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Entrelac A lesson in patience. . . . Entrelac is also called basket weave. Kathleen Kinder wrote a wonderful explanation for this technique in one of her books, and in all the entrelac patterns I have, the author has made reference to it. Yvonne Rhodes has an excellent book on the technique called "Simple as a Basket case". This demonstration is my own observations for this technique. All samples are worked on a bulky knitting machine.
To begin, cast on 40 stitches to make a swatch. Use needles 20-0-20. E wrap; cast on, and knit two rows – carriage at right. Remove weaving brushes (This is where you start your short rows). Pull all needles into holding position, except the first needle closest to the carriage. Knit two rows. Continue in this manner (pulling one more stitch into working) until 9 stitches are in work. Next row: pull two stitches into working, knit one row CAL, pull the first 10 stitches into holding position, and continue knitting as you did with the first 10 stitches. Repeat this pattern until all the needles have been worked. Cut the yarn. In K. Kinder’s book, you are asked to take off the work with waste yarn. I find if you are working without a pattern, it is easier to keep the work in holding position.
Starting the second colour can be challenging. This is the side diamond shape. CAL to begin, move the first stitch (20 L) onto needle 21 L. Knit two rows. Continue taking the closest stitch from the first row and placing it on 21 L, and at the same time, pulling one needle on the left into working position. Once 10 stitches from colour one are worked into colour two, you should be at 30 L and 21 L with 10 empty needles to the right. Pick up these 10 stitches, knit one row to right, pull 30-21L into holding position, and continue with the next series of 10 stitches. Work until your last group of 10 – because this is a side edge, there are no stitches from colour one to transfer, so you will decrease one stitch on the right side every two rows to create the straight edge. On your last stitch, break yarn and knit it through last stitch to anchor. Colour two complete.
Colour three (or repeat colour one) Carriage on right. Hang 10 stitches from the finished edge in colour two onto 11 R – 20 R. Knit two rows. Take the stitch from 10 R onto 11 R. Knit two rows. Continue transferring one stitch until all 10 stitches have been knit in. There will be 10 empty needles – transfer edge from colour two below onto these needles and continue until all 4 sections are knit. You will be 20-0-20 again.
To finish, short row the last section, decreasing one stitch on the right till they are all cast off. You repeat colours 2 & 3 until desired length.
Completed swatch. Keep in mind the 40 stitch swatch is knit on the bias, and will be a much wider swatch. Copyright 2001-Mary-Lee McGraw all rights reserved. No portion of this demonstration may be reproduced either electronically or photocopied without permission from author
11/16/2003
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