Either style is approximately 7" deep x 28" in circumference. Gauge: 2 sts./in.
Lunar Eclipse Cowl
We viewed quite a phenomenon last night - a super moon and a total lunar eclipse!I finished this cowl while star(moon)gazing, so I hadtoname it accordingly. Knit a quick moebius or inifinity cowl with just 70 yards of super bulky yarn! I chose a new yarn from Berroco called Gusto, a thick and thin strand with gorgeous color ways. This is a quick, one skein project, knit on size 15 circular needles. It's finished in a matter of hours!Whether you knit for yourself or knit many gifts, you will enjoy the ease of this pattern! There are two pattern versions,the moebius and infinity cowl, and each one is fast andfuntoknit.
Version One:
The Moebius has a 180-degree twist, which is created at the special cast on and join. Rounds of knitting grow from the centeroftheworktothe outsides.
Materials
One skein of Berroco, Gusto. Pictured is color way #1963. 70 yards. Size 15 circular needles in a 47" inch length. Stitch marker. Yarn needle
Directions
MCO (Moebius Cast On per following instructions) 48 stitches, PLACE MARKER, join. (You will use every bit of yarn, so if you would like to increase the stitch count, you will need to purchase more yarn.) Round 1: Knit. Round 2: Purl. Round 3: \*K1, Yarn Over (YO)\* Round 4: \*K1, release Y0\* Round 5: Purl. Round 6: Knit. Round 7: Purl. Round 8: \*K1, Y0\* Round 9: \*K1, release Y0\* Round 10: Purl. Round 11: Knit.
Moebius Bind Off
P2,\* bring yarn to the back,slip both stitches back to the left needle, knit them together through the back, P1, repeat from \*
Moebius Cast On Information
There are a number of ways to learn the moebius cast on. Illustrated step-by-step instructions are included in Cat Bordhi's books, A Treasury of Magical Knitting and A Second Treasury of Magical Knitting. Both contain a wealth of information about and patterns for Moebius knitting. (She has graciously given permission to reference her ingenious Moebius cast-on technique.) Here is the link to her U-Tube Moebius cast on video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVnTda7F2V4 More information is available on her website http: //www.catbordhi.com/ These are step-by-step instructions for the moebius cast on: 1. Make a slip knot and slip it to the center of the 47" cable. Hold the knot on your cable with your left hand, allowing the needles to dangle. 2. With your right hand, take the LEFT needle and bring it towards you and up to make the cable into a loop. Allow the other needle to hang down. We won't need it until all the stitches are cast on. 3. Hold the slipknot, needle and looped cable in your right hand. Hold the needle half way to the tapered tip. 4. Tension the working yarn above the cable in your left hand. Think of the cable as a stationary object you will be wrapping the yarn around. You will be holding it in both hands to begin the cast on, which is a wrapping sequence. 5. Point the needle towards you and bring it under the cable, over the working yarn, and back up above the cable. Do a yarnover. 6. Repeat this sequence to cast on the appropriate amount of stitches. Each time you perform this “under the cable, yarn Over" sequence, you are generating 2 stitches. Count only the stitches on the top of your needle. 7. Once you have the appropriate number of stitches cast on, spread the stitches around the needle and cables and up onto the other needle, so they form a circle. 8. Position the needles and stitches around them so that you can knit the stitches. This will take some adjusting. 9.Set the work down on a table top and, starting with the left side, position the needle above the cable, follow the path around the cables, making sure they are parallel all the way around until you get near the right needle. 11. PLACE MARKER. Knit into the slipknot to join the work. Pull the stitches together at the join to close gaps. Knit into the "triangle" stitches or V's as they come to you. These are very different looking stitches made by the wrapping we did to cast on. The marker is crucial in moebius knitting. On the first round, it will let you know that you have done the twist correctly as you knit and it travels the path of the stitches onto the looped cable below your needle tips. When you see the marker on the cable below the needles, this is one half of the first round of moebius knitting. Once you see the marker at this point, keep knitting until you can slip the marker from the left to right needle. This will be one complete round of moebius knitting.
Version Two:
The Infinity Cowl is knit in the round with no twist. It is knit from cast on edge to bindoffedge.
Materials
One skein of Berroco, Gusto. Pictured is color way #1963. 70 yards. Size 15 circular needles in a 24" inch length. Stitch marker. Yarn needle.
Directions
Using the long tail method, and holding both needle tips together, cast on 48 stitches. Hold the stitches at the needle tips and grasp the cable and gently slide one needle back out of the cast on stitches. Distribute the stitches evenly around the cable and needles. Place a marker on the right needle and join in the round, knitting the last cast on stitch to the first, making sure the stitches arenottwisted. Round 1: Knit. Round 2: Purl. Round 3: \*K1, Y0\* Round 4: \*K1, release YO\* Round 5: Purl. Round 6: Knit. Round 7: Purl. Round 8: \*K1, Y0\* Round 9: \*K1, release Y0\* Round 10: Purl. Round 11: Knit. Round 12: Purl. Round 13: \*K1,Y0\* Round 14: \*K1, release Y0\* Round 15: Purl. Round 16: Knit. Round 17: Purl. Round 18: \*K1, Y0\* Round 19: \*K1, release Y0\* Round 20: Purl. Round 21: Knit.
Relaxed bind off
P2, \* bring yarn to the back, slip both stitches back to the left needle, knit them together through the back, P1, repeat from \*
Blocking and laundering
Soak the cowl for fifteen minutes in lukewarm water with a small amount of non-rinsing wool wash. Squeeze out excess water. Lay it flat on a dry towel. Reposition the cowl often as it is drying.
Enjoy!
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