  by Star Athena
As a devotee of creating hand-knitted gifts, I tend
to run into the same problem every year: What can I make with just one
skein and half a day? I want to knit something practical, pretty, and looks like it took much longer to make than it did. Oh yeah, and it should be fun to knit. Tall order? Not really. This headband is a great introduction to entrelac and by the time you’ve got it down, you’re finished! Any yarn can be used, but variegated fibers really shine, creating a look of complicated colorwork without changing yarn. Also, my least favorite part of entrelac is the non-public side of the knitting. It looks, well, funny. No worries, here it doesn’t show.
This project is worked using a basic entrelac technique.
You will work individual triangles and diamonds back and forth, one
after the other. The work will look funny as it is in progress, but
don’t
give up. The pattern will emerge as you get farther along. There are
a lot of great tutorials online that you can refer to if you get confused
or frustrated. My favourite one can be found here.
It’s a great time to get started on entrelac and if you’ve done it before this promises to be a quick knit. And hey, I still had yarn leftover when I was done. I like to think that while not strictly mod, this headscarf would make Mary Quant proud. |
 Using double-point or circular needle, CO 3 sts.
Work I-Cord for 10 inches.
Continue on straight needles as follows:
Row 1 [RS]: K1, m1, kfb, m1, k1. 6 sts.
Rows 2 and 4 [WS]: P all sts.
Row 3 [RS]: K1, m1, k to last st, m1, k1.
Repeat Rows 3-4, 5 times more. 18 sts.
Set Up Base Triangles:
Row 1 [RS]: K1, turn work.
Row 2 [WS]: P1, turn work.
Row 3 [RS]: Sl 1, k1, turn work.
Row 4 [WS]: P2, turn work.
Row 5 [RS]: Sl 1, k2, turn work.
Row 6 [WS]: P3, turn work.
Row 7 [RS]: Sl 1, k3, turn work.
Row 8 [WS]: P4, turn work.
Row 9 [RS]: Sl 1, k4, turn work.
Row 10 [WS]: P5, turn work.
Row 11 [RS]: Sl 1, k5. Do not turn work. The first of three base
triangles is complete.
Continuing on to the st to the left of the st just worked, repeat
Rows 1-11 twice more. Three base triangles are complete.
 SECTION
1
Left Edge Triangle:
Row 1 [WS]: K1, turn work.
Row 2 [RS]: Kfb, turn work.
Row 3 [WS]: K1, p2tog, turn work.
Row 4 [RS]: K1, m1, k1, turn work.
Row 5 [WS]: k1, p1, p2tog, turn work.
Row 6 [RS]: K2, m1, k1, turn work.
Row 7 [WS]: k1, p2, p2tog, turn work.
Row 8 [RS]: K3, m1, k1, turn work.
Row 9 [WS]: k1, p3, p2tog, turn work.
Row 10 [RS]: K4, m1, k1, turn work.
Row 11 [WS]: k1, p4, p2tog. Do not turn work.
Left Edge Triangle
is complete.
Right-Slanting Center Diamonds:
Row 1 [WS]: Pick up and p 6 sts along edge of next base triangle.
Sl last picked-up st to left needle, p2tog with next st on needle.
Turn work.
Note: When working subsequent repeats of Section 1, sts in Row
1 will be picked up along the edge of a diamond, instead of a base
triangle.
Even-Numbered Rows 2-10 [RS]: K6, turn work.
Odd-Numbered Rows 3-9 [WS]: Sl 1, p4, p2tog, turn work.
Row 11 [WS]: Sl 1, p4, p2tog. Do not turn work; diamond is complete.
Repeat Rows 1-11 once more to form a second diamond.
Right Edge Triangle:
Row 1 [WS]: Pick up and p6 sts along edge of next base triangle
or diamond. Turn work.
Row 2 [RS]: K6, turn work.
Row 3 [WS]: Sl 1, p3, k2tog, turn work.
Row 4 [RS]: K5, turn work.
Row 5 [WS]: Sl 1, p2, k2tog, turn work.
Row 6 [RS]: K4, turn work.
Row 7 [WS]: Sl 1, p1, k2tog, turn work.
Row 8 [RS]: K3, turn work.
Row 9 [WS]: Sl 1, k2tog, turn work.
Row 10 [RS]: K2, turn work.
Row 11 [WS]: K2tog. Right Edge Triangle is complete. Turn work.
 SECTION
2
Note: The remaining st of the Right Edge Triangle from Section
1 counts as the first picked-up st for the first diamond in Section
2. When working this diamond, instead of picking up 6 sts, slip
the remaining st to the right needle, then pick up and k 5 sts.
Left-Slanting Center Diamond:
Row 1 [RS]: Pick up and k6 sts along edge of next triangle or diamond.
Sl last picked-up st to left needle, ssk with next st on needle.
Turn.
Even-Numbered Rows 2-10 [WS]: P6, turn work.
Odd-Numbered Rows 3-9 [RS]: Sl 1, k4, ssk, turn work.
Row 11 [RS]: Sl 1, k4, ssk.
Do not turn work; diamond is complete.
Repeat Rows 1-11 twice more to form a second and third diamond.
Repeat Sections 1 and 2 until work measures approx. 15 inches from
beginning of base triangles, ending with Section 1.
 END SECTION
Work Rows 1-11 of Left-Slanting Center Diamond.
Row 12 [RS]: Pick up and k6 sts along edge of next diamond. Sl
last picked-up st to left needle, ssk with next st on needle.
Turn.
Odd-Numbered Rows 13-21 [WS]: P5, p2tog, turn work.
Even-Numbered Rows 14-20 [RS]: Sl 1, k4, ssk, turn work.
Row 22 [RS]: Sl 1, k4, ssk. Do not turn work. There are 7 sts
on the right needle; 1 st remains from the previous diamond.
Rows 23-33: Work as for Rows 12-22. 8 sts remain.
Row 34 [WS]: P5, p2tog, p1.
Row 35 [RS]: Sl 1, k4, ssk.
Row 36 [WS]: P6.
Row 37 [RS]: Sl 1, k3, ssk.
Row 38 [WS]: P5.
Row 39 [RS]: Sl 1, k2, ssk.
Row 40 [WS]: P4.
Row 41 [RS]: Sl 1, k1, ssk. 3 sts.
Transfer sts to double-point or circular needle, and work I-Cord
for 10 inches.
Break yarn and draw through all sts, pull tight.
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