*Fake Entrelac* Knitting Patterns

This pattern looks like entrelac, but it spares you the time, that in entrelac you would spend on the continuous pickup of stitches.

Yarn:

Yarnart Baby

Needles:

2.5 mm - US 1 1/2

Abbreviations:

k - knit
p - purl
yo - yarn over
skp - slip, knit, pass
k2tog - knit 2 together
k1tbl - knit 1 through the back loop
edge st - selvedge stitch

If you want to add color, you can use variegated yarn:

Directions:

Cast-on a multiple of 8 + 2 edge stitches

Row 1: k1, *k6, k2tog, yo; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 2: k1, *k1tbl, p7; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 3: k1, *k5, k2tog, p1, yo; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 4: k1, *k1tbl, k1, p6; rep from *, sl1 wyif
Row 5: k1, *k4, k2tog, p2, yo; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 6: k1, *k1tbl, k2, p5; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 7: k1, *k3, k2tog, p3, yo; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 8: k1, *k1tbl, k3, p4; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 9: k1, *k2, k2tog, p4, yo; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 10: k1, *k1tbl, k4, p3; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 11: k1, *k1, k2tog, p5, yo; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 12: k1, *k1tbl, k5, p2; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 13: k1, *k2tog, p6, yo; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 14: k1, *k1tbl, k6, p1; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 15: k1, *yo, skp, k6; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 16: k1, *p7, k1tbl; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 17: k1, *yo, p1, skp, k5; rep from *, sl1 wyif
Row 18: k1, *p6, k1, k1tbl; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 19: k1, *yo, p2, skp, k4; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 20: k1, *p5, k2, k1tbl; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 21: k1, *yo, p3, skp, k3; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 22: k1, *p4, k3, k1tbl; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 23: k1, *yo, p4, skp, k2; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 24: k1, *p3, k4, k1tbl; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 25: k1, *yo, p5, skp, k1; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 26: k1, *p2, k5, k1tbl; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 27: k1, *yo, p6, skp; rep from *, sl1 wyif  
Row 28: k1, *p1, k6, k1tbl; rep from *, sl1 wyif  

Repeat rows 1-28 until reached the desired lentgh

Full Chart: