Rib Stitch Chunky Moebius
Designed and knit by Diane L. Augustin Are you looking for a fast, easy, rewarding knitting project? Something you can "whip up" in just a few hours? Do you have only about 1o0 yards of a gorgeous chunky yarn you want to knit into something fabulous? This chunky moebius is for you! The yarn pictured is one hank of Berroco, Borealis, which is lovely and knits like a dream. Approximately 100 yards of any chunky weight yarn may be substituted in this pattern.
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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-ontechnique.) Here is the link to Cat Bordhi's 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 yarn over. 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 right 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. 10. At this point the needle should be over the cable or the cable will be over the needle. Either way is ok. This should occur only once and will indicate the 180-degree twist. 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.
Rib Stitch Chunky Moebius
Materials:
One hank of Berroco, Borealis, (108 yards) Size 11 circular needles in a 47" inch length. Stitch marker.
Directions:
Follow special Moebius cast on instructions on the previous page. The scarf is may be doubled and worn as a cowl or in a long loop with a twist. Moebius Cast On (MCO) 130 stitches, PLACE MARKER, join. Rounds 1-8: \*Knit One, Purl One\* on all rounds, all stitches. Knit on top of the knit stitches and purl on top of the purl stitches. You are knitting a simple rib stitch.
Moebius Bind Off:
This special bind off, in pattern, will add elasticity to the edge of the moebius. K2, \*Slip both stitches back to the left needle, Knit them together (TOG) through the back, P1, Slip both stitches back to the left needle, Knit
em TOG through the back, K1\*, repeat between\* \* until all stitches are bound off Using the yarn needle, connect the last bound off stitch to the first one, closing up any gaps.
Blocking:
Blocking is not necessary. If you choose to block your moebius, soak it for fifteen minutes in tepid water with a small amount of Eucalan, or any other non-rinsing wash. Squeeze out excess water. Dry flat. Yarn suggestions: Crystal Palace Yarns, Chunky Mochi, Malabrigo, Chunky, any chunky hand spun, any chunky self-striping or variegated yarn, or any chunky yarn at all!
Enjoy!
Designed and knit by Diane L. Augustin. Copyright 2011. All Rights Reserved.
