[Nfb-krafters-korner] mobius? was: Artful Yarns Circus

[Eileen Scrivani]

I don't know if I had the spelling of it correct, but I think Elizabeth 
Zimmermann had the original design on it.  Basically it is a knitted tube, 
large enough foryour neck &/or shoulders and can often be pulled up on the 
head like a scarf.  The tube, however, is not just a simple circular tube, 
you intentionally put a twist in it.  I've actually never knit one but have 
a kit Louis bought for me two or three Christmas's ago that I never got 
around to using because the pattern uses 3 different types of yarn that are 
to be worked in stripes.  I was not crazy about carying the different colors 
up the sides because I thought they could be pretty visible on something 
like this project.  The kit is actually not a "true" mobius but worked as a 
rectangle and to be twisted at the end of knitting.

.  If you have trouble intentionally twisting in your circular knitting, 
then you can knit a flat rectangle, then when you get to the end you will 
seam bottom edge to cast on edge, but twist the fabric before doing the seam 
and there's your mobius.  I am not certain if a balaclava is the same thing, 
and just a different name.  You can probably find free patterns for them on 
the net.  The ladies in my prayer shawl group tell me they are very in right 
now and they have them in lots of department stores.  I am not sure though 
if they might just mean cowls and are calling a cowl a mobius.

Eileen

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From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] mobius? was: Artful Yarns Circus

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> Ok, so I have tried to look it up for myself and am not coming up with an
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> So, I must ask, what is a mobius?
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> I find references to it in mathmatical circles, but nothing describing 
> what
> exactly a mobius  in knitting circles.
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> Dixie
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> OH, I never thought of a mobius. I have never done one, but I have a book 
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> patterns for them - what a great idea!
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