If you are tempted by colorwork patterns, like the gorgeous bouquet of roses by Dolce & & Gabbana, but hesitate to try, you can embroider the pattern on the knitted piece with the duplicate stitch. Or you can knit part of the pattern and embroider the rest.
In my new design "Field of daisies", I knitted the white parts of the daisies and embroidered the cyellow parts with the duplicate stitch. You can find the pattern for the shawl in the Feb/21 Issue of "I Like knitting" magazine, or here: www.ilikeknitting.com
Duplicate stitch is a knitting technique that allows you to cover a stockinette stitch while making it look like the new stitches are part of the knitting. It's often used for adding details and colorwork patterns to a project.
Watch in the video below how to do the duplicate stitch :
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