Free Entrelac Scarf Pattern

Yarn: 4 skeins Noro Kureyon or Silk Garden.  Needles: Size 10–I use a circular needle.

Cast on 24 stitches.

Base Triangles.  Purl 2, turn.  Knit2, turn.  Purl 3, turn.  Knit 3, turn.  Purl 4, turn.   Knit 4, turn.  Purl 5, turn.  Knit 5, turn.  Purl 6, turn.  Knit 6, turn.  Purl 7, turn.  Knit 7, turn.  Purl 8.  Make two more triangles to complete row. 

*Right Side Triangle.  Knit 2, turn.  Purl 2, turn.  Knit 1, Make 1, SSK, (you will be slipping one from right side triangle and one from base triangle), turn.  Purl 3, turn.  Knit 1, Make 1, Knit 1, SSK,  turn.  Purl 4, turn.  Knit 1, Make 1, Knit 2, SSK, turn.  Purl 5, turn.  Knit1, Make 1, knit3, SSK, turn.  Purl 6, turn.  Knit1, Make 1, knit 4, SSK, turn.  Purl 7, turn.  Knit 1, Make 1, knit 5, SSK.

Left Sloping Squares.  Make 2.  Pick up and knit 8 along side of base triangle, turn.  Purl 8, turn.  Knit 7, SSK, turn.  Repeat these two rows until all base triangle stitches are used.  Last row will be knit 7, SSK.  Do not turn.

Left Side Triangle.  Pick up and knit 8 stitches along side, turn.  Purl 2 tog, purl 6, turn.  Knit 7, turn.  P2TOG, purl 5, turn.  Knit 6, turn.  Repeat in this manner decreasing on each purl row until one stitch remains.

Right Sloping Squares.  Make 3.  Pick up and purl 8 (except on first square, pick up and purl 7) along side of left sloping square, turn.  Knit 8, turn.  Purl 7, purl 2 TOG, (you will be using one from the right sloping square and one from left sloping square), turn.   Repeat these two rows until all the left sloping stitches are used.  Last row will be purl 7, purl 2 TOG.  Do not turn.

Repeat from * ( Right side triangle) until about 5 feet long.  You might want to have some leftover for fringe.

End with left sloping square, but do not turn at end of left side triangle.

Top triangles.  This may be a bit tricky.  **Pick up and purl 7 (total of 8), turn.  Knit 8, turn.  Purl 2 TOG, purl 5, purl 2 TOG, turn.  Knit 7, turn. Purl 2 TOG, purl 4, purl 2 TOG, turn.  Knit 6, turn.  Purl 2 TOG, purl 3, Purl 2 TOG, turn. Knit 5, turn.  Purl 2 TOG, purl 2, purl 2 TOG, turn.  Knit 4, turn.  Purl 2 TOG, purl 1, purl 2 TOG, turn.  Knit 3, turn.  Purl 2 TOG twice, turn.  Knit 2 TOG, turn.  Repeat from ** 2 more times.  Cut yarn leaving enough to weave and pull through last stitch.  Weave in all ends.

Fringe.  Cut remaining yarn in 20 inch lengths.  Fold in half and loop through each stitch along bound off and cast on edges.

I originally wrote this for a beginning entrelac class.  Once you have made my scarf and my hat, you should be able to do most anything entrelac. 

I would like to know how your project turns out.  Please leave me a comment.