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

[Eileen Scrivani]

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From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 2:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] mobius? was: Artful Yarns Circus

> Eileen;
> What shape is a prayer shall and how big?
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eileen Scrivani [mailto:etscrivani at verizon.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:27 AM
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> 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
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
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>>
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>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
>> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 8:13 AM
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>> startingJan.7:Closeout Circus Artful Yarns Circus
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>> 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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