{"id":3243,"date":"2020-05-12T15:38:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3243"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:42:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:42:09","slug":"rainbow-delusions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/rainbow-delusions\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Delusions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Illusion knitting – but not as we know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you look at illusion knitting from directly in front you only see narrow stripes. An image appears when you look from the side. These ‘Delusions’ are the complete opposite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rainbow has become the symbol of 2020. It seemed perfect for experimenting with something new. The rainbow, and RAINBOW lettering are obvious from in front but they disappear into a plain grey surface when you look from the side. The rainbow emerges out of a grey sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is always difficult to photograph illusions to good effect and these are no exception. In real life the images 95% disappear. I used Stylecraft Special DK yarn. I would not normally think of this yarn as being at all fluffy but it is fluffy enough to create a slight halo on the brighter colours so it is always possible to see a faint shadow of red, orange and yellow. A very smooth yarn, like cotton, would overcome this problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have two separate patterns for these but if you add them both to your cart on Ravelry you get one free. The pattern with the lettering includes a version that does not have the ever-present stripes.

The two panels are exactly the same size so could be used as the two sides of a large cushion, or joined together to make an afghan as in the artist’s impression here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Buy Delusion Rainbow pattern<\/a>
Buy Delusion Rainbow Script pattern<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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