142 comments on “Learn to Knit Entrelac”

1. Thanks sooo much!! I’ve taught myself entrelac, but this way I’ll at least have a video that let’s me know exactly how to do it and whether or not I’ve been doing it right!!

   Have a great Christmas!!

2. I just want to tell you that I love you!!!! I just decided the other day to take on Entrelac and here is a tutorial. I’ve bought 2 of your patterns and I’ll buy more. I’m such a big fan!

   Merry Christmas.

   Ps. I’m a beginning (little) knitter but when I grow up to be an advanced (big) knitter I wanna be just like you!

3. Ohhhh Staci…I know that it is Christmas and all but I must say that every time I get an email from you, I’m like a kid on Christmas morning that just received the best gift ever!! You are soooo appreciated and respected. Lots of love and have a great Christmas. xo

4. this looks like the project that will get me started on Entrelac. Thank you for the tutorial.

5. Thank you! I have always shied away from enterlac because it looks sooo complicated. You did a wonderful job explaining the technique. I am looking forward to making the scarf.

6. Oh I just saw Entrelac demonstrated on a TV show last week and I was captivated. Thank you for this tutorial, I was having a bit of difficult time trying to get it from just written instruction. I’ll be off and running thanks to your help. And what a nice free design to begin with.

7. I made an Entrelac scarf (possibly the same pattern) last year also in Noro, it seems that yarn is meant for Entrelac! It’s a slow process, but very rewarding. I’m glad you showed how to do it, I don’t know how many people told me they were too scared to even try it!

   Merry Christmas Staci, to you, your family and to all your furry housemates!

8. Sooooo fantastic!!!!thank you so much,can’t wait to watch and start!!!! Merry Christmas!!!

9. Thank you so much for this tutorial, i have been at it every free moment!! The video is very clear and easy to follow and i picked it up right away and love it 🙂
   Im now wondering if you would be able to follow up with something showing how to do the pattern with knitting in both directions, negating the need to turn the work? I have read it is possible and makes the entrelac much quicker to knit but cant find any instructions on how to do it.

   Thanks again,
   Jac

10. Another great video. Thanks Staci.
    I was wondering if you cold show how to do entrelac in the round.
    I love this technique and want to make a bag now in the round.

11. I agree – another great tutorial.

    Thank you, Staci, and Merry Christmas !

12. Wow. I can’t wait to try this. Thank you so much, again, for all your efforts to help all along with that wonderful thing we call knitting! I probably would have never tried this as it looked to difficult. It is on my list of knitting projects now. Hope you had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

13. This is the pattern I use as a base for my entrelac! I’m working on enterlac in the round now 🙂

    Anyone afraid, don’t be! Entrelac is addictive knitting at its best :^)

14. Thank you Staci for the BEST Christmas gift! I’ve been wanting to learn Entrelac.
    Thank you, thank you!

15. Staci, can you tell me where I can buy some of this long strand variegated yarn?? my local craft store dont carry it.

16. Hi Tonya – you can find the yarn that is recommended for the Entrelac Scarf online at Jimmy Beans Wool. They carry really beautiful colorways –
    http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/knitting/yarn/Noro/SilkGarden.asp?gclid=CJfQo6SSo60CFWvptgodVBj5ng

    S t a c i

17. Staci,

    I just wanted to add myself to your list of grateful students. I had my first knitting lesson 9 months ago and was instantly hooked. Recently, I’ve bought your “Learn to knit….” patterns for the Christmas Stocking and the Amirah Fingerless Gloves. And, like someone said above, you have become my very own personal tutor. Your videos are just wonderful! So, I’m thrilled to see the new Entralac videos! Thank you so much for what you do!

18. I was wondering if this could be made big enough for a blanket?? Its such a pretty design and thought it would make a pretty blanket.

19. Hi Tonya – yes, you can easily make this wide enough for a blanket. Just make sure you’re casting on a multiple of 8, and you can make it any width.

    S t a c i

20. I am new to knitting. My mother tried to get me interested when I was younger. Unfortunately I wasn’t ready to learn. My mom has been gone for about six years now. I heard her small voice in my head over Christmas break “ready yet?”. I found a simple dishcloth video to start with. I fell in love with it and want to do more. Your entrelac is so beautiful that I am determined to learn. I have almost memorized the video. You are wonderful. I am almost 60 and feel like a teenager when doing this. Thank you for enhancing my life and also fulfilling a dream for my mom!

21. Hi Staci! I have been wanting to do Domino(Modular) Knitting. Would it be a problem to come up with a tutorial for Domino Knitting? Oh by the way, I really enjoyed this Entrelac pattern. You are the BEST and MOST-TALENTED KNITTER!! I really enjoy your patterns and tutorials. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! HUGS>>>>>

22. Thanks for sharing this tutorial! I started this scarf on Friday, posted a picture on my Facebook page. It is so easy once you know the basics!

23. Great video! I’ve admired entrelac for so long, but didn’t think I could pick up all the stitches required. This is so helpful and I have be beginnings of a scarf that I am so excited about!

24. Is there a yarn similar to the noro silk garden that is less expensive,I want to do a test pattern first. By the way the video was just great, very helpful and professional. You made it much easier than I thought it would be. Thank you so much!!!!

    Carol

25. I too was wondering if there was a different yarn similar to to Noro Silk Garden. Altho beautiful , way more than i could afford. Also I was wondering if you could use a different weight of yarn that is still self striping.

26. Is there a way to find out the name of the yarn that the lady was useing who was teaching in the video. I heard her say she was not useing Noro but couldnt remember the name of the yarn she was using. Thank you

27. Hi Virginia – in the video, I’m using a yarn called “Classic Shades” by a company called Universal Yarns. It’s an inexpensive alternative to Noro yarns.

28. Thank you for a great follow along!!! question …. on right side triangle on row 3 and odd rows knit 2tog or purl 2tog? pattern different then demo. thanks sincerly Tim

29. Hi Tim – please follow the written instructions for accuracy!

    Thanks for the note –
    S t a c i

30. Thank you so much ,relay i learn many things ,i was not know how to do it .
    Have a good time

31. THank you,your video and website are awsom ! I finly learned how to understand and do Entrelac ! I tryed planet purl and had no success with the on line class . I have been knitting for almost 6 years now and I live and breath knitting.

32. Thank you for putting this tutorial together. I have been curious about Entrelac and now I am knitting it thanks to you. 🙂

33. I have tried entrelac knitting before and always got abit confused. I am left handed and the end triangles always messed me up(always thinking I have to reverse pattern). Your tutorial and the pattern, helped me figure it out, duh :). So thank-you very much.

34. You are amazing!! Your videos are exciting, and even for long-time knitters they are thrilling and enlightening!!!

35. A question…When the pattern, and you, say to “…pick up and purl 8 sts…” (in row 1 of middle squares of Tier 1)…what I am seeing is that you pick 8 sts, but you are not purling them in the video. Then you knit the next row. Where does the “purl” come in…or where did it go??
    (Similarly, in row 1 of Tier 2, the pattern says to “…pick up and knit 8 sts…You, in the video, pick up 8 sts, but you do not knit them. Then you purl the next row. Where did the knit come in…or go??)
    What I have been doing (incorrectly, maybe??) is that I pick up a stitch with my right needle, slip it to my left needle, then I either purl it, or knit it, depending on whether it said to pick up and purl, or pick up and knit. (I do the next rows just as you do them.)
    I went to a Tutorial for “Picking up and knitting stitches” and it did what you did, so you are not alone. What I do not understand is why say “pick up and knit” if you do not knit? Why not just say “pick up 8 stitches? What am I missing??

36. Best tutorial I’ve seen. I started charity knitting after having to give up wood working because of nerve damage in my hands. Been wanting to try entrelac. Don’t feel so intimidated now.

37. Hey, okay I just found this video, or I was afraid to open it up. I am going to learn how to do this. I finished the green pullover sweater, wow, I am so proud of YOU and ME. I have been so busy now reinforcing my socks. My question is I do the I guess you call it traditional sock pattern cuff down which, the heel flap is done in a eye of the partridge pattern. Do I still need to reinforce this heel flap? I have been so busy, Thanks to all of your wonderful tutorials, I have never been so happy with my knitting. Big Thanks to all of your hard work, that makes it so much easier for all of us out here.Thank You

38. Thanks for posting the free tutorial and pattern for the entrelac scarf. I just shared it on Facebook so that my fans can see how easy this technique is for doing stunning colourwork. This is my first time at your site. I got here from your You-Tube video, and I must say your site is clean and easy to navigate. It is full of vibrant creativity, too. I will definitely be back.
    Chris

39. Somewhere I posted that it took me about 4 decades to attempt entrelac. It was that scary for me.

    Then I found the above pattern and website and YouTube and got my fingers moving. Frogging occurred but that’s good – it’s a wonderful teacher.

    I will say that I was dumbfounded at how easy entrelac actually is to do!!

    Therefore, be not afraid, my gentle snowflakes (as Lewis Black says) and go forth and have fun.

    Thank you to all who helped me to learn and enjoy entrelac.

40. Thank you for this tutorial. It really helped me to get the hang of the basics. I do have a question though. How would you switch colors if you are using a different color for each tier? I’ve been looking all over for help in this.

41. Hello! I cannot wait to get the yarn and start this entrelac scarf! Problem loading the pattern from Ravelry., so I went to the other website and I don’t think she has it on the website anymore. I can watch the You Tube video (thank you so much-you are awesome lady!)but I came for the rows that weren’t included on the video. Newbie, I need some patterns and vids to get things rolling. If you get a chance it would be greatly appreciated! Have a good weekend, I ope it cools off down there, its been a real muggy treat of a summer up here, thats me being sarcastic. I loved the story about fostering your dog, I cannot do that, I will HAVE atleast 10 by the time I’m done.

42. Hi Staci, I love your site. You are a wonderful teacher and I’ve learned so much already. Could you tell me which wool you used for your finished scarf in the video, the lovely mix of sky blues and deep reds? I assume that the universal yarns wool you described in a previous comment was the dark red wool you used for the demonstration. I admit it:, I just want to copy your good taste!

43. I would like to thank you so much for providing a hands-on approach to entrelac. I was able to master it after watching your video. Thank you again.

44. This was an amazing tutorial. I am halfway through my scarf and this was a technique I never thought I’d master. 🙂

45. staci
    the entrelac is fantastic to do I did an entrelac blanked in crochet it was a breeze. The scarf is more fun.

    SS

46. Dear Staci,

    Greetings to you from Haarlem in the Netherlands.

    I love your introduction to entrelac knitting. I was feeling lonely here in the Netherlands and just browsing different sites for knitting, tatting etc. and came upon your video, it is wonderful! I could just smell the coffee, your little yarn sample landed in! Thank you for the connection to home! I’m finishing a pair of socks and the next projects will be your ruffle scarves, for my daughter and grandaugthers, after that I plan to start on the entrelac techique. i saw a beautiful sweater done in that technique in Vezelay, France in a little shoppe with absolutely beautiful knits in delicate yarns and colors.
    I’m just getting settled in a small apartment in a “Hofje” in the center of Haarlem. Listening to you makes me feel right at home. Thanks!! Dagmar

47. Thank you so much for your lovely videos. I am a new knitter. I learned the basics in March at my LYS and now have been knitting socks. I have seen this video before, but, now feel like I can tackle it. Thanks for taking us step by step through each different technique. I can’t wait to get started on this! Thanks again! Jen

48. It took me 40 years to get up the courage to try entrelac — and your scarf and instructions and YouTube, etc. made it happen for me a couple of years ago.

    I laugh now at how truly easy entrelac is … and how much fun.

    My next step is to learn how to knit backwards so I don’t have to turn the work. But, since turning is no big deal, I am not in a rush to learn.

    At first, I frogged the beginning a few times – until I realized that the ‘strange curled look’ was correct – so I trusted and continued.

    Thank you! Thank you!!

49. Hi Staci, thanks for the entrelac video. I had never heard of this design before, although I have been knitting since I was 7 years old, a long time ago! I do have a question. When starting to knit, do you automatically get the same effect with the color changes as in your beautiful sample? I wonder if some of the small blocks will turn out to be half one color and half another. I recently found yarn with long color changes required by this technique and wonder if it will work. I have the instructions which I downloaded from Ravelry, but it doesn’t say anything about this issue. Thanks very much!

50. Yes – even with long-strand dyed yarns, the colors aren’t always going to change between blocks, and you can get a block that is half-and-half. It’s the knitters choice to just run with it, or if you see that’s going to happen, you can break the yarn, cut out the rest of the color that isn’t going to make a complete block, and start the new block with the new color.

    Hope that helps!
    S t a c i

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