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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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[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.