Over the years Steve has designed several illusion knitting baby blankets. When you look straight at the knitting you only see narrow stripes, in two colours. The image appears when you look from an angle. Illusions are notoriously difficult to photograph. They are much more impressive in real life. Most of the blankets are designed …
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Squishy Things
A few months ago I started experimenting with trying to create a particular knitted effect, related to illusion knitting. It didn’t work but I accidentally stumbled into something that became quite addictive. Most Woolly Thoughts patterns are either illusion or geometric. These two patterns aren’t either yet they have a hint of both. It is …
Two Dolphins
New year – new pattern. Steve has now designed more than a dozen illusion blankets. You can see them all here. This new one is amongst my favourites. There are many reasons why I particularly like it Dolphins appeal to people of all ages so it isn’t just a baby blanket It is very easy …
Magical Disappearing Unicorn
Over the years Steve has often been asked for an illusion unicorn. He has finally designed one. The blanket in the photo is much prettier in real life as one of the yarns is sparkly white and the other catches the light. The effect does not show in the photo. When you look straight at …
Fairy Castle
Steve’s latest design is a disappearing fairy castle. When you look from directly in front you only see narrow stripes. Stand back and look and you will see the castle magically appear. This is what you see when you look straight at the knitting. This image does not disappear as completely as those in our …
Canis Minor – Another Puppy Illusion
Steve’s latest illusion design is another baby blanket, called Canis Minor. We made it the same size as all our other baby blankets but it could have been square by leaving off the top and bottom. Buy the pattern on Ravelry