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October 22, 2007 - Posted by Alice SchneblyNew Project, New Technique![]() I’ve started on another gift! This time I’m trying out a technique I’ve never used before—entrelac. So far I think it’s going pretty well, though I haven’t gotten comfortable enough to work without the pattern. I’m using the Entrelac Scarf Pattern written by Allison at Freckles and Purls. It’s a well written pattern and easy to understand, so I’m glad I chose to use it for my first attempt at entrelac!
After I started knitting with it there was a bit of a problem, and I’m not sure if this will be any different with the next skein I knit—the yarn that is wrapped around the “core” part of the yarn is a bit loose and now I’ve developed quite a bit of slack where I’ve had to keep pushing the outer layer of yarn down as I knit. I can just see this getting worse and worse as I go along, but I’m hesitant to cut it and interrupt the colors and I think it would just start up again anyways. The colors are looking very pretty, so I’m going to keep chugging along. I really hope I start to like this yarn more, because I think it is great that there’s an alternative to Noro that’s available in a big craft store. I actually purchased a few more skeins of this yarn for another gift already, though I’ll have to decide whether or not I want to keep it after I finish up this scarf! I really really want to like this yarn—there are already some pretty projects popping up that have used this yarn, so I hope my feelings about it change! |
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