In the Making...

I’ve finished the Ore Cardigan that I briefly mentioned here and here . The pattern is by Sarah Hatton and from Issue 70 of The Knitter. Here’s a review of the magazine with a picture of the original. The yarn I used was Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK in colourway, Skipper. My Ravelry Project Page . It’s a timeless classic piece and quite a simple knit. The beading is lovely and ensures that it hangs well. I did have an issue though, the sleeves came out way too long. It wasn’t my gauge as I had 29.5 rows instead of the recommended 28, which would have made the sleeve shorter. I really didn’t want to reknit the sleeves, so I took the more drastic option and cut the ends of the sleeves off. I ended up removing over 3 inches above the beading and then grafted the ends back on. I did have to increase a few stitches to make the stitch counts add up. I don’t think you can tell where I did it. Some sweater surgery later and now they fit a lot better. The style of ca...

After having made quite a few möbius cowls recently (see this post ). I've been doing a bit of research into the background of möbius strips and the different ways of making a möbius shape in knitting. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a "Möbius strip"; "/'mə:bɪəs/ ► noun  a surface with one continuous side formed by joining the ends of a rectangle after twisting one end through 180° ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after August F.  Möbius  (1790-1868), German Mathematician Though it was independently discovered by Johann Benedict Listing at the same time. One of the main practical uses for a möbius strip is for drive belts; but I think that the best use is in knitting (though perhaps I'm a bit biased). There seems to be two main categories for making a  möbius ; flat and circular. Flat The first option is for the cast on edge to be the long horizontal, the piece is worked flat and then twisted and sewn a...