Entrelac 2: New Techniques for Interlace Knitting

by Rosemary Drysdale

Overview

Dedicated knitters will find a fresh, fun challenge in this follow-up to Rosemary Drysdales bestselling Entrelac. Filled with 85 all-new stitch patterns for creating texture in fabric, Drysdales innovative collection takes this hot new needlework craze to the next level. Advanced beginners and intermediates can try their hand at everything from cables, lace, and relief stitches to circles, triangles, and never-before-seen interpretations, along with 25 patterns for beautiful garments, fashion accessories, baby gifts, and home décor projects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936096633
Publisher:	Sixth & Spring Books
Publication date:	09/23/2014
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,058,437
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Rosemary Drysdale has enjoyed a decades-spanning career as a designer and teacher of knitting and embroidery, at both the Pratt Institute and Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York. She is also an editor at Vogue Knitting and Knit Simple magazines as well as a yarn industry consultant. Rosemary lives in Long Island, NY.

Editorial Reviews

Entrelac—a knitting technique in which the fabric is formed by knitting textured blocks—can be addictive. In the sequel to her popular primer, Entrelac, Drysdale takes the technique a step further, incorporating lace, cables, and colorwork into the blocks. She begins with an overview of the basics, followed by a series of entrelac stitches that go well beyond these fundamentals. An extensive exploration of shape using the technique follows, featuring a variety of star shapes as well as zigzags and braids. The final section of the book is a collection of patterns featuring entrelac, including both garments and accessories in bold styles. . . . entrelac enthusiasts will discover plenty here to take their knitting to the next level.” —Library Journal

From the Publisher

02/01/2015
Entrelac—a knitting technique in which the fabric is formed by knitting textured blocks—can be addictive. In the sequel to her popular primer, Entrelac, Drysdale takes the technique a step further, incorporating lace, cables, and colorwork into the blocks. She begins with an overview of the basics, followed by a series of entrelac stitches that go well beyond these fundamentals. An extensive exploration of shape using the technique follows, featuring a variety of star shapes as well as zigzags and braids. The final section of the book is a collection of patterns featuring entrelac, including both garments and accessories in bold styles. Some of the stitch-and-garment pairings are a little offbeat—entrelac openwork doesn't lend itself very well to a sweater—but there are some interesting uses of the craft in several of the accessory patterns. VERDICT Beginners should probably start with Drysdale's introductory text, which explains the basics of the technique in thorough detail, but entrelac enthusiasts will discover plenty here to take their knitting to the next level.

Library Journal