Comments on: Entrelac vs. Garterlac

By: D.G. Itschner

D.G. Itschner — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:14:23 +0000

all your entrelac varitations are right down the lines I have been trying to work out. I was thinking maybe some small lace patterns in each block. My stumbling point is I want to make a purse/bag. I like to knit in the round and was thinking if I could start either at the bottom and work up in the round and then bind off the front of the knitting and continue the bag, tapering it off to a point it could be done all in one piece. I would like to start it with a row of full sized diamonds, not the triangles.
Have you or any one else seen this done. I thought I remembered seeing something on the web, but have never been able to relocate. (so what else is new?) If you have any ideas, I would really like to hear about it.
Thanks in advance. D. G. Itschner

By: helene lidge

helene lidge — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:20:18 +0000

I am in awe of your ability to knit. I am an intermediate beginner and am just learning the enrelac stitch and feel I am a bit obsessive about it. I just love that stitch.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:42:42 +0000

If you Google around for “Step Above Socks” you’ll find an entrelac sock pattern from Knitters’ that uses broken rib blocks (here’s a link to a beautiful pair http://knitflix.blogspot.com/2006/09/2006-15-asa-4.html) - the blocks are longer than they are wide, but they tend not to stretch as much; I’m making a pair myself right now, and I like the look of them very much!

By: alwen

alwen — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:18:07 +0000

Now my brain is percolating: I wonder if you could do double-knitted entrelac? Like I need yet another new knitting technique to dive into!

By: J

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:23:19 +0000

I have been obsessing on entrelac lately so your post was really well timed. The only thing I’d miss is the bulges created by stockinette. The ribbed swatch is almost too flat for me. But I agree, I don’t like the wrong side on a scarf thing either. Hmmmm. You have given much too ponder……

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:06:23 +0000

Very interesting……

By: Spike

Spike — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:59:03 +0000

Hmmmm . . . Satchi’s idea is an interesting one, and worth putting on my “Ideas to Steal” . . . er, “Entertaining Concepts” list for the next entrelac project.