How to crochet Tunisian entrelac with multi-coloured wool 

Thanks cet765 for the kind words, yes, if you can find a nice wool it's a bit more interesting than plain colours!

Thank you so much!

I have watched many videos of this type of stitch. I am a complete novice. Willing to have a go because your instructions are so clear. Are there lots of ways of doing this ? Your demonstration means that squares do not have to be stitched together and your edges are straight ? Is that true of Entrelac. You do not start off with a diamond shape? Hope this make sense ...Maggie

g'day maggie, there are always more than one way to skin a cat!!! I have tried the other way where you start off with a square in the middle, but i personally don't like the way it sits, so i much prefer this way where you just keep going in one long row of squares from bottom right to top left without stopping. If you try a small section of the different methods you have seen, you will find which one best suits you. All the best!

Peace donkeys thank you for replying. - very kind of you. Yes from watching several videos I love how yours looks. Some also start in a corner working along to a middle point and then reduce to finish an oblong or square. You can tell I have become a bit obsessed. Be safe

Thanks for the kind words Nellia. it is a lovely style of crochet. the shop i got mine from is not there any more, so I'll put this link underneath the video shortly, i'm not sure if it's the same wool, but it looks similar. all the best, hope your mum likes what you make for her! amzn.to/31dxphK ❤️🦄💕

If you buy this yarn and make a tiny error, you will have A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE .

watch a few different videos, something will click and you will get it.

hi patty, no, you just keep repeating the same pattern over and over, starting from the bottom right corner up the the top left. Each row will be shorter than the previous, as you are filling in the spaces, and once you have completed the last single square you will have a large triangle, then turn it around (not over), and join your yarn to the bottom right of your work and start all over again working your way from the bottom right, up the the top left again. All the best! 💕🦄🐴

I was wondering the same thing? I don't understand why it would be getting shorter as you go.

g'day irene, i'm not sure what you mean by it goes inwards? do you mean the edges curl a bit? if so, that is normal, but make sure you do very loose stitches, not too tight or it will curl more. all the best.

thank you Alaina!

g'day Lacey, yes, it's normal to be working your rows from bottom right, diagonally up to top left. Each square joins the work together. if you watch from here: it should make sense.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5cXZ9avHdwo.html you can see how you will fill in the space. all the best! :)

No, sorry I don't Yvonne .

That's okay but thanks anyway

g'day carol, i just emailed the shop i bought the wool from as the link i had on my website seems to be gone now, so hopefully they will get back to me, but it doesn't look like they stock it from what i could see on their website. however i updated my website with an ebay link i just found with the same wool, same price if you want to check it out, but i'm not sure if they will ship outside of australia. i used around 2 and a half balls of wool for the large square i made. i ended up making 4 squares and joining them together into a large blanket. did you receive my email reply to yours? all the best.

@@Peacedonkeys It is Sunday, and I just saw your reply. Thank you so much. I have not been able to be in touch due to the horrible fires that are going on. Just like California. Poor little animals and all that gorgorus forest going up in flames. I will try ebay as you suggest. Found out your 8 ply is our 4 ply. I was going crazy going to every site looking for 8 ply DK. The company;s here must have thought me crazy until I was finally able to get someone on the phone who helped me. However their yarn colors are not as pretty as Panda. Thanking you once again for your time given to me. Looks like your quite a busy lady with all you know how to do. Favor: if you shoud make another Tuniisan creation, please share it with me. Bye now, Carol

@@Peacedonkeys I bought this yarn and it SUCKS

hi evelyn, i have no idea sorry, seems very strange if you have the same brand - Panda , same name - crypto, and same colour - gypsy, then you should expect it to be the same. I bought some from the supermarket and some from an online shop and they were all the same.

@@Peacedonkeys My Panda Gypsy color seems to have autumn colors, no pink, no blue, disappointing

@@Evelyn-rm8el i wonder if they sent you the wrong one. there are a few different types.

@@Peacedonkeys Probably because you have all light colors, I have dark colors, so disappointing.

@@Peacedonkeys I was wrong, its the same yarn, lol

G'day John, once you get to the end of each row, you finish it by cutting off the wool and weaving through just like the end of the first row here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5cXZ9avHdwo.html. Happy crocheting!

hi evelyn each little square is around 3.5cm. i have zoomed the camera in so you can see properly instead of looking at a tiny dot on the screen. if you add more stitches, you can make your squares bigger if you want bigger squares. But generally, 6 crochet stitches are not very big unless you are using large wool. All the best.

my square measures 1 1/4"

g'day barbara, if you look underneath the video i listed how many balls, and how big the square is, and how many metres each ball is. i'm not sure in feet, you can easily google the cm to feet. This blanket used around 2 and a half balls of wool (each ball is 428 metres). It measures around 74cm x 74cm. all the best.

hello brutalidade. I did 276 chain for a 25 square blanket. you need to make 11 chains for each square you want to make. (plus 1 extra chain at the end) so if you want to make 6 squares, you need 66 chains (plus 1 at the end).

hi carol, i don't really understand the question? i'm not sure what you mean by the band? each row, just starts the same as the second row until there are no more gaps. you start at the bottom right hand corner and work your way up diagonally until you reach the last square at the tope left of your work. each row gets shorter and shorter until you only have to fill one single square at the end.

@@Peacedonkeys Thanks for your video. I get that you decrease the number of blocks in each row as you work toward the upper right corner. But how do you work from the center row to the bottom left corner? I didn't catch that part in the video.

@@abbynormal4740 hi abby, yes, after you have no more little squares to do, you have one big triangle. just turn the triangle around (not over, or you will be inside out), and join your wool the the bottom right of the long diagonal, and repeat the whole process again. because you are joining to the original starting row, it is a little bit thick, but once you have completed the first row it softens. yes, i realise it seemed obvious to me because i have done it a lot, but it's not obvious when you have never done it before. Sorry for that!!!

@@Peacedonkeys Thanks for the quick reply :-) After thinking about it some more, I figured you would just rotate the triangle around and join to the other edge of the center strip, as you say. Last night I started a blanket with 23 squares. At the end of the last square, I slip stitched loosely along the side edge and worked the next row along the "bottom" edge of center strip. At the end of the row, l slip stitched along the side edge then worked the 2nd row along the top edge of the center row. Now I'm ready to begin joining yarn at the start of each new row (leaving a long enough tail to work the 2nd row of the 1st block so I don't have to weave it in later :-) The edge slip stitches will be covered by a border (maybe a hdc rib) so they won't show. Thanks again for this tutorial! This is my go-to for entrelac blankets now :-)

hi barbara, i'm not sure what you mean by the 275 plus 1 link? if you click 'show more' underneath the video, you will see all the details.

did you check your receipt of what you actually ordered? because i would send it back if it doesn't match your order. where did you get it? if you go to ebay australia and type in gypsie orange green gold mix it should be correct.

This is Evelyn - ignore the comment just above this note - sent a revised comment, thank you

@@Peacedonkeys I received color # 3 lot # 0420 which are all dark colors - like for autumn - nothing like what you crocheted with - so I am very disappointed. What does your label state in color # ad lot #?

g'day yvonne, you could do any border you like, maybe a few rows of single crochet?

Abby Normal each square is 6 ‘stitches’ wide and 5 stitches high

hi lilliana, you can do any border that you like the look of. there are no rules of what border you must do. I think a few rows of single crochet might look nice? it's really personal preference. if you google borders, you will see some nice ideas. all the best.

block the finished piece after adding your border.

74 cm =29.13inches is the universal measurement, it's not 'mine', as such. most measuring tapes have inches on one side and cm on the other side, but if it doesn't you can google any measurement to find what you are trying to work out. 😊

@@Peacedonkeys I think that sounds about right, thank you

@@Peacedonkeys close enough, lol

hi paige, they automatically decrease as you finish each row, until you only have one more space to fill with a single square. if you just start with a small practice bit of say 4 squares, you will get the hang of it, before you tackle something bigger. all the best with it!

ha ha, sorry yvonne, i'm flat out reading a pattern let a lone writing one!!! sorry, maybe google it i'm sure there will be one somewhere. all the best.

That's okay I'll Google it hahaha

Just change your speed setting - I set my speed to 1.75 because I'm a fast learner....

hi carol, i just sent you another email, just check if it came through, maybe check your junk if it's not there. did you see my reply to your other youtube comment?

no

Loosen your tension