New entries of late have been non-existent due to the fact that I have been actually working on an entrelac book proposal to be given to a publisher! Although nothing has been finalized yet, it appears that we will most likely be able to come to an agreement in the near future. Obviously I will let folks know when I actually have news that I can share.

In the mean time, I am beginning to look for sample knitters, particularly those well-versed in entrelac. If you think that you might be interested in this endeavor, please drop me an e-mail at gwen @ knitability.com (remove the spaces)and place Entrelac Knitter in the subject line to help me identify you as "legitimate" e-mail.

So with all this activity I have been thinking about schematics and sketches. I am very uncomfortable with my drawing skills (or lack there of). Entrelac can be particularly challenging due to the need to include a reasonable representation of the the diamonds the fabric produces. What I discovered is that if I start with a diamond graph paper, I can get more accurate shapes. This paper also works great for creating directional schematics (using arrows to represent the "lean"). And then sometimes I will cut these up to create a 3-D model to verify that all the joins will work.

By the way -- it also is great for sketching up modular designs as well!!!