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How To Knit a Shadow Knit Scarf Knitting Pattern

How To Knit a Shadow Knit Scarf

  • Yarn Type

    Yarn Type

    Aran / Worsted

  • designer

    Designer

    Jo Allport

  • Needle Size

    Needle Size

    US 8 / 5.0mm

  • Techniques

    Techniques

    knit, Purl, Rib

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What you need to know

Discover the art of illusion knitting with Jo Allport’s magical accessory

Shadow knitting, also known as illusion knitting, is a process that creates a hidden image only visible from a certain angle, and otherwise looks like a series of narrow stripes. This effect is achieved by alternating rows of two different-coloured yarns with raised and flat stitches – the raised stitches will block out the flat stitches of another row when viewed from the right position, producing the ‘hidden’ image. Concealed within this (mainly) stocking stitch design is a dynamic diamond pattern!

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