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double knitting

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noun

    1. a widely used medium thickness of knitting wool

    2. ( as modifier )

      double-knitting wool

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Decreasing in double knitting can be done in 2 rows.

From The Ladies' Knitting and Netting Book by Miss Watts

Repeat these 2 rows until you think it long enough, then begin double knitting, decrease to 18 stitches again, knit about 2 inches and finish in a point.

From The Ladies' Knitting and Netting Book by Miss Watts

Fasten it up a little way behind, turn back the first part of double knitting, and run a ribbon through it.

From The Ladies' Knitting and Netting Book by Miss Watts

Harlequin Quilt, with Tucks.—This is done in double knitting stitch, with six threads fleecy.

From The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous

She liked Mrs. Hale's double knitting far better; that was sensible of its kind.

From North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

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