Bubbles Illusion

This iillusion knitting is based on a painting by Sir John Everett Millais which was originally titled A Child’s World but is now better known now as Bubbles. The child in the painting is blowing bubbles with a clay pipe. Only the head and shoulders can be seen in my illusion interpretation.

It can be knitted in any thickness of yarn. I used about 440 metres (480 yards) in each of two colours of DK to make a finished piece which is 70 cm x 80 cm (28” x 32”).