Comments on: “Picking up” stitches for Ribbed Entrelac

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:43:36 +0000

Thank you so much for posting your instructions and pictures. I have been knitting lace for years and want to make the entrelac stole in the new Best of Interweave Knits book. I have read instructions several times but your pictures are worth a thousand words. Can’t wait to try the technique on a simple scarf.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:34:06 +0000

I usually hook the new yarn through, instead of lifting a half stitch onto a needle, then knitting into it later. Don’t you find that the edge gets stretched out?

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:35:48 +0000

Thanks for clarifying “picking up” vs. “picking up and knitting”. I think I always just “pick up” – but usually it’s going right-to-left. This appears to be picking up left to right, and knitting from right to left? Or would your friend’s way be to pick up the stitch and then knit it, then use the working yarn to pick up another stitch, and knit it?

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:56:46 +0000

Acck! I just picked up a ball on Noro on sale today to do the Entralac bag from my Stitch ‘n Bitch calendar. Now I’m wondering if I’m crazy. I’m sure going to need that 2nd article, Lucia. Just a little motivation….