Luke's New Hat

Married for many years, adult children out of the house, it is now just the two of us.  Luke is a very patient man, he frequently says ok in a skeptical way to my crazy ideas.  This was no exception.  At our local craft supply type store, I grabbed 2 skeins of yarn, announcing that I was going to attempt Illusion/Shadow knitting.  I would attempt a published pattern first to figure it out, then I was going to make a VA Tech hat.  "Ok" was the response as he paid.

That afternoon I sat down with my supplies and the book I had bought and began to knit.  This could not be but so hard, I had knitted for years, I quickly discovered I did not like this publisher's pattern format, graphs like with cross stitch, YUK!  However I had figured out the gist of what was happening, so I determined my gauge, ripped out what I had done.  I did my design on graph paper, and then converted into text.  Managed to accomplish the entire thing in about 10 hours.

Not too exciting from this view.








However, when viewed from the correct angle.....

Luke's response "Wow, that is cool, can I have it?"  He then took it to work the next day, posted pictures on Facebook, and now wants me to do one with the Radio Station Logo, he is an on-air DJ as his primary source of income.





Pattern now for any interested:

Luke's VA Tech Illusion Hat

Worked flat with back seam

Once you add the 2^nd color you will want to carry the yarn up the side.

Worsted Weight Yarn

CC pumpkin (Orange)

MC Claret (Maroon)

Needles  US 6 (4.25 mm)

Gauge: 5 stitches by 6 rows of stockinette stitch

CO 84 st of CC.

Row 1 – 6  K2, P2

Row 7, 9, 11 knit

Row 8, 10, 12 purl

Row 13  knit

Row 14  Knit 30, Purl 2, Knit 9,  Purl 5, Knit to end

Rows 15 and 16  Change to MC, knit

Row 17 Change to CC, Knit

Row 18 Knit 29, Purl 5, Knit 7, Purl 6, Knit to end

Rows 19 and 20 Change to MC, Knit

Row 21 Change to CC, Knit

Row 22 Knit 27, Purl 8, Knit 8, Purl 6, Knit to end

Rows 23 and 24 Change to MC, Knit

Row 25 Change to CC, Knit

Row 26 Knit 26, Purl 10, Knit 7, Purl 7, Knit to end

Rows 27 and 28,

Change to MC, Knit

Row 29 Change to CC, Knit

Row 30  Knit 24, Purl 6, Knit 2, Purl 29, Knit to end

Rows 31 & 32 Change to MC, Knit

Row 33 Change to CC, Knit

Row 34 Knit 23, Purl 5, Knit 6, Purl 27, Knit to end

Rows 35 & 36 Change to MC, Knit

Rows 37 & 38 Change to CC, Knit

Rows 39 to 46 Knit on RS, Purl on WS

Row 47 K2tog, K 10  repeat 7 times

Row 48  and all even rows: Purl

Row 49  K2tog, K9 repeat 7 times

Row 51 K2tog, K8 repeat 7 times

Row 53 K2tog, K7 repeat 7 times

Row 55 K2tog, K6 repeat 7 times

Row 57 K2tog, K5 repeat 7 times

Row 59 K2tog, K4 repeat 7 times

Row 61 K2 tog, K3 repeat 7 times

Row 63 K2tog, K2, repeat 7 times

Row 65 K2tog, K1, Repeat 7 times

Row 6 Purl

Finish:

Cut the tail to approx. 1 foot.  Pick up loops off needle onto thread, pull tight.  Do not cut tail, sew seam, careful to match rows.  I use mattress stitch, keeps the seam from being bulky and the stitches are hidden.