#entrelac

Here we see nearly identical pictures of the work, the first is unedited so that you can see the active square which is started from the selvedge of the square where the spare DPN is inserted into the split yarn that is not joined to the stitch above. The second has a line drawn showing the path I will need to take from the active stitches down into the knitting.

Note: I like joining my entrelac squares a little bit differently than I typically see instructed. When picking up the stitches for the new square typically you would pick up the stitch so that the selvedge is on the wrong side. I like to pick up the stitches so that the selvedge shows on the front of the work and the color of the next row gives a little decorative detail.

Stage one of the drop back. Since that first stitch has a lot going on, being the edge stitch and where the yarn transitions to the next square, it gets a red stitch holder to make sure that nothing's coming loose and is easily identified. I'm not completely detaching the two squares, just disconnecting the selvedge stitches until I get back to the column on the adjacent square I'm going to have to drop back on, which is at the gap at the right side of the stitch holder.

We have arrived! Now to rework the split stitch and then put it all back together.

Fixed! The crochet hook is pointing at the reworked stitch, which is a little bulky. When I started reworking that column of stitches I realized that I had a little bit more yarn in that spot than I wanted to leave so pulled up the yarn and formed an extra stitch which was then worked as a k2tog to tuck away the excess. It's a little bulky but there won't be a hole and unless you're feeling the fabric you probably won't notice it.

I offer custom hand knitted entrelac neckwarmers and pillows in any pride flag or colour scheme you want, in addition to the ones I currently have already made and posted for sale! Neckwarmers are $50 and pillows are $75.

This week's WIP Wednesday is a Pride Edition! Being a part of the LGBTQ+ community is a huge part of my life and a label that I am honored to have. It's inspired my knits as well. I wanted to share some pride projects that I've finished in previous years! Next week, I'll share what pride projects I'm currently working on.

The first is a rainbow-striped etrelac scarf that I knit for myself almost ten years ago. It's my go-to on cold winter days! It's knit with Lion Brand's Wool-Ease DK Yarn. Unfortunately, the colors used in this scarf have mostly been discontinued but the yarn still exists. I do recommend this yarn, it's easy to work with and not that expensive. The pattern is a typical entrelac doubled and then sewn together so that it's the same on both sides.

The second is a rainbow sweater that I made for my twin sister last year. Since I've been going through my stash, I realized that I had quite a bit of rainbow yarn from that previous scarf left over. The initial plan was to make an entirely rainbow-striped sweater, and I was disappointed when I realized the colors were discontinued. But this more subtle beauty was born! The basis for the pattern was the Real Easy Raglan by Emily Bolduan.

Earlier this year, I made myself another rainbow sweater, but this time in a simple brioche pattern. I'd found Red Heart's Stripes on sale as Joann's was going out of business, and knew I had to do something with it. This is the Dancing Aurora by Drops Design, and this is one of my favorite sweaters of all time. I love the way it looks and the way that it fits.

And those are my most recent pride projects! I'm always happy to show who I am through my clothing, and all of these pieces make me unbelievably happy. What are you working on this week?

Okay so I think I am finished with proof-of-concept sample of entrelac in double stockinette.

Main takeaways:

wow it seems to be actually easier than normal entrelac (no that I would know bc it's my first time doing entrelac OR double stockinette)

the principle from double-knit to do it on smaller needles than normally still applies

increasing needs to be done on both sides in every row, like they were separate even triangles; I think it looks best with Knit Right Loop Increase and Knit Left Loop Increase; KRL when the edge is to the left of the increase and KLL when the edge is to the right

there's no edge stitch necessary at all, i just go with double stockinette as normal and it translates perfectly to two layers

squares are almost perfectly square with very minimal adjustment because I don't need to do the whole "twice as many rows as columns" thing

I want zig-zagged start and finish from full squares instead of triangles, and think Twisted Chain Cast-On (formerly known as Chinese Waitress Cast-On) is neat, because I can cast it for every square separately, max 60 loops at the time, instead of casting 420 or 600 at once; however, this is rather dense and stiff cast-on when amount of columns is effectively halfed right after casting, so I might tinker with it a bit more

keeping sides separate is a bit tricky for modules' edges, but it gets easier quickly

the trick when joining the module to the living edge is that after casting from the selvedge, I have on my left needle 2 loops that are to be joined in this round, one to every layer, and I find it best to group them with their respective loops of the current module beforehand – uhh. This doesn't sound clear, does it. I think I might just do some photos when I get to that point again

all in all, it creates such a clean cute reversible effect, it really does feel like cheating. It might be easier than normal entrelac for me

i think it might be perfect blanket pattern for me? my platonic blanket texture and grammage is boiled wool, blanket needs be sturdy and warm and not hole-y at all, so I was always extremely apprehensive towards knitted blankets; but this, small air-holding pockets of relatively dense knit, this is perfect while also having a potential to be wildly decorative

I'm going to test whether I can incorporate invisible cast-on for double-knitting, and if I can, I'm off to my target yarn