Diana Sullivan's Finished Entrelac Sweater

I was a test knitter for Diana Sullivan's latest book & DVD; an entrelac hat and sweater.  She is finishing up and it will be available fairly soon.  She puts a lot of time and effort in her products trying to capture each detail.  If you have not done entrelac on a knitting machine you should give it a try.  It is very easy and quite relaxing to do.  It does not take much time and the color variations are almost endless!

The yarn I used was a bit on the stiffer side as I wanted some body to it.  The chocolate brown did not photograph well, it is a much deeper/richer tone in person.  Here's the picture of my finished test sweater.

Diana's Entrelac Sweater

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Entrelac Testing For Diana Sullivan

I have started testing Diana's new entrelac sweater pattern for her upcoming book and DVD.  This is going to be a very detailed and information packed set!  She sent me the draft of her instructions and charts; I got to testing her method tonight.

Having done entrelac by hand and on the knitting machine I was discouraged to try it again.  The knitting machine method I used before was terrible, confusing and it just created a messy fabric.  The hand knitting took a lot of time.

Diana's method is so clear, quick and EASY!  Take a look at my test swatch using her method:

There is a definite rhythm with Diana's method and believe it or not, very relaxing.  Kind of nice to not just be going back and forth with a carriage, instead I am creating a shaped fabric with color and texture.

Now on to the sweater!