February 13, 2011
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Entrelac attack
Decided to take an entrelac knitting class along with the nail tech a local knit shop. As busy as my schedule has been lately its been a nice diversion. This knitting technique looks more complicated than it is. I went by to sign up for the class and the techer happened to be there and she ashored me that it was easier than it looked and she showed me some amazing things she had made using the technique. So far this is what I have done and it is like knitting drunk or Katy-wampas, LOL, its just crazy. Like who invented this kind of knitting. This is going to be a scarf.
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Oh my goodness the first time I ever tried entrelac it was on a hat! Total disaster! I think because it was in the round and part of it you kinda had to learn to backwards knit. That scarf looks funner and easier though! I might just have to try it again!
Don’t forget to post a finished photo!
@spinner_mom - oh, yeah, she did teach us to knit backwards so we didn’t have to turn the work. It was awkward at first but I think I’m getting the hang of it now as I go along. The worst part was learning to hold the yarn so it would wrap around the needle to pull it thru the stitch with backwards knitting. But I can see how its a great technique for working on small areas like with entrelac. I’ll post pics along the way : )
wow, that looks awesome!
I made an afghan the same way doing each row of blocks out of a different worsted weight yarn. It’s a great way to use up your stash of small amounts of yarn.
Pick a yarn weight (in this case worsted, although I’ve done it in bulky, too) and a color, and start collecting yarns that feel good, have different textures, and are a shade of the color you chose or of a color adjoining it on the color wheel, and start knitting. You’re sure to end up with something beautiful that feels wonderful.
I made my afghans with squares instead of triangles on the edges for a sort of scalloped appearance, and did a row of single crochet, and then a row of backward single crochet (shrimp stitch) around it to strengthen the joins between the scallops on the edge and the edge itself.
The best hint I have if you plan to do this is to use a needle a size smaller than you’d use for the same yarn in a sweater. It gets too stretchy otherwise in something that big.
@lostarts - Thanks for the great entrelac ideas. Your the best : )