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Entrelac Knitting: How to Knit Entrelac Plus 6 Free Entrelac Knitting Patterns Entrelac Knitting: How to Knit Entrelac Plus 6 Free Entrelac Knitting Patterns ENTRELAC IS A KNITTING TECHNIQUE and then goes beyond the basics to show you how THAT’S USED TO CREATE FABRIC THAT to knit entrelac in the round. LOOKS LIKE IT’S WOVEN. The patterns include an easy scarf pattern, darling The fabric is knitted in interlocking rectangles and entrelac felted bags, some really interesting and triangles; stitches are picked up and knit from the fun mitts, a lovely shrug, a flattering tee, and some edges of previously knit sections. truly amazing socks. Entrelac can be knit flat or in the round, in Have fun learning entrelac and knitting these stockinette or garter stitch, in one color or in fabulous free patterns! multiple colors. It’s a very versatile stitch pattern! Cheers, In this free eBook, we’re going to teach you how to work entrelac, and then supply you with a few patterns that’ll really get you going! We begin with an in-depth tutorial by Eunny Jang, Kathleen Cubley which shows you the basics of entrelac knitting Editor, KnittingDaily.com Contents ENTRELAC KNITTING: HOW TO KNIT ENTRELAC PLUS 6 FREE ENTRELAC KNITTING PATTERNS Entrelac: Knitting Block by Block by Eunny Jang ........... PAGE 3 A Knitting Daily eBook edited by Kathleen Cubley The Basic Entrelac Scarf by Lisa Shroyer ................................. PAGE 8 EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR, KNITTING DAILY Kathleen Cubley CREATIVE SERVICES Felted Entrelac Key Fobs by Susan Pierce Lawrence .........PAGE 13 PRODUCTION DESIGNER Nichole Mulder and Janice Tapia Reservoir Mitts by Allyson Dykhuizen.............................................PAGE 16 PHOTOGRAPHY As noted ILLUSTRATION Gayle Ford Projects and information are for inspiration Cochin Shrug by Eunny Jang .............................................................PAGE 19 and personal use only. Interweave Knits and Knitting Daily do not recommend, approve, Curvy Squares Tee by Bonnie Paul ...............................................PAGE 25 or endorse any of the advertisers, products, services, or views advertised in this publication. Nor does Knits or Knitting Daily evaluate Entrelac Socks by Eunny Jang .......................................................... PAGE 30 the advertisers’ claims in any way. You should, therefore, use your own judgment in evalu ating the advertisers, products, services, and views advertised in Knits or Knitting Daily. ©F+W Media, Inc. | All rights reserved | F+W Media grants permission for any or all pages in this issue to be copied for personal use | www.knittingdaily.com 2 Entrelac Knitting: How to Knit Entrelac Plus 6 Free Entrelac Knitting Patterns ENTRELAC KNITTING BLOCK BY BLOCK BY EUNNY JANG ntrelac is a knitting technique that produces a fabric with a woven appearance—tiers of tilting blocks appear to run over and under each other. But the fabric is actually worked all in one piece as a series of interconnecting rectangles. Also called Epatchwork knitting, basketweave knitting, or birch-bark patterning, entrelac can stand on its own in garter or stockinette stitch, or it can provide an interesting framework for other texture or color-work techniques. See the sock pattern on page 30. WORKING ENTRELAC IN FLAT KNITTING a piece with straight rather than pointed edges across the bottom and top, the first and last tiers must consist of rows of triangular Basic principles half-blocks. For straight vertical edges, every other tier of a flat- Entrelac fabric’s series of tilted blocks are worked one at a time worked entrelac piece begins and ends with a triangle. in tiers. Within a tier, blocks are worked in the same direction, Individual blocks may be worked over any number of either right to left or left to right. Each tier of blocks builds stitches, and a piece may have any number of individual blocks. upon the one below it. Individual blocks are worked by picking In all cases, each block contains twice as many rows as it does up stitches along the selvedge of a block from the tier below stitches. and working stitches of the growing block together with live Though the basic entrelac technique has several variations, stitches from the top edge of the next block below. To produce the following method produces tidy results. When you practice ©F+W Media, Inc. | All rights reserved | F+W Media grants permission for any or all pages in this issue to be copied for personal use | www.knittingdaily.com 3 Entrelac Knitting: How to Knit Entrelac Plus 6 Free Entrelac Knitting Patterns entrelac for the first time, try working every other tier of blocks First side triangle in a different color to emphasize the basketweave effect and Row 1: (WS) P2, turn. make it easier to identify the blocks and live stitches of each Row 2: (RS) K1, M1 (see page 7), k1, turn. tier. Note: When you work the first stitch of every row, you can Row 3: P2, p2tog, turn. slip it for a tidy pick-up edge, but be aware that you will lose Row 4: K2, M1, k1, turn. some elasticity in the knitted piece. Row 5: P3, p2tog, turn. Row 6: K3, M1, k1, turn. Base triangles (RS facing to begin) Row 7: P4, p2tog, turn. Cast on 24 sts (or use any multiple of 8, the number of sts in each Row 8: K4, M1, k1, turn. block in this sampler), using a loose cast-on such as the knitted Row 9: P5, p2tog, turn. cast-on (see page 7). Row 10: K5, M1, k1, turn. Row 11: P6, p2tog, turn. Row 1: (RS) K2, turn. Row 12: K6, M1, k1, turn. Row 2: (WS) P2, turn. Row 13: P7, k2tog, do not turn. The first side triangle has been Row 3: K3, turn. completed; leave the sts on the needle. Row 4: P3, turn. Row 5: K4, turn. Continue row with blocks Row 6: P4, turn. *With WS still facing, pick up and purl 8 sts along the selvedge Row 7: K5, turn. of the triangle (or the block on subsequent tiers) now between Row 8: P5, turn. the needles, working from the tip to the base of the triangle. Row 9: K6, turn. Turn work so RS is facing. Row 10: P6, turn. Row 1: (RS) K8, turn. Row 11: K7, turn. Row 2: (WS) P7, p2tog, turn. Row 12: P7, turn. Rows 3–16: Rep Rows 1 and 2 seven more times but do not turn Row 13: K8, do not turn. The first base triangle has been work after completing Row 16. All live sts from the base triangle completed. have been decreased away. The first whole block of this tier has With the RS still facing, the right selvedge edge of the just-worked been completed; leave the sts on the needle. If you started with triangle forms the right side of the triangle, the 8 live sts on the 24 cast-on sts, repeat from * once more to complete the second needle form the left side, and the cast-on row forms the base. full block of this tier. Repeat Rows 1–13 until all cast-on stitches have been worked. Second side triangle If you began with 24 sts, there will be three 8-st triangles on the With WS still facing, pick up and purl 8 sts along the selvedge needle (Figure 1). Note: All figures show knitting with needle of the new block now between the needles, picking up from tip removed. to base of the triangle or block of the previous tier. Turn work so RS is facing. Row 1: (RS) K8, turn. Row 2: (WS) P6, p2tog, turn. Row 3: K7, turn. Row 4: P5, p2tog, turn. Row 5: K6, turn. Figure 1 Row 6: P4, p2tog, turn. Row 7: K5, turn. First tier of blocks (WS facing to begin) Row 8: P3, p2tog, turn. Row 9: K4, turn. Turn the work so the WS is facing. This tier and every other tier Row 10: P2, p2tog, turn. of blocks begins and ends with a half-block, or side triangle, at Row 11: K3, turn. each edge to maintain a straight selvedge. The live sts from each Row 12: P1, p2tog, turn. base triangle will be joined to the growing blocks of the new tier Row 13: K2, turn. by working the last st of the new block on WS rows together Row 14: P2tog, turn, and slip last st to the right needle. The with a live st from a block in the previous tier. second side triangle has been completed: 25 sts total, two full If you’re changing color on this row, purl the first st with both blocks of 8 sts each, one first side triangle of 8 sts, one second strands of yarn to secure them, then snip the old color. side triangle of 1 st (Figure 2). ©F+W Media, Inc. | All rights reserved | F+W Media grants permission for any or all pages in this issue to be copied for personal use | www.knittingdaily.com 4 Entrelac Knitting: How to Knit Entrelac Plus 6 Free Entrelac Knitting Patterns needle from the previous triangle counts as your first picked-up st, so you need to pick up and knit only 7 sts to have 8 sts for working each top triangle. Turn work so WS is facing. Row 1: (WS) P8, turn. Row 2: (RS) Ssk, k5, ssk, turn. Row 3: P7, turn. Row 4: Ssk, k4, ssk, turn. Row 5: P6, turn. Row 6: Ssk, k3, ssk, turn. Figure 2 Row 7: P5, turn. Row 8: Ssk, k2, ssk, turn. Second tier of blocks (RS facing to begin) Row 9: P4, turn. This tier consists of all full blocks. Row 10: Ssk, k1, ssk, turn.
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