Rumphiusbear Knits: Jesus Shadow/Illusion Blanket in Chinese

Jesus Shadow/Illusion Blanket in Chinese (January 2009)

I'm not sure if this is a blanket or a lapghan or what, but I'm going to call it a "blanket" for lack of a better word for now. The pictures are sort of fuzzy and low-quality, probably because I was lazy and just took 'em with the phone on my camera. I wrote out the pattern instead of using a chart because this thing is way too big to read from a chart easily. This is your standard illusion knit in which the picture is only visible from certain points of view. . .

It's very hard to tell what the words on the fabric are when you're looking right at it -- it just looks a bit fuzzy. The characters read "Jesus Christ" (top to bottom, right to left) in Chinese -- however, as I plan to have it sitting a bit above head height on my wall, you'll only be able to actually read the Chinese when you come right up to it and look at it from below. Also, I need to add more framing in the back so that it lies flat -- if you look carefully at the picture where the words are legible, you can sort of tell that there's a bar on the lower left and the upper right which is the wood frame I put together to hold this thing.

From a physical standpoint, that's the idea! It's hard to see Jesus if you try to put yourself on the same level. . . it's only by positioning ourselves lower and closer that we can really see more clearly.

Materials: worsted to heavy worsted weight yarn, two colors. I used very close to 220 grams of each color. size 6 needles (makes for a nice stiff fabric) The project in the photo is made with relatively heavy worsted weight and size 6 needles. Probably would have been fine with size 7 needles, but I wanted to use undersized needles to help the illusion show clearly. Drawback is that I think you can discern more of it than I would have wanted when looking at it straight on. In a lame attempt to defend myself, the work itself actually has very distinct lines when viewed in real life, but poor picture quality (I used my phone to take the photos) and an incomplete wood frame holding it together in the back make it looks a bit wonky. It's about 36in x 36in. Notes: Start with background color (MC) for first two rows, then switch to letting color (CC). You'll switch colors every two rows, so rows (1/2,5/6,9/10,13/14, etc) will be in MC, and the rest in CC. The pattern is presented in two halves, in case you want to offset them vertically, make just one, or don't want to carry around too big of a project at once. You can certainly knit it all in one piece; I designed it so that there is a two stitch overlap for seaming, so you can wipe out two stitches in the middle and just attach the two sides. I'll present the two sides in a sqaushed table format so it's still relatively easy to read if you choose to do that! If knit in two pieces, I used a mattress stitch to connect the two pieces (just grab the purl bump for the one out of every four stitches that isn't knit when seaming). Note that if you're only doing one half, I think traditionally, it would be the right half only. Somewhat theoretical notes (you can skip this part): (a) Always knit every stitch when on the right side. The only patterning is on the wrong side rows. (b) The pattern is made via the purl bumps which show up on the right side when knitting/purling on the wrong side. (c) Basically, whenever you want lettering to appear, you purl the MC (so that it's recessed on the right side), or knit the CC (so that it sticks up on the right side), depending on what color row you're on. That's it! (d) Hence, a patternless structure would be K for all of the MC rows and P for all of the CC rows. (I'm talking even wrong side rows only here.)
Left Half ("Christ"): CO 72 Stitches Knit all odd rows Rows 1-2, 5-6, 9-10, etc. in MC. Rows 3-4, 7-8, 11-12, etc. are CC. Row 2: (MC, WS) K72 Row 4: (CC, WS) P72 Row 6: K24 P1 K17 P3 K27 Row 8: P24 K1 P16 K4 P27 Row 10: K23 P2 K15 P5 K27 Row 12: P23 K7 P9 K2 P2 K2 P27 Row 14: K23 P11 K5 P2 K2 P3 K26 Row 16: P23 K3 P3 K8 P1 K3 P2 K3 P26 Row 18: K23 P3 K6 P8 K3 P3 K26 Row 20: P23 K3 P8 K6 P3 K3 P26 Row 22: K24 P2 K17 P3 K26 Row 24: P24 K2 P17 K2 P27 Row 26: K24 P8 K11 P2 K27 Row 28: P24 K9 P10 K2 P27 Row 30: K24 P2 K4 P9 K4 P2 K27 Row 32: P24 K2 P5 K7 P5 K2 P27 Row 34: K24 P2 K17 P2 K27 Row 36: P24 K2 P17 K2 P27 Row 38: K24 P2 K17 P2 K27 Row 40: P24 K2 P17 K2 P27 Row 42: K24 P8 K11 P2 K27 Row 44: P24 K10 P9 K2 P27 Row 46: K24 P2 K4 P9 K4 P2 K27 Row 48: P24 K2 P5 K7 P5 K2 P27 Row 50: K24 P2 K17 P2 K27 Row 52: P23 K3 P17 K3 P26 Row 54: K23 P10 K10 P3 K26 Row 56: P26 K11 P6 K3 P26 Row 58: K22 P1 K8 P15 K26 Row 60: P22 K1 P11 K11 P27 Row 62: K22 P1 K15 P6 K10 P8 K10 Row 64: P22 K1 P16 K4 P11 K7 P11 Row 66: K12 P3 K6 P2 K11 P2 K17 P6 K13 Row 68: P12 K3 P6 K2 P12 K2 P16 K5 P14 Row 70: K13 P3 K5 P2 K5 P4 K4 P2 K14 P3 K17 Row 72: P13 K3 P5 K2 P5 K4 P5 K3 P11 K3 P18 Row 74: K14 P2 K5 P2 K4 P4 K7 P3 K9 P2 K20 Row 76: P14 K2 P5 K2 P4 K4 P8 K4 P6 K2 P21 Row 78: K7 P5 K9 P2 K3 P3 K12 P3 K4 P2 K22 Row 80: P6 K8 P7 K1 P4 K3 P13 K4 P1 K2 P23 Row 82: K6 P14 K1 P1 K22 P5 K23 Row 84: P11 K16 P18 K3 P24 Row 86: K19 P15 K11 P3 K24 Row 88: P21 K2 P3 K11 P6 K3 P1 K3 P22 Row 90: K21 P2 K9 P6 K4 P3 K3 P3 K21 Row 92: P21 K2 P10 K5 P3 K2 P6 K3 P20 Row 94: K21 P2 K17 P2 K8 P3 K19 Row 96: P21 K2 P15 K3 P10 K3 P18 Row 98: K21 P2 K14 P3 K12 P3 K17 Row 100: P21 K2 P13 K3 P14 K3 P16 Row 102: K21 P7 K25 P3 K16 Row 104: P21 K2 P2 K4 P25 K4 P14 Row 106: K21 P2 K3 P3 K10 P6 K9 P4 K14 Row 108: P21 K2 P4 K3 P11 K8 P5 K4 P14 Row 110: K20 P3 K20 P9 K2 P4 K14 Row 112: P20 K3 P22 K12 P15 Row 114: K20 P2 K29 P5 K16 Row 116: P20 K2 P30 K3 P17 Row 118: K72 Row 120: P72 Row 122: K72 Row 124: P72 Row 126: K72 Row 128: P72 Row 130: K5 P2 K12 P18 K35 Row 132: P6 K2 P13 K21 P30 Row 134: K7 P2 K22 P19 K7 P8 K7 Row 136: P8 K3 P22 K2 P4 K13 P5 K7 P8 Row 138: K9 P3 K21 P2 K21 P6 K10 Row 140: P10 K3 P20 K2 P21 K5 P11 Row 142: K11 P3 K19 P2 K20 P3 K14 Row 144: P12 K3 P18 K2 P19 K3 P15 Row 146: K13 P3 K17 P2 K18 P2 K17 Row 148: P14 K3 P16 K2 P17 K2 P18 Row 150: K15 P3 K8 P9 K16 P2 K19 Row 152: P16 K4 P6 K16 P8 K2 P20 Row 154: K17 P4 K11 P10 K8 P2 K20 Row 156: P18 K5 P9 K2 P15 K2 P21 Row 158: K19 P5 K8 P2 K14 P2 K22 Row 160: P20 K3 P9 K2 P13 K2 P23 Row 162: K20 P3 K9 P2 K13 P2 K23 Row 164: P21 K1 P10 K2 P12 K2 P24 Row 166: K21 P1 K10 P2 K11 P2 K25 Row 168: P10 K16 P6 K2 P10 K2 P26 Row 170: K9 P21 K14 P2 K26 Row 172: P16 K17 P10 K2 P27 Row 174: K23 P2 K1 P20 K26 Row 176: P23 K2 P4 K20 P23 Row 178: K23 P2 K13 P19 K15 Row 180: P23 K2 P17 K2 P2 K9 P17 Row 182: K23 P2 K17 P2 K4 P5 K19 Row 184: P23 K2 P17 K2 P5 K3 P20 Row 186: K23 P8 K11 P2 K28 Row 188: P23 K2 P2 K7 P8 K2 P28 Row 190: K23 P2 K5 P8 K4 P2 K28 Row 192: P23 K2 P7 K6 P4 K2 P28 Row 194: K23 P2 K17 P2 K28 Row 196: P23 K2 P17 K2 P28 Row 198: K23 P2 K17 P2 K28 Row 200: P23 K2 P17 K2 P28 Row 202: K23 P9 K11 P2 K28 Row 204: P23 K2 P2 K7 P8 K2 P28 Row 206: K23 P2 K5 P8 K4 P2 K28 Row 208: P23 K2 P7 K6 P4 K2 P28 Row 210: K23 P9 K11 P2 K28 Row 212: P23 K2 P17 K2 P28 Row 214: K14 P4 K5 P2 K17 P2 K28 Row 216: P15 K5 P3 K2 P17 K2 P28 Row 218: K18 P14 K10 P2 K28 Row 220: P22 K3 P1 K8 P8 K2 P28 Row 222: K22 P3 K5 P14 K28 Row 224: P22 K4 P8 K14 P24 Row 226: K22 P4 K16 P8 K22 Row 228: P21 K5 P15 K3 P2 K5 P21 Row 230: K21 P3 K17 P3 K28 Row 232: P21 K2 P18 K3 P28 Row 234: K41 P4 K27 Row 236: P40 K5 P27 Row 238: K40 P3 K29 Row 240: P40 K2 P30 Row 242: K72 Row 244: P72 Row 246: K72 Row 248: P72 Row 250: K72 Row 252: P72 Row 254: K72 Row 256: P72 Row 258: K72 Cast off after row 258	Right Half ("Jesus"): CO 72 stitches Knit all odd rows Rows 1-2, 5-6, 9-10, etc. in MC. Rows 3-4, 7-8, 11-12, etc. are CC. Row 2: (MC, WS) K72 Row 4: (CC, WS) P72 Row 6: K72 Row 8: P72 Row 10: K72 Row 12: P72 Row 14: K72 Row 16: P72 Row 18: K72 Row 20: P72 Row 22: K46 P1 K25 Row 24: P46 K1 P25 Row 26: K7 P3 K35 P2 K25 Row 28: P6 K6 P33 K2 P25 Row 30: K5 P8 K32 P2 K25 Row 32: P6 K9 P29 K3 P25 Row 34: K10 P8 K10 P3 K13 P3 K25 Row 36: P12 K9 P8 K4 P11 K3 P25 Row 38: K17 P5 K9 P3 K10 P3 K25 Row 40: P19 K7 P6 K3 P10 K2 P25 Row 42: K22 P7 K4 P3 K9 P2 K16 P5 K4 Row 44: P25 K5 P4 K3 P8 K2 P15 K5 P5 Row 46: K11 P2 K14 P5 K4 P2 K7 P2 K14 P3 K8 Row 48: P11 K2 P16 K4 P4 K2 P6 K2 P13 K3 P9 Row 50: K11 P5 K15 P3 K3 P2 K6 P2 K12 P2 K11 Row 52: P11 K2 P1 K5 P13 K3 P3 K2 P5 K2 P11 K2 P12 Row 54: K10 P2 K3 P5 K5 P2 K11 P2 K5 P2 K10 P2 K13 Row 56: P10 K2 P5 K7 P1 K2 P12 K2 P4 K2 P9 K3 P13 Row 58: K10 P2 K7 P8 K12 P2 K4 P2 K9 P2 K14 Row 60: P9 K3 P6 K2 P4 K4 P11 K2 P4 K2 P8 K2 P15 Row 62: K9 P2 K7 P2 K6 P2 K11 P2 K4 P2 K7 P2 K16 Row 64: P9 K2 P6 K3 P6 K2 P12 K2 P3 K2 P6 K2 P17 Row 66: K9 P2 K6 P2 K7 P2 K12 P2 K3 P2 K6 P2 K17 Row 68: P8 K3 P1 K3 P2 K2 P7 K2 P12 K2 P3 K2 P5 K2 P18 Row 70: K8 P2 K2 P7 K7 P2 K12 P2 K3 P2 K4 P2 K19 Row 72: P7 K3 P3 K7 P7 K2 P12 K2 P2 K2 P3 K2 P20 Row 74: K7 P2 K8 P5 K5 P2 K12 P2 K2 P2 K3 P2 K20 Row 76: P7 K2 P8 K2 P1 K4 P3 K2 P13 K2 P1 K2 P2 K2 P21 Row 78: K7 P2 K7 P3 K2 P4 K2 P2 K13 P2 K1 P2 K1 P2 K22 Row 80: P6 K3 P7 K3 P4 K3 P1 K3 P12 K2 P1 K2 P1 K2 P22 Row 82: K6 P5 K5 P2 K9 P3 K2 P4 K6 P2 K1 P4 K23 Row 84: P6 K2 P1 K4 P3 K2 P9 K3 P3 K4 P6 K4 P25 Row 86: K6 P2 K2 P7 K10 P4 K3 P4 K5 P4 K25 Row 88: P6 K2 P3 K6 P10 K4 P5 K4 P4 K3 P25 Row 90: K15 P8 K3 P4 K8 P5 K1 P3 K25 Row 92: P15 K9 P1 K5 P10 K8 P24 Row 94: K17 P2 K3 P7 K14 P6 K23 Row 96: P18 K2 P3 K5 P17 K6 P21 Row 98: K19 P2 K24 P2 K1 P5 K19 Row 100: P20 K2 P23 K2 P4 K5 P16 Row 102: K8 P2 K11 P2 K22 P3 K5 P5 K14 Row 104: P9 K2 P10 K3 P21 K3 P7 K5 P12 Row 106: K10 P2 K10 P3 K9 P3 K7 P3 K10 P5 K10 Row 108: P11 K3 P9 K4 P8 K4 P5 K2 P12 K5 P9 Row 110: K12 P3 K9 P4 K8 P7 K1 P1 K27 Row 112: P13 K3 P1 K3 P5 K4 P9 K7 P27 Row 114: K14 P3 K1 P4 K3 P5 K12 P5 K25 Row 116: P15 K2 P3 K4 P1 K3 P16 K7 P21 Row 118: K16 P3 K3 P5 K20 P7 K18 Row 120: P17 K2 P4 K3 P23 K8 P15 Row 122: K17 P3 K31 P8 K13 Row 124: P17 K4 P31 K6 P14 Row 126: K17 P5 K32 P3 K15 Row 128: P18 K3 P33 K3 P15 Row 130: K18 P2 K52 Row 132: P18 K2 P52 Row 134: K72 Row 136: P72 Row 138: K42 P1 K29 Row 140: P42 K1 P29 Row 142: K42 P2 K28 Row 144: P42 K2 P28 Row 146: K42 P2 K28 Row 148: P42 K3 P27 Row 150: K42 P3 K27 Row 152: P42 K3 P27 Row 154: K30 P1 K11 P3 K27 Row 156: P30 K1 P11 K2 P28 Row 158: K29 P2 K11 P2 K28 Row 160: P29 K2 P11 K2 P28 Row 162: K29 P2 K11 P2 K28 Row 164: P28 K3 P11 K2 P28 Row 166: K28 P3 K11 P2 K28 Row 168: P28 K3 P11 K2 P28 Row 170: K28 P3 K11 P2 K28 Row 172: P29 K2 P11 K2 P28 Row 174: K29 P2 K11 P2 K28 Row 176: P29 K2 P11 K2 P28 Row 178: K9 P3 K17 P2 K11 P2 K7 P6 P15 Row 180: P8 K5 P16 K2 P11 K2 P6 K8 P14 Row 182: K7 P8 K14 P2 K11 P2 K5 P3 K3 P6 K11 Row 184: P8 K6 P15 K2 P11 K2 P4 K3 P5 K6 P10 Row 186: K12 P8 K9 P2 K11 P2 K3 P3 K8 P4 K10 Row 188: P15 K2 P2 K3 P7 K2 P11 K2 P2 K3 P9 K4 P10 Row 190: K15 P2 K2 P5 K5 P2 K11 P2 K2 P2 K10 P4 K10 Row 192: P15 K2 P6 K4 P2 K2 P11 K2 P1 K2 P10 K4 P11 Row 194: K15 P2 K7 P7 K11 P2 K12 P4 K12 Row 196: P15 K2 P10 K4 P11 K2 P11 K4 P13 Row 198: K15 P3 K11 P5 K8 P2 K10 P4 K14 Row 200: P15 K3 P11 K2 P2 K2 P7 K2 P9 K4 P15 Row 202: K15 P7 K7 P2 K2 P3 K6 P2 K8 P4 K16 Row 204: P15 K2 P2 K4 P6 K2 P3 K3 P5 K2 P8 K3 P17 Row 206: K15 P2 K3 P7 K2 P2 K11 P2 K7 P3 K18 Row 208: P15 K2 P4 K6 P2 K2 P11 K2 P6 K3 P19 Row 210: K15 P2 K12 P2 K11 P2 K5 P3 K20 Row 212: P15 K2 P12 K2 P11 K2 P4 K3 P21 Row 214: K15 P2 K12 P2 K11 P2 K3 P3 K22 Row 216: P15 K2 P12 K2 P11 K2 P2 K3 P23 Row 218: K15 P3 K11 P2 K11 P2 K2 P2 K24 Row 220: P15 K4 P10 K2 P11 K2 P3 K2 P23 Row 222: K15 P8 K6 P2 K11 P2 K4 P3 K21 Row 224: P15 K2 P3 K4 P5 K2 P11 K2 P5 K3 P20 Row 226: K15 P2 K4 P6 K2 P2 K11 P2 K6 P3 K19 Row 228: P15 K2 P5 K5 P2 K2 P11 K2 P7 K3 P18 Row 230: K15 P2 K12 P2 K11 P2 K8 P3 K17 Row 232: P15 K1 P13 K2 P11 K2 P9 P3 K16 Row 234: K10 P4 K1 P1 K13 P2 K11 P2 K10 P4 K14 Row 236: P11 K5 P13 K2 P11 K2 P11 K3 P14 Row 238: K14 P5 K10 P2 K11 P2 K12 P4 K12 Row 240: P15 K5 P9 K2 P11 K2 P13 K4 P11 Row 242: K18 P6 K5 P1 K11 P9 K8 P4 K10 Row 244: P19 K6 P4 K1 P11 K4 P2 K4 P6 K4 P11 Row 246: K23 P13 K4 P4 K4 P6 K2 P5 K11 Row 248: P27 K8 P5 K3 P7 K5 P1 K4 P12 Row 250: K29 P5 K19 P6 K13 Row 252: P30 K3 P21 K4 P14 Row 254: K72 Row 256: P72 Row 258: K72 Cast off after row 258

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