Skull illusion scarf

Posted by David Pescovitz, September 21, 2007 11:48 AM | permalink

A friend of The Morning News's Pasha Malla knitted this amazing striped scarf. Look at it from a certain angle and a skull and crossbones pattern emerges from the stripes. Ysolda Teague developed the pattern and made it available free.
Link to The Morning News, Link to video demo on YouTube, Link to Ysolda Teague's pattern (via Neatorama)

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#1 posted by Scape

, September 21, 2007 12:01 PM

This is pretty cool. Impressive workmanship.

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#2 posted by Anonymous , September 21, 2007 12:04 PM

This pattern is very similar to an alien illusion scarf in the book Stitch and Bitch Knitters Handbook...so if aliens are more your thing.

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#3 posted by ed g. , September 21, 2007 12:21 PM

Don't wear one in Boston.

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#4 posted by Anonymous , September 21, 2007 12:57 PM

I've seen similar patterns to this before- there is an almost identical one in the Stitch and Bitch knitter's guide but it features an alien face instead of a skull. Just wanted to throw that out there.

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#5 posted by ChazB , September 21, 2007 3:09 PM

This isn't that new or revolutionary, but it is cool. A similar scarf was detailed in either the awesome knitting book "Stitch and Bitch" or its sequel. The S&B version is Alien Heads and they go all the way around the scarf. My fiance made me one and I wear it every winter. OH, and mine is neon green and black...so awesome!

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#6 posted by Marcelo

, September 21, 2007 4:29 PM

It's in the first book.

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#7 posted by Jonathan Delgado

, September 21, 2007 4:46 PM

I made a similar skull scarf myself last year, inspired by the the alien scarf in "Stitch & Bitch". You can check out a pick of it at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=181984&l=567a4&id=614978615

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#8 posted by Perla , September 22, 2007 7:04 AM

Now that will make me interested in knitting, skull patterns instead of icky flowers. That's hot!

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#9 posted by Anonymous , September 22, 2007 12:31 PM

Agreed with the above -- totally a Stitch 'n Bitch imitation.

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#10 posted by deathray13 , October 31, 2007 8:14 AM

thanks, random girl at the detroit party, for pointing this out to me