Entrelac 2: New Techniques for Interlace Knitting

(Hardback)

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Dedicated knitters will find a fresh, fun challenge in this follow-up to the bestselling Entrelac. Filled with 85 new stitch patterns, Rosemary Drysdale's innovative collection features everything from cables, lace, and relief stitches to circles, triangles, and never-before-seen interpretations. Twenty-five patterns include projects for beautiful garments, accessories, baby gifts, and home dcor items.

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Entrelaca knitting technique in which the fabric is formed by knitting textured blockscan 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
Entrelaca knitting technique in which the fabric is formed by knitting textured blockscan 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

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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.