Product Description
When you look at illusion knitting from directly in front you only see narrow stripes. When you look at this shawl from the side you will see an image of Severus Snape.
The shawl measures approximately 140 cm wide and 70 cm high (without it’s border) when knitted in DK yarn with 3.5 mm needles. It uses approximately 400 metres of each of two colours of yarn and an extra 150 metres for the border.
The centre section could be used as a wall-hanging, or a panel in a throw.
You could use other yarns but this might change the overall size.
Designed by Steve Plummer - Woolly Thoughts
Snape Illusion Shawl by Steve Plummer - Woolly Thoughts
What is Being Made
The Snape Illusion Shawl is an illusion knit design featuring Severus Snape, created by Steve Plummer and Pat Ashforth. This knitted piece is designed primarily as a shawl but offers versatile uses as a wall-hanging or decorative panel for bed covers. The illusion effect creates a portrait of Severus Snape that is best viewed from the side, making it a unique decorative textile project that combines functional wearability with artistic visual impact.
Design Features and Viewing Options
The shawl incorporates an illusion knitting technique that produces a striking three-section appearance in the finished piece. The pattern includes an alternative method for knitters who prefer a more conventional viewing angle, presenting Snape's head against a continuous light background. For advanced customization, the pattern notes that two different Snape illusion panels (including another design viewed from below) can be combined with modifications to create an interesting composite effect.
Knitting Techniques and Stitches
This intermediate-level knitting project employs illusion knitting techniques, a specialized method that creates images through strategic color changes and stitch placement. The illusion effect relies on the viewer's perspective and the contrast between different colored sections to reveal the portrait. The pattern uses standard knitting stitches worked in multiple colors to build the image, with careful attention to row-by-row color placement to achieve the desired visual effect when viewed from the appropriate angle.
Materials and Specifications
- Yarn Weight: Double Knitting (DK) yarn
- Yarn Quantity: Approximately 400 metres (440 yards) of each color for the main shawl, excluding the border
- Border Yarn: 150 metres (165 yards) additional yardage for the border
- Color Scheme: The featured shawl was made in Midnight and Silver colorways
- Yarn Flexibility: While designed in DK weight, alternative yarn weights can be substituted, though this will affect the overall finished size of the shawl
- Needles: Pattern includes needle specifications (exact size details in full pattern)
Skill Level and Project Scope
Rated as an intermediate knitting project, this design requires solid foundational knitting skills and comfort with color work and illusion techniques. The downloadable PDF format provides complete instructions for executing the illusion effect successfully, making it accessible to experienced knitters ready to explore more advanced decorative knitting methods.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | DK |
| Pages: | 0 |
| Designer: | Steve Plummer - Woolly Thoughts |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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