FO: Marjaana Moebius

It's done!

(Don't you think this would look great with a nice pin in the picture above?)


I finished the applied i-cord bind off this evening. This is another Ravelympics entry, for both the Gift Knits Pentathlon and the Cowl Jump. I hope this is right size for a cowl. I was thinking it would be a little thicker and smaller in diameter, more like a turtleneck. But I was worried that it would be too tight. I still think it looks good.


To review, this is the Purl Ridge Moebius from A Treasury of Magical Knitting. I used less than half a skein of Schaefer Marjaana in the "Rosa Parks" colorway. (Schaefer Yarn often names their colorways after famous women.) I also used US Size 4 40" Addi Turbo Circular Knitting Needles.


I'm seriously considering making one of these from my handspun.

WIP: Marjaana Moebius

I'm getting close to finishing my Marjaana Moebius. I'm working on an applied i-cord bind-off. I hate regular i-cord, but I kind of like the applied kind. It's fun. I should use it more often.

There's a good tutorial of the applied i-cord bind off here. I used the instructions in the book, A Treasury of Magical Knitting.

I for the first time ever, I actually wish the Olympics were longer. I need more time to work on my many projects, and I'm actually vaguely interested in the events themselves.

WIP: Marjaana Moebius

I love these Moebiuses (Moebii?). They go so fast. I'm halfway through, at least.

I'm actually doing something a little different here. The pattern says to do the same number of knit and purl rounds to get even ridges. I'm doing 4 rounds of knitting and 2 rounds of purling. Because the moebius is knit from the center outwards, the ridges are not symmetrical.

FYI - I'm using Schaefer Marjanna, a merino/tussah silk blend that is sadly discontinued. (Although Little Knits seems to keep getting skeins in somehow.) This is the "Rosa Parks" colorway. I snagged this skein on eBay a while back.

Speaking of eBay, I'm psyched because my Rainbow Bright Lunchbox is up to $5.50. I was worried that no one would bid. The plastic lunchboxes aren't as popular as the metal ones.

I've been researching some other old toys we have in storage. There's a Playskool Village Blocks playset that I can sell. I don't know if Mom will be able to let go of my old Fisher Price Little People. I'm also trying to find out the value of my Glo-Land playset. No one else has them for sale on eBay. I did find a commercial for it.



It makes me want to hold on to it forever, but we can't keep all of it.

Mistakes were made...

I'm going to be pretty busy today, so I scheduled this ahead of time.

Some mistakes can't be blocked out.


I was thinking that it was just a little too small, and that I could block it out. Now that it's finished, I realize I have a kid's size hat.


It's about six inches across when it's laying flat like this, before blocking. I'm wondering if this will fit one of the kids on my Christmas list. If not, I'll donate it to charity.


It's hard to tell in the picture, but the yarn bled just a little bit when I washed it. This is Cascade 220 Superwash, so I didn't have to hand wash it. I was a little surprised, but hopefully that's all the bleeding that will happen. I'm starting to learn most yarns bleed a little.


I'm blocking it on a can of iced tea mix with some washcloths over it. Other than the overall size, it's turning out pretty good.

Marjaana Moebius
After finishing and blocking Center Square, I cast on my next gift for the Ravelympics Gift Knits Pentathlon. This is the Purl Ridge Moebius from A Treasury of Magical Knitting by Cat Bordhi.


This is the Cat Bordhi's famous Moebius Cast On. in progress.


Now I'm completely cast on. (This video shows the next step.)


And here I am one round in. The moebius will grow between the two needles. It truly is "magical knitting."