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January 9, 2006

Yarn lust plus the possibility of maths= grey day escapism

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Thrummed Mobius, by Cat Bordhi, courtesy of Colorsong Yarn

My, my, but it is a dull, dull day today. There was a brief spasm of sunshine earlier on this morning, but it has given up the ghost, and Cornwall is currently huddled under a gunmetal sky. Quite appropriate, considering the nuclear subs stationed not half a mile away. Well, it was dull until I came across this little number, the Thrummed Mobius Scarf, by Cat Bordhi, its praises sung by no less than Yarnharlot. This looks mathematically interesting (interesting, in my warped brain= nail bitingly hard), and boy, don't the colours just sing to you? It seems to be sold as a kit by Colorsong Yarn.... me want! I hope they ship to the UK, once I am back on a financial even keel ;)

Posted by scumkitten at January 9, 2006 2:37 PM

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And here in the North East it has been dull, dull, dull. It didn't really get light at all - the sky just gave a dreary dawn a long seeing too, and then quietly and sneakily slipped into silvery dusk before you knew it.

Like I said, dull - even my description makes today's weather sound a lot more exciting than it really was. We do dull weather well in the UK, especially at this time of year. And we like to talk about it. A lot.

They made a big thing on the news today about the this event at The Dana Centre's light lounge in London - the event is devised to draw attention to SAD in the UK. I reckon a lot more than the half a million people suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder that the Dana Centre's media release highlights. I seem to have all the symptoms highlighted on the SADA website for example..... Oh and Yes this thrummed mobius scarf looks great - but not hard. I made a mobius socktop quite by accident the other day. And there is a link to mobius knitting over there in the Stuff section-->>

Posted by: glittrgirl at January 9, 2006 4:54 PM

Me like the thrummed mobius too... better than he plain one! You could easily adapt the pattern and add the thrums yourself... I'm about to juggle a way to do it on hats...

Posted by: Woolly Wormhead at January 12, 2006 6:18 PM

Whoa! Cool! Do let us know how you get on - come back and visit to tell us!

Posted by: glittrgirl at January 12, 2006 11:15 PM

Hi, I have knitted quite a few Mobius rings/scarves whatever. I like the maths challenge and find them fun and quick to do. If you want links to patterns or to chat about the technique I am happy to help. I use an easy way without buying an expensive kit that will work for any yarn as long as you get the tension right for your yarn and needles. I suspect the Cat Bordi technique may be fun but hard work to work out at first.

Posted by: Judith at January 13, 2006 7:39 PM

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