Möbius Methods
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 along the vertical edge. This w...