Entrelac Knitting

In entrelac knitting beautiful textured diamond patterns are created. It's a very interesting type of knitting that sometimes gives a fiber that looks like basket woven strips. Interlocked pieces are connected which have different orientations in this knitting. It can be done in circular or flat. However, in circular knitting is turned after full round of squares and the next set is knitted in opposite direction.

In entrelac knitting you can have a multicolored fabric in many patterns and different colors for a single pattern. However keep it as simple as you can use minimum colors as possible. To make a good entrelac pattern, you only require knit stitch and purl stitch and you must have the ability to knit or purl two stitches together. You can also use garter stitch or stokineete stitch.

It's simple to this. First knit a base triangle, cast on seven stitches starting with purl stitch. Continue until 14 rows with stokineete stitches. For second block, use another color cast 7 stitches on another needle, repeat seven times for next row and knit 7 stitches. After this, for next row knit 6 purl stitches and purl 7th stitch together with adjacent stitch of first block. For the third block, across upper edge of first block pick up 7 stitches and then continue with yarn from second block, knit purl stitches for 1st row. And with stokineete stitch knit till next 14 rows. make sure you use different colors for the next block. And after a few reputation you have it.

The goodness of entrelac knitting is that a row of knitting contain many small rows inside the blocks and to have square edges then knit with triangles. Generally it's done same as squares but with decrease and increase of stitches.