About Your Instructor:
Designer, teacher, author, and illustrator Franklin Habit is the author of It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons (Interweave Press, 2008–now in its third printing) and the proprietor of The Panopticon (the-panopticon.blogspot.com), one of the most popular knitting blogs on the Internet. Franklin’s varied experience in the fiber world includes contributions to Vogue Knitting, Yarn Market News, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, PieceWork, Cast On: A Podcast for Knitters, Twist Collective; and regular columns for both Knitty.com and Lion Brand Yarns.
FF2014 - Franklin Habit - Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Shadow Knitting
Color and texture meet and mingle with startling results in the subtle, intriguing fabrics created by shadow (also called “illusion”) knitting. 
Stripes, garter stitch, and stockinette combine to create patterns that appear or vanish depending upon the angle of view–perfect for hiding secret messages in your work. We will not only learn the technique (including simple chart reading), but will also investigate methods for designing shadow patterns, and play with creating our own charts for custom projects.
Materials:
Yarns: Two balls of smooth (non-fuzzy), worsted-weight yarn (for example: Spud & Chloe Sweater, Rowan Pure Wool Worsted or similar) in highly contrasting solid colorways. (Patterns will show up best in yarns with a round profile–look for yarns with 3 or more plies.) [Note to shops: if the above suggested brands are not in your line, please substitute equivalents that you do carry.]
Needles: 1 circular needle, 24 inches, in a size appropriate to give a comfortable, firm gauge (such as would be appropriate for a warm scarf or hat) in the yarns selected.
Notions: Notebook, pencils (not pens) and erasers for sketching and charting. Two or more 8.5x11 sheets of graph paper ruled in squares at 4 squares/inch.
Notions
3-4 yards smooth, contrasting scrap yarn (for provisional cast-on, see Pattern Notes)
Scissors
Yarn needle
Stripes, garter stitch, and stockinette combine to create patterns that appear or vanish depending upon the angle of view–perfect for hiding secret messages in your work. We will not only learn the technique (including simple chart reading), but will also investigate methods for designing shadow patterns, and play with creating our own charts for custom projects.
Materials:
Yarns: Two balls of smooth (non-fuzzy), worsted-weight yarn (for example: Spud & Chloe Sweater, Rowan Pure Wool Worsted or similar) in highly contrasting solid colorways. (Patterns will show up best in yarns with a round profile–look for yarns with 3 or more plies.) [Note to shops: if the above suggested brands are not in your line, please substitute equivalents that you do carry.]
Needles: 1 circular needle, 24 inches, in a size appropriate to give a comfortable, firm gauge (such as would be appropriate for a warm scarf or hat) in the yarns selected.
Notions: Notebook, pencils (not pens) and erasers for sketching and charting. Two or more 8.5x11 sheets of graph paper ruled in squares at 4 squares/inch.
Notions
3-4 yards smooth, contrasting scrap yarn (for provisional cast-on, see Pattern Notes)
Scissors
Yarn needle
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