If you can knit, purl, and make a 3 stitch cable, you can make this. This is my first entrelac project. I did many things wrong with it, and it still turned out okay.

My first Jay Petersen project! He’s mathemagical! I might very well be the designer’s worst nightmare:

This pattern is very much a schematic.

Best approached as a puzzle.

1.  Have you knitted lots of entrelac?

No, this is my first attempt ever, lol.

2.  Have you read a lot of Barbara Walker books?

No, but I plan to.

3.  Have you read a lot of Elizabeth Zimmerman?

No, but I plan to.

4.  Do you like to figure things out?

Yes.

• The squares always have the cable going from the bottom right to the top left.

• Always make a selvedge on the knit side. It’s prettier once the square is joined to another square. Do this even when you’re just joining that edge to another square.

• On side joins, leave your 3 stitch cable on waste yarn or a stitch holder.

• The garter side makes a square, and the knit side a triangle.

• Do not block as you go or make the “squares” square, unless you want a cube instead of a sphere. 13x21 and 13x22 is not supposed to be a perfect square.

• Don’t poke your corners while stuffing if you want a sphere.

• My pictures try to have the last completed square at or near the top left, and I took a photo after each square (after the 3rd.)

• Cables always go over/under.

• Mark your squares and cables well.

Watch this space for a future edit to link some tutorials about some things I did incorrectly when making this.

From the author himself, here’s a video about picking up from knitting selvedges.

Need help on picking up? Try this video, which shows picking up from the tops and sides of both knit and garter selvedges.