Knitting A Moebius Shawl Thingy Update-Final

Here is where I began the moebius.

This is where I messed up. (ha) It was quite the predicament. This took place during the first weaving attempt. Something went awry so I took out a row on each side and put them back on the needles and tried again, but only after I had slept a couple more nights. No need to rush in to it.

So, my second attempt was more successful, although not perfect. This picture does have a view of the woven area...on the left side there. If you can't see it....yippee!

So here it is on the me. I swallowed my pride and decided to be the model. It goes better with my grey hair than Maggie's NOT grey hair. :)
Not to mention that it seems that I am growing jowls. Oh, joy!

When I look at a camera something terrible happens. So I decided for this photo shoot to not look directly at the lense....sorta like not looking directly at an eclipse and you won't get hurt......
So, anyway...you can wear it like this under your jacket/coat on a brisk wintry day.

Or give it a twist and bring it up on your head like such.

Or, go ahead and bring it on back over your head and now you have a cowl-type cozy warm thing around your neck.

Come winter-time it will come in quite handy.

Until Next Time!

Knitting a Moebius Shawl Thingy

A Moebius is this. It comes with different spellings, I suppose you just choose the one you like best. I believe they pronounce it (may bee us).
This pattern came from an Elizabeth Zimmermann video, "Knitting Around".
This long strip of garter stitch knitting with built in i-cord, will, in the end, be given a twist and then woven together to create a MASTERPIECE!!!! :)
I am using Lion Brand, Grey Heather, Wool-Ease worsted weight.
80% acrylic & 20% wool.
It is machine washable.
To be honest, I wish the whole thing was wool or alpaca. But since I am still a rookie, I want to choose less expensive yarns for my projects. If I like this item, I will of course, make another one some day, with a design and natural fiber!
The built in i-cord is quite fun to knit and I painstakingly learned the invisible cast on, so that we can weave it together right purty like, later on. If you are interested in the invisible cast on (provisional cast on), go here. It is quite helpful.

If you knit or crochet and haven't signed up with Ravelry, do so today! It is a great help. Just go to www.ravelry.com.

Have a great day.

***Cast on in the provisional cast on way, see above link. You want a finished product with about a 9 inch width. Knit, to with in 3 stitches from the end of the row, bring the yarn forward, slip the next three stitches purl wise to the right needle. Turn and knit the row, stopping before the last three stitches, yarn forward, slip the three stitches purl wise. Turn and knit. Just keep knitting back and forth in this manner until your project is about 52 inches long. Give it one twist and weave the ends together-using the garter stitch weave.***