Jeannefil asked about an entrelac shawl and the reality of it being reversible. Although I have not seen this shawl, most entrelac is "one-sided". However, in my book Entree to Entrelac, I did design two truly reversible projects. One is a baby blanket that is created with double knit entrelac (not for the faint of heart). But I also created a cables and lace pattern that was shown both as a scarf and as a throw. These could be very easily modified to shawl size.
The trick with reversible entrelac can be found in the pick-up process. Instead of knitting up or purling up stitches as usual, you insert a yarn over between each one. Then on the next row you either knit the picked-up stitch and yarn over together or work each one as a single stitch depending upon the pattern and the gauge. Give it a try on a swatch, you might find lots of uses for this neat little trick.
I'm really glad that you mentioned this. I learned it in one of the classes I took from you, but I always forget it. Brilliant and just the right thing when you need it!
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