We have often been asked about illusions for left-handed knitters. It is always a difficult question to answer because people use their own workarounds. It was only today that it occurred to me to do something practical about it. I have taken the lettering from Love Cushion and put it in a separate little pattern …
Tag: illusion knitting
Love is in the air
This is the ideal time to make a small knitted box with a hidden gift. Cube Thing is made from three simple strips of knitting. They are not joined but they stay together to form a cube. You can put your gift inside and it can be taken out again without doing any damage to …
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 …
My Face Cloth
Because Pat was making things at small size I decided to have a go at making the head of my Lady with an Ermine using the finest yarn we had in the house. It is very difficult to photograph illusion knitting. It needs to be seen in real-life to appreciate how it changes as you …
Moon Landing
It was in the week I went on my first visit to the school where I was to start teaching, in my first post, in September. Everyone was very excited. Strangely, I don’t remember watching anything at home but I do remember groups of the children huddled round televisions. Televisions in schools were still a …
Alan Turing
On July 15, Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, announced that Alan Turing will be the face on the new £50 note. You may not be surprised to know that we have Turing-related knitting. In 2014 the film The Imitation Game was released. It is described as a historical drama. Shortly afterwards I came across …
Two Kinds of Magic
Illusion knitting seems like magic. Things appear and disappear. A Kind of Magic is also the name of the chorus who became National Mixed Chorus Champions 2019 at the British Association of Barbershop Singers Convention. The chorus was an amalgamation of The Cottontown Chorus and Amersham A Cappella. Steve designed a wall-hanging to commemorate this …
The Great Pyramid
Almost nine years ago Steve designed, and knitted, an illusion of the Great Pyramid and Sphinx. He constantly looks for new challenges and this was a very early one. At the time he wrote: He was pleased with the result. Photographs never do justice to illusion knitting. They have to be seen in real-life to …
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 …