Lady Eleanor, I Presume?

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MariHM — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:57:39 GMT

I just cast off my Lady E. took me a long time. Cast on in 2009.

It's such a joy to knit though.

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winterpromise31 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:53:24 GMT

I'm a bit late, but happy birthday!!!

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Lilianne — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:10:47 GMT

Kathleen,

I received the Knitting Daily e-mail today about the spring issue of Knitscene. When I clicked on the link to leave a comment, it said "access denied" even though I was logged in. Is this a broken link, or was I supposed to do something else?

Mary Anne

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BarbaraR@80 — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:26:11 GMT

Happy Birthday! I love entrelac, and should knit some more of it - great fun and as you said, I didn't want to stop.

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Cindyandgraham@me.com — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:27:47 GMT

I've used LionBrand Amazing to make entrelac cowls, knit in the round with knitting left to right for the purl rows. This yarn is fantastic for entrelac, beautiful subtle color changes, and a soft lovely halo. Enjoy!

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PaulyH — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:44:25 GMT

Scarf Style is one of the first knitting books I purchased, but felt intimidated by Lady Eleanor until I purchased 10 skeins of merino on sale and just decided to go for it a few months ago. The entrelac has proven have a soothing, satisfying rhythm to it, and it receives oohs and ahhs from friends. Unfortunately, I can see that 10 skeins won't be nearly enough to complete the long, luxurious shawl pictured. So maybe it will end up as a lap throw, which is what it's been to me this winter.

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marywoods — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:42:48 GMT

I relearned this technique before Christmas so that I could make the Reservoir Mitts from Knit Scene Accessories 2012 for my daughters for Christmas. These are a great small project to start with and they go up quick. My next project is the Cochin Shrug from the Knitting Daily Workshop: Entrelac Basics and Beyond. I recently purchased the DVD for help with this technique in the round. Eunny Jang is great!! And the DVD is well worth the price.

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yurtboutique — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:40:12 GMT

To make the back side of your entrelac as beutiful and the front, always slip the first sticth of every row and when picking up the stitches for the next unit, only pick up the back loop of each stitch you are picking up. You will be amazed at how clean the back looks.

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Rtknitter — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:35:03 GMT

My first venture in to entrelac was a baby blanket with pastel colors for each 'row'. As I recall it had about 11 stitches to each block and I soon learned that turning it every 11 stitches to knit on one side and purl on the other would take me forever to finish. So, I learned to knit backwards ~ in other words, do the purl row from the front. Simply reverse-engineer the mechanics of the purl stitch and I flew through the rest of that blanket. It was all worked from the same side. Happy entrelac!

Lorna, Sonora, CA

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Cooperk33518 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:55:24 GMT

I'm in the middle of an entrelac pattern using jojoland rhythm. The colors are simply beautiful! I understand what you mean about not being able to wait to see what comes next. Thank you for the tip about purling backwards. I'm going to try that right now!

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Cooperk33518 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:55:23 GMT

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knitviv1 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:45:14 GMT

Thanks for the tips on backwards knitting. I've attempted entrelac knitting but lost interest quickly with all the turning. This new technique should help! Any recommendations on what yarn to use for the Lady Eleanor?

Happy birthday Kathleen!

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Dusti@2 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:43:12 GMT

I think I am going to knit this one this year too. I have been wanting to for a few years but have not yet gotten to it. I think I am going to try Lion Brand Amazing for it. It may only be a wool/acrylic blend, but I think the color changes will be, well, amazing! I'm not yet sure what color I will use though. If so many people are going to be working on this, we should start a KAL for it!

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zeditor — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:24:28 GMT

La Lana Wools is no longer in business, alas. I have knit this project, twice, after learning about it during an entrelac class at my lys. The first time I used Boku -- its long color changes produce a gorgeous result. I then took the plunge and ordered the Forever Random wool (before La Lana went away). It was a special treat for myself for a significant birthday. The result is beautiful -- but the yarn color is much, much darker than that shown in the photo. So it's beautiful, but different. I love entrelac! Once you get the hang of it, the results are amazing, and people are convinced you are a knitting genius.

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WyomingK — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:00:41 GMT

Lady Eleanor! One of my early finished objects. I didn't know enough to be wary of entrelac in those early days. Glad I wasn't! Lady E is an excellent project. I used Noro Kureyon, which was fine for the stole, but really wasn't so great with the fringe, alas.