"Enterlak" is an interesting knitting technique, both knitting and crocheting. The fabric in this technique turns out to be unusual, as if it were woven from several knitted strips. Scarves, sweaters, vests, hats and even socks are knitted using the Enterlac technique.
Knitting "Enterlac" with knitting needles is simple and fun. The "Enterlac" technique can be mastered by both an experienced knitter and a beginner. The canvas in the "Enterlac" technique consists of triangles and rectangles. The triangle is used in the first row of the "weaving" of the fabric.
You will need: knitting needles, yarn leftovers.
Knitting a triangle base
Cast on 30 loops in any usual way. The total number of stitches taken should always be a multiple of the number of stitches in the base of the triangle. In the sample, the width of the triangle is 6 loops. From 30 basic loops, 5 triangles will be obtained.
Let's start knitting triangles. Remove the first loop as an edge loop (throw it over the right knitting needle without knitting. There should be only one loop on the right knitting needle). Knit the second loop with the front one, turn the knitting (there should be two loops on the right knitting needle).
Remove the first loop as an edge loop, knit the second one with the front loop, turn the knitting.
Remove the first loop (throw it over the right knitting needle without knitting). Knit the second and third loops from the left knitting needle with purl loops and turn the knitting.
There should be three loops on the left spoke. Remove the first loop as an edge loop (without knitting). Knit the second and third loops with the front ones, turn over the knitting. It is noticeable that a small triangle is formed.
Remove the first loop as an edge loop, knit the second, third and fourth loops from the left knitting needle with purl loops.
Turn knitting, remove the first loop as an edging. Knit the second, third and fourth loops.
Rotate knitting and remove the first loop as an hem. Purl the second, third, fourth and fifth loops.
Turn knitting, remove the first loop as the front loop. Knit the second, third, fourth and fifth stitches.
Turn knitting, remove the first loop as an edging. Purl the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth stitches.
That is, it turns out that in each front row you need to knit one more loop than in the previous row. As a result, there should be six loops of the side of the triangle on the right knitting needle and 6 loops are obtained at the base of the triangle.
Let's start knitting the second triangle. Knit two loops from the left knitting needle (7 and 8 in a row, we count loops starting from the first loop of the first triangle) purl.
Rotate knitting. We remove the loop as an edge loop, we tie the next one with the front one. Rotate knitting. We knit the second triangle in the same way as the first.
We knit triangles, there should be five of them in total.
Knitting the right side triangle
We attach a thread of a different color. Cast on 6 additional loops with a new thread on the left knitting needle. They are required to form a lateral triangle.
We knit these six loops (front loops, 1 row) as follows: we remove the first loop as an edge, we knit four front loops (5 loops on the right knitting needle), and we knit the sixth loop together with the open loop (first, lowest loop) of the lower triangle …
We turn knitting (knit purl row, 2 row): 1 hem, five purl loops, turn knitting.
In all front rows, you need to knit the last loop of the side triangle with an open loop of the lower triangle. 3 row (front loops): 1 edge, 4 front (total five loops on the right knitting needle), knit the sixth loop together with the open triangle loop, turn the knitting.
4 row (purl loops): 1 hem, 4 purl loops (five loops in total), leave the sixth loop on the left knitting needle not knitted, turn the knitting.
5 row (front loops): 1 edge, 3 front (only four loops, 6 loop does not participate in knitting), 5 loop we knit with a loop of the lower triangle.
6 row (seamy side): 1 hem, 3 purl, the fifth and sixth loops are left on the knitting needle not tied. Only four loops are involved in knitting.
7 row (front side): 1 edge, 2 front loops, we knit the fourth loop with the loop of the lower triangle.
8 row (seamy side): 1 hem, 2 purl, fourth, fifth and sixth loops do not knit.
9 row (front side): 1 edge, 1 front, we knit the third loop together with the loop of the lower triangle.
10 row (seamy side): 1 hem, 1 purl, turn (we do not knit the third, fourth, fifth and sixth loops).
11 row (front, last row of the triangle): 1 edge, we knit the second loop together with the loop of the lower triangle.
You should get a triangle like this:
Let's start knitting rectangles.
Knitting rectangles
We collect the loops of the rectangles from the side loops of the triangles-bases.
We collect six loops from the side of the triangle:
We knit one row (we count the loops dialed from the side of the triangle as the first row) with purl loops (it turns out that this is the second row). Further, in each odd row, we will knit the last loop with an open loop of the lower triangle:
We knit the 3rd row (front loops) as follows: 1 edge, 4 front loops (five loops in total), and we knit the sixth loop with the first open loop of the base triangle (as when knitting a side triangle). We turn knitting.
4 row (purl), remove one hem and knit five purl.
5 row (front): 1 edge, 4 front loops, knit the fifth loop with a loop of the triangle base.
6 row (purl): 1 hem, five purl.
7 row (front): 1 edge, four front, we knit the fifth with a loop of the triangle base.
8 row (purl): 1 hem, five purl.
9 row (front): 1 edge, four front, we knit the sixth loop with the loop of the triangle-base.
10 row (purl): 1 hem, five purl.
11 row (front): 1 edge, four front, we knit the sixth with a loop of the triangle of the base.
Thus, we knit all rectangles to the end.
Now we need to connect another side triangle. It does not fit like the first.
Knitting the left side triangle
We cast on six loops along the edge of the lower triangle and cast on six additional loops (there should be 12 loops on the needle in total).
Remove one edge loop and knit 11 purl loops (this is 1 row of a triangle).
2 row (front): 1 edge, 4 front, 2 loops together front, turn knitting;
3 row (wrong side): 1 hem, 3 purl, 2 loops together with the purl;
4 row (front): 1 edge, 3 front, 2 together front, turn knitting;
5 row (purl): 1 hem, 2 purl, 2 loops together, purl, turn;
6 row (front): 1 edge, 2 front, 2 loops together front, turn.
7 row (purl): 1 hem, 1 purl, 2 together purl, turn;
8 row (front): 1 edge, 1 front, 2 together front, turn;
9 row (purl): 1 hem, 2 together purl, turn;
10 row (front): 1 edge, 2 together front, turn;
11 row (purl): knit the three remaining loops together with the purl.
We start knitting the second row of rectangles.
Second row of rectangles
The second row of rectangles is easier to knit than the first, because you do not need to knit side triangles. If the canvas is one-color, there is no need to change the color, then we do not cut the thread and continue to knit. The loop that remains after knitting the side triangle will become the first loop of the base of the rectangle, you need to dial five more loops from the side of the rectangle in the previous row. There are six loops on the needle. Since I changed the color, I pulled a yellow loop from the last loop of the triangle and dialed five more (six in total).
We knit one row (we count the loops from the side of the lower rectangle as the first row) with purl loops (it turns out that this is the second row). Further, in each odd row, we will knit the last loop with an open loop of the lower rectangle:
3 row (front loops) we knit like this: 1 edge, 4 front loops (five loops in total), and we knit the sixth loop with the first open loop of the base rectangle (as when knitting a side rectangle). We turn knitting.
4 row (purl), remove one hem and knit five purl.
5 row (front): 1 edge, 4 front loops, knit the fifth loop with a rectangle loop.
6 row (purl): 1 hem, five purl.
7 row (front): 1 edge, four front, the fifth we knit with a rectangle loop.
8 row (purl): 1 hem, five purl.
9 row (front): 1 edge, four front, we knit the sixth loop with a rectangle loop.
10 row (purl): 1 hem, five purl.
11 row (front): 1 edge, four front, we knit the sixth with a rectangle loop.
Thus, we knit all rectangles to the end.
In the third row (as in the first), we begin and end the row with side triangles.
Final row
In order for the edge of the knitted canvas to be even, it is necessary to knit triangles, they will fill the space between the rectangles and the edge will be even.
We knit the triangles in the last row like this:
Cast on 6 stitches from the side of the rectangle (same as when knitting rectangles). We count the dialed loops as 1 row.
Row 2 (front): Knit 6 stitches with purl;
3 row (purl): 1 edge, 4 front, 6th we knit with an open loop of the front rectangle (as when knitting rectangles);
4 row (front): 1 hem, 3 purl, 5 and 6 loops together with the purl (they will form an even edge of the fabric);
5 row (purl): 1 hem, 3 knit, knit 5th loop with an open loop of a rectangle;
6 row (front) 1 hem, 2 purl, 4 and 5 loops knit together with the purl;
7 row (purl): 1 edge, 2 front, 4th loop to knit with a rectangle loop;
8 row (front): 1 hem, 1 purl, 3 and 4 loops, knit together with the purl;
9 row (purl): 1 edge, 1 front, knit the 3rd loop with a rectangle loop;
10 row (front): knit 1 edge, 2 and 3 loops together;
Row 11 (purl): Knit the remaining stitches together with the front one, cast on five stitches from the side of the rectangle for the next finishing triangle.
It turns out here is such an unusual canvas:
From the seamy side, the canvas looks no less impressive.
Close to the front side:
