Double-sided knitting... How do you guys knit it?

I dug out my knitting needles again, flipped through various magazines, and found some “patterns” for double-faced knitting. ...
So when I knit this, I have two strands of yarn, and I always knit one stitch (front) and purl one stitch (back).... That is, one pair of stitches at a time....
In the magazine, they knit each row twice, using just one color, and then only the stitches that are “up next” according to the pattern.... The “rest” is then knitted in the next row....
  Isn’t that way too complicated? Just reading the instructions has me wondering, when am I supposed to knit which stitch?
Someone must have been bored, right????
Or can anyone explain how this is supposed to work? 

Dear Steffi,

Doubleface is my favorite knitting technique, and I also knit classic Doubleface, just as you know it. Thinking in terms of “pairs of stitches” that belong together seems logical to me.

I’ve also read about this other variation, where you knit the row twice, and then watched a video about it. If I remember correctly, you simply slip the stitches that aren’t “up next” onto the needle without knitting them. This method is probably good for those who have trouble with yarn tension when knitting with both strands at the same time. To me, though, it also sounds rather cumbersome and like extra work.

But who knows—maybe there’s a proponent of the “knit the row twice” version here who can point out an unbeatable advantage to it?

I’m curious too :-)

Best regards, Sonja

I switch between both methods.
For short rows, I usually knit the front side first and then the back side.

And what’s the advantage of this? How do you manage to keep the piece knitted evenly when you switch methods within a single piece? The tension is usually different when using one or two strands. 

So I’m not the only one who thinks the “new” version is more complicated?
I’m sticking with the old way...
  That way, I have both threads and the pairs of stitches under control. If I just slip the stitches I’m not knitting, where does the thread go? And do I have to purl those stitches in the next row????
I’m sticking with my classic double-face… and I’m going to knit the 🐑 bag again, in “thinner” cotton.

On the plus side, I don’t have to switch between stitch types.
I hold the yarn in my right hand—so I’m knitting “French style.”

I can’t really say yet how the yarn tension is working out.

To me, the 2-row version sounds pretty complicated too, and I’m definitely sticking with the classic double-faced pattern. Sometimes I just have to pull a few stitches tight if the tension was a little too loose.