Scarves: A Mobius

English, you’ve gotta love it.  Sometimes pronunciation can be tricky.  You think it is one thing and it turns out to be something else.

Is it wind or wind?  Wind with a short i as in a windy day or is it wind, with a long i, as in yarn winder.

I had some lovely soft white merino wool by Cascade Yarns purchased in a skein.

The first job was to wind it into a ball.  A yarn winder makes a center pull ball of yarn in no time.  I usually put the hank of wool around the arms of the rocking chair and wind from there.

A mobius scarf is a cowl with a twist. The knitting pattern I used is a mobius scarflet, found on Craftster.  Unfortunately the pattern is no longer available. It’s knit on bamboo circular needles of 5.5 mm I’ve included the version of the pattern that I saved in case you want the exact same pattern.

~needle & hook accessories~

• circular needle hook case
• crochet hook case
• sewing needle cases
• felt mini sewing needle case
• knitting needle case
• row counters
• stitch markers

The pattern starts with 110 stitches and then each row is worked in groups of 10. The stitch markers help you know when to start the repeats of the pattern.

CO 110 sts.

Row 1 [WS]Row 1 [WS]: P all sts.

Row 2 [RS]: K all sts.

Row 3 [WS]:  P all sts.

Row 4 [RS]:  P all sts.

BEGIN PATTERN:

Row 1 [WS]:  *P 5 sts, YO, P2tog, K 3 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 2 [RS]:  *P 5 sts, K 5 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 3 [WS]:  *P 5 sts, K 1, YO, P2tog, K 2, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 4 [RS]:  *P 5 sts, K 5 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 5 [WS]:  *P 5 sts, K 2, YO, P2tog, K1, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 6 [RS]:  *P 5 sts, K 5 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 7 [WS]:  *P 5 sts, K 3 sts, YO, P2tog, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 8 [RS]:  *P 5 sts, K 5 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 9 [WS]:  *K 10 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 10 [RS]:  *K 5 sts, P 3 sts, K2tog, YO, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 11 [WS]:  *K 5 sts, P 5 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 12 [RS]:  *K 5 sts, P 2 sts, K2tog, YO, P 1, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 13 [WS]:  *K 5 sts, P 5 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 14 [RS]:  *K 5 sts, P 1, K2tog, YO, P 2 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 15 [WS]:  *K 5 sts, P 5 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 16 [RS]:  *K 5 sts, K2tog, YO, P 3 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 17 [WS]:  *K 5 sts, P 5 sts, pm, rep from * 11 times.

Row 18 [RS]:  Purl.

Then:

Row 1 [WS]:  Purl

Row 2 [RS]:  Knit

Row 3 [WS]:  Purl

BO.

Lay piece flat, then half-twist to join as a möbius strip.  Stitch up the back seam.  Using crochet hook, sc around edge until out of yarn (I was able to do 2 rnds).  Hide loose ends.

The yarn was lovely and soft and very easy to knit with.  Once you are finished you have a long scarf, which then has to be folded into the mobius.

With just a few easy steps you fold the scarf into the mobius or infinity scarf.   First lay the scarf out.   Fold one end up to the other end to form a V.  Turn each end under so they are side by side. Stitch the two ends together.

You can use a scarf of any length you already have and turn it into a mobius scarf.

This scarf keeps my neck warm even when I’m not going out.

~Shawls and scarves I’ve made~

• April scarf
• close to you shawlette, browns
• Close to you shawlette, greens
• cowls
• crest of the wave scarf
• fishtail lace scarf
• granny stripe shawl
• knitted neck warmer
• lacy scarf
• lean on me
• life way shawl
• lost souls shawl
• mobius scarf
• multnomah shawl
• one row scarf
• one stitch lace scarf
• sewn neck scarf
• shoulder snuggle
• stacked squares scarf
• summer flies – green
• summer flies – white
• virus shawl

Are you getting ready for the cooler weather?