KDO 2026 Cowl KAL

Here is what Duke says about the design:

I learned the significance of the LOVE sculpture in Philadelphia when I moved to the city in 2025. There is LOVE Park near the Philadelphia City Hall with the sculpture in the center, and the LOVE symbol can be seen everywhere in the city.

Philadelphia is known as “the City of Brotherly Love,” deriving from the Greek words philos (loving) and adelphos (brother). If you know me, you know that I LOVE languages and I even LOVE knitting them! So I decided to incorporate the LOVE characters into my design.

Shadow Knitting (also known as Illusion Knitting) is a technique using the textural characteristics of knits and purls to create a very subtle graphic motif. The motif can only be seen on a flat surface from certain angles. Otherwise it’s just a striped fabric. But once you see it, you won’t be able to unsee it!

Every knitted item is a labor of LOVE, but why not add a little more LOVE to it… you know, just a touch?

We hope you join in on the knit-a-long LOVE! Wear your cowl to KDO 2026 and join the group KAL photo after lunch under the bridge!

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