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[pensnest]

Several years ago I noticed a member of my knitting group was creating an infinity scarf which started in the centre and knitted round a moebius loop so that a 'row' was actually knitting on both top and bottom of the cast-on, and the scarf/cowl grew outwards from the middle.

I'd love to try this, but I'm no longer in touch with the person who made it, and I really have no idea how to search for the recipe on Ravelry.

Can anybody direct me to a pattern which works like this? It just sounds like such a fun way of knitting a figure-8 scarf.

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[peaceful_sands]

I haven't tried any of these - but would one of these patterns be of any use to you ... Infinity Scarf Patterns to Knit Today.

[pensnest]

There's a cornucopia for me to browse - thank you!

[james]

That sounds like Cat Bordhi's moebius cowl. There is no longer a direct link to the pattern - you can google it for a youtube video as a introduction to the style of knitting, and she has a craftsy class for moebius knitting. Otherwise her pattern on her website is for a lacy version of the moebius cowl, which may be more involved than you want? But the basic cast on and how to knit is essentially the same.

[pensnest]

Thank you - I shall have a look on her website. I've used some of Cat Bordhi's knitting ideas before, and she is very clever.

[suncat]

Cat has been teaching her Moebius class live for many years, prior to Craftsy. I had the opportunity to take it when she came to our local annual knitting event a few years ago. She's an excellent teacher and I highly recommend her class.

[neotoma]

The Fall 2000 issue of Spin-Off had an article and directions for knitting a true moebius scarf using unspun roving.

I've made two scarves using those directions -- you cast-on, and then pick up stitches between the cast-on stitches, so you are knitting from the center of the moebius to the outer edge. You wind up with a very tight curl to your cable needle by the end, so I don't recommend you use a cable shorter than 40 inches, and longer if you have it.

[pensnest]

Thank you - I shall be spending quite a while investigating, I think! Thanks for the tip about cable needles. I'll have to check them.

[vilakins]

This is the one I used (several times).

I also used Cat Bordhi's cast-on, a very useful video.

[pensnest]

I watched that video agape with wonder. How incredibly clever! Thanks also for the link to the pattern. I feel positively inspired!

[vae]

I knitted one like that - the Chevron Cowl by Rebecca Sheppard.