Reading my Knitting Daily blog last week, there was an introduction to Entrelac Knitting. For those of you who are not familiar with the term, it is a technique whereby working either flat or circularly, the knitting becomes what looks like woven blocks. It is knit one square at a time, joining as you knit it to it's neighbor, and some easy decreasing. It has recently been gaining in popularity amongst the knitting community. You can use two colors or a complete rainbow for some serious color impact
Photo courtesy of: A finished swatch of entrelac. © Sarah E. White. Taken from images while researching for this blog post.
Photo courtesy of: (Photo from Entrelac, The Essential Guide to Interlace Knitting by
by Rosemary Drysdale) Also copied from images.
Photo courtesy of: James Mallos, wrong side of ribbed entrelac hat. Copied from images
As you can see, entrelac has many faces and forms. The images that I have here are just a few from the numerous pages available to view.
This technique can be used for anything wearable as well as knits for the home. If you can visualize the project, you can adapt entrelac in some form to that project.
Here is an excerpt taken from the Knitting Daily blog post of June 24, 2012, written by Eunny Jang
"Getting started with entrelac can be a little tricky, so sit
down with a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine—but just one! You’ll need all your
concentration), your yarn and needles, and an adventurous spirit, and cast
on. You’ll see your fabric grow
stitch by stitch and block by block. Just watch out—entrelac can be
addictive".
Expand your knitting and give this a try. If you need some help getting started, drop a comment in the box below or email me: dee@youandmeknit.com.
Happy Knitting Everyone!
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