carefully guided for easy understanding, even for beginners.
Technique Info: Double Yarn Over
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| Abbreviations | Yo twice, Yo x2 |
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Learn to Make a Double Yarn Over
Double Yarn Over Between Two Knit Stitches
Step 1: Start with the yarn at the back.
Step 2: Bring the yarn between the two needle tips to the front.
Step 3: Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
Result: There is one loop (yarn over) on the tip of the right-hand needle.
As you knit the next stitch, the yarn wraps over the right-hand needle again, creating a second loop.
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Double Yarn Over Between Two Purl Stitches
Step 1: Start with the yarn at the front.
Step 2: Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle once.
Step 3: Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle one more time.
Result: There are two loops (yarn overs) on the tip of the right-hand needle.
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Double Yarn Over After a Knit and before a Purl
Step 1: Start with the yarn at the back.
Step 2: Bring the yarn between the two needle tips to the front.
Step 3: Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle once.
Step 4: Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle one more time.
Result: There are two loops (yarn overs) on the tip of the right-hand needle.
Step-by step Photos
Double Yarn Over After a Purl and before a Knit
Step 1: Start with the yarn at the front.
Step 2: Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
Result: There is one loop (yarn over) on the tip of the right-hand needle.
As you knit the next stitch, the yarn wraps over the right-hand needle again, creating a second loop.
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