Double Yarn Over Made Easy: 4 Common Situations

Technique Info

Abbreviation	Yo twice, Yo x2
Meaning	Double Yarn Over
Type	Increase

Learn to Make a Double Yarn Over

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.

4 Situations

Between Two Knit Stitches

Between Two Purl Stitches

After a Knit and before a Purl

After a Purl and before a Knit

Situation 1

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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Situation 2

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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Situation 3

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.

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Situation 4

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.

Step-by-Step Photos

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