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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 cardigan did seem t...

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...