Entrelac tips and tricks

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Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on June 3, 2009 at 6:44am

What a good idea. I've only made the scarf, but I learned that you just have to forge ahead, even though the directions sound weird. Also, I had holes when I picked up only one side of the st. I got a better result from picking up a whole st. Also, Cat Bordhi's instructions for making the SSK look as neat as the K2Tog would be helpful next time I do one. --P

Permalink Reply by Sunshine on June 7, 2009 at 6:17pm

One of the handiest things I learned for entrelac is how to knit backwards. I hate having to turn my knitting every 10 stitches (or whatever small number of stitches each block is), and knitting backwards is actually surprisingly easy, so it's a great skill to learn. The only time I have found it doesn't help is when I'm doing the side triangles, I just can't seem to increase stitches backwards.

Permalink Reply by mae on June 9, 2009 at 2:54pm

I would like to learn that, but I haven't been able to figure it out myself. Do you have any links to a good video demo of it? I agree that it must be really useful to do when working entrelac.

Permalink Reply by Sunshine on June 12, 2009 at 5:14am

I didn't have a video or anything, I just started a purl stitch, then turned my knitting around to see how it worked and looked as a knit stitch going right. I kept doing this until I figured out how it looked and felt. It took me maybe an hour until I was knitting backwards as comfortably as I knit forward.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on June 9, 2009 at 8:52pm

I tried doing it on my Nonna Shawl, but it was so much slower than just turning it around. I need to practice that just on its own. I don't have any trouble doing the backside of intarsia, but there are some other things (such as short rows) where it would be nice to be able to knit backwards. --P

Permalink Reply by Robyn Alberta Mello on November 10, 2009 at 4:10pm

Youtube has a bunch of videos on backward knitting! Since I'm a bit bassackward it wasn't hard for me, esp. Since I learned throwing first!

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on November 10, 2009 at 6:45pm

Thanks! That's on my list for next year. --P

Permalink Reply by Jenny on February 21, 2011 at 7:59am

The latest KP podcast is all about entrelac and it highlights lots of tips and tricks for working with entrelac designs. Also, we had the pleasure of chatting with the lovely Rosemary Drysdale, author of Entrelac: The Essential Guide to Interlace Knitting. Stacey also talks with Michele Bernstein (IDP designer) about her beautiful entrelac infinity scarf.

 

If you are intersted, you can go here to hear more about the wonders of entrelac :)

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on February 21, 2011 at 8:37am

Thanks! I still need to listen to it!

Permalink Reply by Jenny on February 21, 2011 at 9:20am

Hope you enjoy it :)

Both Rosemary and Michelle give excellent advice. Kerin also chats with Alison and gives tons of great info on characteristics of entrelac fabric when knitted up and how to use it to your advantage.

 

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on February 21, 2011 at 12:11pm

I did enjoy it! Thanks for your part in bringing it to us!