Knitch Magazine

Jazzy Entrelac Hat

Entrelac looks difficult but if you can knit and purl you can do it. Don't try to figure it out, just

blindly follow the instructions and it will work out.

Materials Needed:

Needles: #7 – 16" circular needles and #7 dpn set

Yarn: Caledon Hills™ Worsted Wool exclusively from Yarnmarket.

One skein each of 7 colors or use 3 colors, repeating the colors, as desired.

Colors used here: 863 – Albion Sunset; 813 – Raccoon; 811 – Red Maple;

829 – Log Cabin; 807 – Pampas; 805 – Limestone; 899 – Wild Irises

Gauge: 20 stitches in ribbing = 4"

Instructions:

CO 84 stitches for Small (Medium 90, Large 96.) Any Multiple of 6 will work. Note that if you

tend to cast on tightly, it is best to use at least one size larger needle for casting on.

Join in the round being careful not to twist the stitches.

Knit in 1X1 ribbing (k1, p1) for 1-1/4"

Base Triangles – The Entrelac design begins with base triangles. In each odd row of a triangle,

you knit the stitches that you just purled plus the next stitch from the circle, thus adding one stitch

on each odd row as follows:

Row 1: k1, turn

Row 2: p1, turn

Row 3: k2, turn

Row 4: p2, turn

Row 5: k3, turn

Row 6: p3, turn

Row 7: k4, turn

Row 8: p4, turn

Row 9: k5, turn

Row 10: p5, turn

Row 11: k6 – Do not turn; One triangle is complete.

Continue with the stitch immediately to the left of the most recently knit stitch. Repeat rows 1-11

around the circle until all ribbing stitches have been used. You should have 14 (15, 16) little

"bubbles" on your circular needle (see 1st photo above right.) If you could flatten out the bubbles, each would

look like a little triangle (see 2nd photo right.)

First Round – Right Slanting Rectangles

For the first round, work with the wrong side of

the hat facing you, picking up stitches, purlwise,

along the side of the base triangles. In later

rounds, you will have rectangles rather than

triangles from which you will pick up stitches

(see 3rd photo right.)

Row 1: [WS] Attach color 2 to the corner of

the first triangle closest to your right

needle; pick up (purlwise) and p6 sts

evenly along the first base triangle; sl

last picked-up st onto the left needle;

p2tog with next st on the needle; turn

work. Note that in following rounds,

you will pick up stitches along the

previous round's rectangles rather than

triangles.

Even Rows 2-10: [RS] k6; turn work.

Odd Rows: 3-9: [WS] p5; p2tog; turn work

Row 11: [RS] p5; p2tog; do not turn work; first

rectangle is complete.

Repeat Rows 1-11 around the circle until you are

back at the beginning of the round.

Second Round – Left Slanting Rectangles

For the second round, work with the right side of

the hat facing you, picking up stitches, knitwise,

along the side of the previous round's rectangles.

Row 1: [RS] Attach color 3 to the corner of the

first rectangle; pick up (knitwise) and

k6 sts evenly along the first rectangle;

sl last picked-up st to the left needle; ssk with next st on the needle; turn work.

Even Rows 2-10: [WS] p6; turn work.

Odd Rows: 3-9: [RS] k5; ssk; turn work

Row 11: [WS] k5; ssk; do not turn work; first rectangle is complete.

Repeat Rows 1-11 around the circle until you are back at the beginning of the round.

Third Round – Right Slanting Rectangles: Repeat first round of right slanting rectangles.

Fourth Round – Left Slanting Rectangles: Repeat second round of left slanting rectangles

picking up only 5 stitches evenly spaced along the edge of the rectangles.

Fifth Round – Right Slanting Rectangles: Repeat first round of right slanting rectangles

picking up only 5 stitches evenly spaced along the edge of the rectangles.

Photo 2

Photo3

Top Triangles – begin crown

Row 1: [RS] pick up (knitwise) and k4 sts along edge of rectangle; sl last picked-up st to the

left needle; ssk with next st on the needle; turn work.

Row 2: p4, turn work

Row 3: k3, ssk, turn work

Row 4: p3, w&t

Row 5: k2, ssk, turn work

Row 6: p2, w&t

Row 7: k1, ssk, turn work

Row 8: p1, w&t

Row 9: ssk, do not turn work. One triangle is complete.

Continue until you have worked triangles around the entire circle.

Next Row: k around circle. This knit round eliminates the triangles and all remaining rows are

knit normally. You should have 56 (60, 64) stitches on your needles.

For the remaining rows, decrease on odd rows and knit around on even rows as described below.

Note that you will need to switch to dpn as the number of stitches becomes fewer.

Row 1: Decrease – *k4, k2tog; repeat from * around circle; for medium and large, you will

have a few extra stitches to knit at the end of each decrease round.

Row 2: k around

Row 3: Decrease – *k3, k2tog; repeat from * around circle.

Row 4: k around

Row 5: Decrease – *k2, k2tog; repeat from * around circle.

Row 6: k around

Row 7: Decrease – *k1, k2tog; repeat from * around circle.

Row 8: k around

Row 9: Decrease – k2tog around circle.

For different sizes, if more than 12 sts remain, repeat decrease row 9.

Cut a long tail. Weave tail through the remaining stitches. Weave in all ends.

Knitting terms:

w&t To work a purl side w&t, place the yarn at the back of the work; slip the next stitch

from left needle to right (purlwise); draw the yarn around the slipped stitch, back to the

front and return the stitch back to the left needle before turning the work and continuing

with the pattern.

ssk Slip the next 2 stitches, one at a time as if to knit, to the right needle; insert the left

needle into the fronts of these two stitches and knit them together.

Where to buy Caledon Hills™ Worsted Wool: Yarnmarket.com