{"id":3861,"date":"2021-01-21T15:38:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3861"},"modified":"2021-01-21T15:39:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:39:28","slug":"illusion-shawls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/illusion-shawls\/","title":{"rendered":"Illusion Shawls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have now collected together all our current illusion shawls patterns. Some of these have &#8216;pictures&#8217; like our <a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/illusion-art\/\">illusion art<\/a>. Others have colour effects that form patterns, not pictures. Some people would describe these as s<em>hadow knitting<\/em>.  It is difficult to draw a line between <em>illusion knitting<\/em> and <em>shadow knitting<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with all illusion knitting, when you look straight at the knitting you only see narrow stripes. Most of these shawls have the stripes running vertically. A few have a clever construction that results in stripes that form right angles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several of our <a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/illusion-art\/\">illusion art<\/a> patterns are also suitable for converting to shawls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click any of the links for more photos or to buy the pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/grandeur.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/grandeur.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3871\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/grandeur.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/grandeur-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/grandeur-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Illusions of Grandeur<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/illusions-of-grandeur\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/6nKQ\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/illusions-of-grandeur-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harry-potter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harry-potter.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3874\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harry-potter.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harry-potter-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harry-potter-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Harry Potter &#8211; Deathly Hallows<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/harry-potter-deathly-hallows-illusion\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/4goH\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/harry-potter-deathly-hallows-illusion-shawl-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eagle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eagle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3870\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eagle.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eagle-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eagle-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Eagle<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/eagle-illusion\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/OxGA\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/eagle-illusion-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/adam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"782\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/adam.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3867\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/adam.jpg 782w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/adam-300x246.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/adam-768x629.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Creation of Adam<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/creation-of-adam-illusion\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/82D0\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/catalog\/product\/view\/id\/354913\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustriation-2-10x8-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustriation-2-10x8-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3876\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustriation-2-10x8-1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustriation-2-10x8-1-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustriation-2-10x8-1-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Illustration<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/illustriation-shawl\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/eG3O\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/illustriation-shawl-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/butterfly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/butterfly.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3868\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/butterfly.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/butterfly-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/butterfly-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Illusive Butterfly<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/illusive-butterfly\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/YIaV\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/illusive-butterfly-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/snape-3-10x8-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/snape-3-10x8-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/snape-3-10x8-1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/snape-3-10x8-1-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/snape-3-10x8-1-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Severus Snape<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/severus-snape-illusion-shawl\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/nq0N\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/snape-illusion-shawl-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harlequin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harlequin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3873\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harlequin.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harlequin-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harlequin-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Harlequin<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/harlequin-shawl-illusion\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/JiFw\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/honeycomb-illusion-shawl-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/praying-hands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/praying-hands.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3877\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/praying-hands.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/praying-hands-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/praying-hands-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Praying Hands<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/praying-hands-illusion\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/uPhX\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/praying-hands-illusion-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hagrid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hagrid.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3872\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hagrid.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hagrid-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hagrid-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Rubeus Hagrid<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/hagrid-illusion\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/3gNy\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/hagrid-illusion-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/honeycomb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/honeycomb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3875\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/honeycomb.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/honeycomb-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/honeycomb-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em><strong>Honeycomb<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/honeycomb-illusion-shawl\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/JiFw\">Payhip<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/honeycomb-illusion-shawl-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dragon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dragon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3869\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dragon.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dragon-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dragon-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Flying Dragon<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/flying-dragon-illusion\">Ravelry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-gb\/p\/flying-dragon-illusion-knitting-pattern-by-steve-plummer\">LoveCrafts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have now collected together all our current illusion shawls patterns. Some of these have &#8216;pictures&#8217; like our illusion art. Others have colour effects that form patterns, not pictures. Some people would describe these as shadow knitting. It is difficult to draw a line between illusion knitting and shadow knitting. As with all illusion knitting, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,5,1],"tags":[37,21,38,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3861"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3861"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3888,"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3861\/revisions\/3888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mentalblocks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}