July 1 is Canada Day, the day Canadians celebrate the coming together of three colonies into one country within the British Empire in 1867. It is celebrated in many of the same ways the U.S. celebrates its 4th of July with family picnics, fireworks and time away from work. As someone who has been a Canadian citizen for nearly a year, I thought I should do something with yarn to commemorate the day. (Sure yarn can be used to celebrate anything from my POV.) And recently I found a shadow knitting washcloth designed by someone very close to home. The Maple Leaf Illusion Dishcloth is a free pattern designed by Audrey from Abbottsford, BC. Here's photos of my finished product: A Maple Leaf from the Side to Emphasize the Leaf Looking at the Maple Leaf from the Top This very simple project uses a technique of shadow or optical knitting. It seems to have been a type of knitting that originated in Japan. Using colours that are high in c...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.