ENTRELAC COWL
Create cool woven diamonds that you can wear as a cowl. Designed by Becky Skuse.
Designer Becky Skuse says: “Discover the potential of entrelac with this cowl. The woven look comes from alternating two colours. Worked in the round, the cowl is easier to hook than a flat fabric, so it’s a great first project for this technique.”
NOTES
Each tier contains 10 diamonds; each diamond is 7 sts x 7 rows. The cowl begins with all Rounds of complete diamonds and then the Edging Rounds of half- diamonds are added to both top and bottom edge.
COWL BASE TIER
Using Yarn A, ch141.
Row 1 (RS) Dc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in each of next 5 ch, dc2tog over next 2 ch, ss to next ch, turn, leaving rem chs unworked. [7 sts]
Row 2 (WS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), skip ss, dc in each dc across, turn. [7 sts]
Row 3 Ch1, dc in each of next 6 dc, dc2tog over next dc and next unworked ch of starting ch, ss to next ch, turn, leaving rem chs unworked. Row 4 Repeat Row 2. Row 5 Repeat Row 3. Row 6 Repeat Row 2.
Row 7 (RS) Ch1, dc in each of next 6 dc, dc2tog over next dc and next unworked ch. [7 sts] This completes the first diamond. It will help to place a stitch marker or safety pin in first diamond now to mark RS of work.
Row 8 (RS) Ch1, dc in next unworked ch, dc in each of next 5 ch, dc2tog over next 2 ch, ss to next ch, turn, leaving rem chs unworked. [7 sts]
Rows 9-14 Repeat Rows 2-7. [7 sts] Rep Rows 8-14 until you have a total of 10 diamonds and no rem chs on starting ch, ss to first st of first diamond to join. Fasten off.
TIER 2
With WS facing, join Yarn B to top tip of any diamond shape in Yarn A.
Row 1 (WS) Ch1, dc in each of next 6 row ends below, dc2tog over last row end (below) and first st of prev diamond (to the side), ss to next st of prev diamond (to the side), turn. [7 sts]
Row 2 (RS) Skip ss, dc in each st across, turn. [7 sts]
Row 3 Ch1, dc in each of next 6 dc, dc2tog over next dc and next st of prev diamond (to the side), ss to next st of prev diamond (to the side), turn. Row 4 Repeat Row 2. Row 5 Repeat Row 3. Row 6 Repeat Row 2.
Row 7 (WS) Ch1, dc in each of next 6 dc, dc2tog over next dc and next st of prev diamond (to the side). [7 sts] This completes first diamond of Tier 2. Working into sts of prev diamond shape on Tier 1, rep Rows 1-7 until you have 10 diamonds in Yarn B for Tier 2, ss to first st to join. Fasten off.
TIER 3
With RS facing, join Yarn A to top tip of any diamond in Yarn B. Work as Tier 2, noting that Row 1 will be a RS row.
TIERS 4!7
Rep Tiers 2 and 3 until you have 7 tiers.
EDGING TIER
With WS facing, join Yarn B to top tip of any diamond shape from Tier 7.
Row 1 (WS) Work as given for Row 1 of Tier 2. [7 sts]
Row 2 (RS) Skip ss, dc in each dc to last 2 sts, skip 1 st, htr in last st, turn. [6 sts]
Row 3 Ch1, skip 1 st, dc in each dc to last dc, dc2tog across last dc and next st of prev diamond, ss to next st of prev diamond, turn. [5 sts] Row 4 Repeat Row 2. [4 sts] Row 5 Repeat Row 3. [3 sts] Row 6 Repeat Row 2. [2 sts]
Row 7 (WS) Ch1, skip 1 st, dc2tog across last dc and final st of prev diamond. [1 st] This completes 1 edging triangle. Working into sts of prev diamond shape on Tier 7, rep Rows 1-7 until you have 10 edging diamonds in Yarn B. Ss to first st to join.
Fasten off. With WS facing, join Yarn B to top tip of any diamond shape from Base Tier and work Edging Tier again.
Fasten off and weave in ends.