Lessons in Entrelac

I spent a very enjoyable Saturday at a knitting workshop run by Judith Schur of Needlecase, at Amble Pin Cushion. Five of us were learning about modular and entrelac knitting under Judith’s expert tuition. She’s also recently run workshops on Fair Isle, Brioche and Sock Knitting.

Judith began by showing us some of her modular and entrelac creations, including, scarves, cowls and blankets. They look amazing!

We began learning the basics of modular knitting, making a mitred square, then picking up stitches along one edge before knitting a second square, and so on to make a 2 x 2 square sample.

We then worked on samples of entrelac.. which uses a similar technique but gives the appearance of woven strips of knitting. It looks really effective.

It was a lovely relaxing day, spent in great company.

I got my entrelac sample almost finished, completing it the following day. I’m really pleased with it.

One of Judith’s completed items that caught my eye was this cowl made using the modular technique, but using shell shapes instead of squares.

I think it’s stunning and couldn’t wait to try it, using one of the patterns Judith gave us during the session. I made a start tonight and completed the first shape. It’s so exciting to be learning something new!