you could either call me determined or stupid, but i am still trying to make a moebius that i will wear. my boy gave me a gift certificate to the LYS for christmas and i knew exactly what to spend it on. gorgeous gorgeous manos del uruguay yarn for a moebius. i wanted to make one that sits rather snugly around the shoulders and arms, across the chest and is about 6-8 inches wide.
(originally i was going to knit my so called scarf but watching 24 while knitting, still being a bit sleep deprived, having only a few minutes at a time to knit, and general ADD caused me to constantly have the wrong number of stitches on my needles. plus, i didn't like that the reverse of the scarf is merely purl stitches. kinda ruined it for me)
using cat bhordi's crazy cast on method, i began the moebius. for reasons i cannot fathom, i am utterly incapable of counting how many stitches i've cast on and so continue until i look like i have enough. ha. and then i knit and knit and knit and knit and finally cast off. only to find the moebius hangs down to my bellybutton and is 3 inches wide. not exactly the look i was going for.
sigh. my neighbour, and fellow guild member, is the one who suggested i use the manos for the moebius. she coached a friend along and they took notes apparently. i need to track down those notes.
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What about "Stupidly determined"? Heh. :)
As a fellow non-mathie, I applaud your ongoing struggle against the mathematical juggernault that is the mobius. One day you shall prevail!
aww, bless. thanks, bethy!
and yeah, stupidly determined sounds about right.
avd
I happened to run into your blog, just on a random web search....Although, I completely feel your pain. I did the same cast on as you...used this totally awesome Egyptian cotton that I was saving for a special shrug...and lo and behold...I now have this BEHEMOTH cotton "thing"....I was very sad and have not been able to bring myself to rip it yet....oh well...best of luck to you....
I happened to run into your blog, just on a random web search....Although, I completely feel your pain. I did the same cast on as you...used this totally awesome Egyptian cotton that I was saving for a special shrug...and lo and behold...I now have this BEHEMOTH cotton "thing"....I was very sad and have not been able to bring myself to rip it yet....oh well...best of luck to you....
I happened to run into your blog, just on a random web search....Although, I completely feel your pain. I did the same cast on as you...used this totally awesome Egyptian cotton that I was saving for a special shrug...and lo and behold...I now have this BEHEMOTH cotton "thing"....I was very sad and have not been able to bring myself to rip it yet....oh well...best of luck to you....
I happened to run into your blog, just on a random web search....Although, I completely feel your pain. I did the same cast on as you...used this totally awesome Egyptian cotton that I was saving for a special shrug...and lo and behold...I now have this BEHEMOTH cotton "thing"....I was very sad and have not been able to bring myself to rip it yet....oh well...best of luck to you....
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