I cast on a new project on Saturday – the It’s All Right mobius cowl. It is really more of a shoulder -width wrap than a cowl, but you could really wear it either way 🙂
The design is by Ellen Thomas, The Chilly Dog. It is an MKAL which Maker’s Mercantile is putting on. I got the kit from them – the main color of yarn, seen here is Silbermond by Zitron, in the evocatively named colorway 06. I did buy the kit yarn for a contrasting stripe at the bind off edge, but not entirely sure I am going to use it. I may stash dive for the stripe, as I am not thrilled with what I did get. We shall see.
The cast on is the tricky bit with mobius, and I spent the first two rows convinced that I had messed it up. But as you see here – nope! It is fine. I have done 5 rows of the 16 in the first clue so far. I’d like to try to keep up with this MKAL, as there are a lot of other projects in my queue!
How are your projects going – crafty or not?
Not one to miss a minute of knitting! Its been a while since I have seen a mobius on someone’s needles.
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No indeed! It is a technique that seems to come and go in and out of popularity for sure.
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That will be cool — I love the look of mobius cowls but have never tried to do the cast on!
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I hope so! I did one other mobius cowl but it was just a small one with bulky yarn and didn’t have any real patterning, so this is one step more complicated than that 🙂 If you ever do want to try it, the designer of this pattern has a good video on it, and also there’s a good one by Cat Bordhi out on YouTube.
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I love gray yarns and I look forward to seeing it as it evolves! I love knitting in the round so that might be a good project for me someday but I think you are making those scary cables…(or is it just ribbing…I can do ribbing…) 🙂
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It is a knit/purl pattern so far. Not sure where the pattern is going to go to after that 🙂
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I need to do another möbius, it’s been a good while. I am still working on a shawl border, but the body will go quickly with the short row knitting!
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Soooo close to being done with the second sleeve on Franca! I’ve always loved a möbius cowl.
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Your Franca is gorgeous! You are getting really close with that. Mobius cowls are very cool. This is only my second one, but I could definitely see them becoming a habit!
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Is that yarn soft? It looks soft and squishy.
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It is super soft and squishy!
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I’ve never knit a moebius, at least not on purpose. I did once knit 5 inches in linen, only to discover a twist in my knitting. I wonder how that that differs from this kind of created moebius?
I did go look at Cat Bordhi’s video, and it very cool looking. I’ll add it to my list of things to play with this year…eventually!
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With the mobius, you are knitting out in two directions from the center so your cast on is in the middle of the piece. I have twisted my knitting too – so frustrating!
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I like the stitch pattern you’re knitting up so far. When I used to make a moebius, I’d use Cat Bordhi’s way.
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It does look nice so far 🙂 I did a small cowl a while ago using her method.
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