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

[River Woman]

Praying for your recovery and return to good health VERY SOON. Lynda
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From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] mobius? was: Artful Yarns Circus


> Hi Dixie:
>
> Yes, today I am starting to feel better, but still under the weather.  I 
> went to the ER on Friday morning because I was running a fever and was in 
> a panic because I thought if it turned into anything serious I'd be in 
> trouble over the holiday weekend.  Anyway, it was not anything they would 
> give me an antibiotic for so just stayed in bed and slept through most of 
> Christmas Eve and sent Louis to his families without me on Saturday.  I 
> wanted to help him shovel today, but my chest is still tight and just 
> being out in the cold made breathing difficult so only took our furry 
> babies out for the morning walk while he cleared a space where they could 
> do their morning business.
>
> Talk later.
>
> Eileen
>
>
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> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:51 AM
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] mobius? was: Artful Yarns Circus
>
>> Hmmmm, so I am thinking it is the same idea as a cowl, but with a twist 
>> in
>> it.  Interesting.
>>
>> How are you feeling?  I hope much better!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dixie
>> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen 
>> Scrivani
>> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:27 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] mobius? was: Artful Yarns Circus
>>
>> 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>
>> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 8:49 AM
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] mobius? was: Artful Yarns Circus
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ok, so I have tried to look it up for myself and am not coming up with 
>>> an
>>> answer...
>>>
>>> So, I must ask, what is a mobius?
>>>
>>> I find references to it in mathmatical circles, but nothing describing
>>> what
>>> exactly a mobius  in knitting circles.
>>>
>>> Dixie
>>> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
>>> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 8:13 AM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Yarn for the SockClass
>>> startingJan.7:Closeout Circus Artful Yarns Circus
>>>
>>> OH, I never thought of a mobius. I have never done one, but I have a 
>>> book
>>> on
>>>
>>> patterns for them - what a great idea!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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