Motley Entrelac Blanket - hand knitting pattern
Bring out your inner jester with an eye-catching combination of contrasting brilliance. Entrelac is one of those techniques that is far easier to work than the impressive result suggests, and that goes double for this two colour version, which only works one colour at a time. Use all your favourite colours all at once to make the best of this fun and interesting skill.
The Motley Entrelac Blanket is knit flat in entrelac with two colours. An applied i-cord edging is used to bind off and finish the provisional cast on, with stitches picked up along selvedges.
Techniques Provisional crochet cast on, increases/decreases, entrelac, picking up stitches, applied i-cord.
Sizes/Finished Measurements Baby: 25 ½ x 33 ½ (65 x 85 cm) Stroller: 30 ¾ x 40 ¼ (78 x 102 cm) Lap: 35 ¾ x 47 ¼ (91 x 120 cm) Throw: 44 ¼ x 58 ¾ (112.5 x 149 cm) Twin: 57 ½ x 81 ½ (146 x 207 cm) Full/Queen: 81 ¼ x 90 (206.5 x 228.5 cm)
Gauge 14 stitches and 20 rows = 4" (10 cm) in Stockinette Stitch, blocked
Contains:
- Illustrated knitting pattern
- Metric and imperial measurements
- Detailed directions for working entrelac
Materials you need at home:
- Bulky weight yarn; shown here in Knit Picks Chroma Twist Bulky (bulky weight, 70% Superwash Wool, 30% Nylon; 127 yards/100g)
- Main colour: 475 (655, 855, 1345, 3165, 4365) yd / 435 (600, 785, 1230, 2895, 3990) m
- Contrasting colour: 350 (500, 675, 1110, 2850, 3970) yd / 320 (460, 620, 1015, 2605, 3630) m
- 6 mm (US 10) 32” (40 cm) or longer circular needle
- 6 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles
- 6 mm (J-10) crochet hook
- Stitch markers
- Yarn needle
Holli Yeoh
A Holli Yeoh pattern is sure to offer something to learn, as well as a casually elegant aesthetic. Interesting techniques and clear instructions—developed from years of teaching and pattern writing experience—ensure a rewarding knit with beautiful results. Her work has appeared in industry leading publications including Vogue Knitting, Interweave Press, and Amirisu, as well as in her website (holli yeoh.com) and in her book Tempest, published in collaboration with SweetGeorgia Yarns.