Supplies
1 skein of Caron Simply Soft in Dark Country Blue
1 skein of Caron Simply Soft in Grey Heather
US6 (4.00 mm) needles
Tapestry needle

Gauge
22 sts and 36 rows per 4 inches (10.16 cm)

Instructions
Cast on 35 sts in dark country blue (MC).

Do not break yarn at color changes, simply carry the yarn up the side loosely.

Row 1: Knit.

Row 2: Purl.

Change to gray heather (CC).

Row 3: Knit.

Row 4: Purl.

Change to MC.

Rows 5-6: Repeat rows 1 and 2.

Row 7: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 8: K2, p10, k1, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 9: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 10: K12, p1, k to end.

Row 11: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 12: K2, p10, k1, p2, k1, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 13: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 14: K12, p1, k2, p1, k to end.

Row 15: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 16: K2, p10, k4, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 17: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 18: K12, p4, k to end.

Row 19: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 20: K2, p11, k2, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 21: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 22: K13, p2, k to end.

Row 23: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 24: K2, p12, k1, p5, k1, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 25: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 26: K14, p1, k5, p1, k to end.

Row 27: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 28: K2, p11, k2, p4, k4, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 29: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 30: K13, p2, k4, p4, k to end.

Row 31: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 32: K13, p13, k to end.

Row 33: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 34: K2, p11, k14, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 35: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 36: K13, p14, k to end.

Row 37: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 38: K2, p10, k12, p2, k1, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 39: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 40: K12, p12, k2, p1, k to end.

Row 41: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 42: K2, p9, k10, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 43: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 44: K11, p10, k to end.

Row 45: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 46: K2, p8, k10, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 47: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 48: K10, p10, k to end.

Row 49: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 50: K2, p8, k9, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 51: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 52: K10, p9, k to end.

Row 53: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 54: K2, p7, k10, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 55: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 56: K9, p10, k to end.

Row 57: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 58: K2, p7, k10, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 59: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 60: K9, p10, k to end.

Row 61: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 62: K2, p7, k11, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 63: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 64: K9, p11, k to end.

Row 65: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 66: K2, p7, k11, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 67: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 68: K9, p11, k to end.

Row 69: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 70: K2, p5, k1, p2, k12, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 71: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 72: K7,p1, k2, p12, k to end.

Row 73: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 74: K2, p5, k7, p1,k7, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 75: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 76: K7, p7, k1, p7, k to end.

Row 77: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 78: K2, p5, k7, p1, k8, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 79: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 80: K7, p7, k1, p8, k to end.

Row 81: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 82: K2, p6, k5, p2, k8, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 83: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 84: K18, p5, k2, p8, k to end.

Row 85: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 86: K2, p7, k3, p3, k9, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 87: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 88: K9, p3, k3, p9, k to end.

Row 89: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 90: K2, p13, k8, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 91: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 92: K15, p8, k to end.

Row 93: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 94: K2, p12, k10, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 95: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 96: K14, p10, k to end.

Row 97: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 98: K2, p12, k9, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 99: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 100: K14, p9, k to end.

Row 101: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 102: K2, p11, k11, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 103: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 104: K13, p11, k to end.

Row 105: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 106: K2, p12, k8, p1, k1, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 107: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 108: K14, p8, k1, p1, k to end.

Row 109: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 110: K2, p13, k8, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 111: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 112: K15, p8, k to end.

Row 113: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 114: K2, p14, k7, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 115: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 116: K16, p7, k to end.

Row 117: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 118: K2, p14, k5, p1, k1, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 119: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 120: K16, p5, k1, p1, k to end.

Row 121: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 122: K2, p15, k5, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 123: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 124: K17, p5, k to end.

Row 125: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 126: K2, p15, k3, p1, k1, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 127: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 128: K17, p3, k1, p1, k to end.

Row 129: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 130: K2, p15, k1, p1, k1, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 131: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 132: K17, p1, k1, p1, k to end.

Row 133: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 134: K2, p14, k1, p to last two sts, k2.

Row 135: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 136: K16, p1, k to end.

Row 137: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 138: Purl.

Row 139: Change to CC, knit to end.

Row 140: Purl.

Row 141: Change to MC, knit to end.

Row 142: Bind off purl-wise.

Weave in all ends.

Fringe
Cut 14 12-inch (30.48 cm) pieces of MC.

Cut 13 12-inch (30.48 cm) pieces CC.

Divide into four groups of three, using two strands of MC and 1 strand of CC for the middle fringe piece.

Find the center bottom of your banner and attach the blue and gray fringe there, alternate the other eight solid color sections and space them equally along the bottom of the banner.

Final Product

Ravenclaw Illusion Banner
Ravenclaw Illusion Banner - Figure 2
Credit
Alix Browning's tutorial was taken with permission from arachknits.blogspot.com.





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