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Tuesday 21 April 2015

LET'S PLAY - CROCHET FUN - FREE PATTERN #5

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SPRING THEME - BOHO HEADBAND

Week #5 of Let's Play - Crochet Fun

THIS WEEK #5 We continue the SPRING theme with a moebius (mobius) headband, not only perfect for keeping your hair back and out of the way, but also cute and stylish for those with short hair. And best of all quick to make and a great stash buster!

How did you go last week?  Did you enjoy making the Spring Five Petal Flowers?   If you did, make them please do share your creations with us here, below in the comments, or you can share on my CROCKNIT Facebook Page, I would love to see your crochet handwork, and I am always happy to answer any questions in regards to the patterns.

I have made this headband with remnants of cotton yarn left over from the making of the SPRING Coasters,  using Wendy Supreme Luxury Cotton and Sparkle DK although ANY DK yarn would also work well.


LET'S PLAY

Let's begin this FREE PATTERN #5, gather your yarns and hooks, get yourself a cuppa, and let's play, let's have some crochet fun!

YARN:   Wendy Supreme Luxury Cotton DK
HOOK:  G-6 (4mm)
NOTIONS:  Scissors, Yarn needle


PATTERN DETAILS:


DIFFICULTY:  Easy Intermediate
Sizes:  One size - Adult head - 22in (56cm) - size is adjustable

PATTERN NOTES:  Headband is designed as a moebius (mobius) = a ring with a half-twist.  The foundationless double crochet needs to be long enough to stretch to head size before joining, allowing for the twist, and stretch factor of yarn used.

You need to know how to crochet in the round and colour change. Stitch guide: single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, Special stitches:  Esc = extended single crochet, FDC = foundationless double crochet.

This pattern is written in USA - American Crochet Terms.


USA - American Crochet Terms
UK - British Crochet Terms
Ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc =double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
htr = half treble crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet
tr = treble crochet
dtr = double treble crochet
dtr = double treble
ttr = triple treble
sl st = slip stitch
st/sts = stitch/es
cont = continue
rep = repeat
rnd = round
beg = begin/beginning
yo = yarn over
yrh = yarn round hook
FDC = foundationless double crochet
FTR = foundationless treble crochet
Esc = extended single crochet
Edc = extended double crochet
BL = back loop
blo = back loop only
FL = front loop
flo = front loop only
BPdc = back post double crochet
rtrb = raised treble back
FPdc = front post double crochet
rtrf = raised treble front
Abbreviations List ©2015  Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet.  All rights reserved.

ADD THIS PATTERN TO YOUR RAVELRY QUEUE AND FAVOURITES

PATTERN STARTS:


With MC and G-6 (4mm) hook

Rnd 1:  FDC64,  (21ins), twist, join with sl st in bottom of beg ch3. 


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free pattern crochet headband mobius cotton


Rnd 2:  Sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc around, invisible join in top of ch3.


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free pattern crochet headband mobius cotton


free pattern crochet headband mobius cotton


CHANGE TO CC1

Rnd 3:  Join yarn with standing sc in top of ch3, sc around, join with sl st in first sc.


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Rnd 4:  Ch2, dc in next st, *ch1, dc2tog in next 2sts, rep from * around, invisible join in top of first dc.


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free pattern crochet headband mobius cotton


free pattern crochet headband mobius cotton


CHANGE TO CC2

Rnd 5:  Join yarn with standing sc in ch1-sp, *Esc between dc2tog, sc in ch1-sp, rep from * around, join with sc in 1st sc.


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Rnd 6: *Ch2, skip next st, sc in next st, rep from * around, invisible join in first sc.


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CHANGE TO MC

Rnd 7:  Join yarn with standing dc in ch2-sp, 3dc in same ch2-sp, *sc in next ch2-sp, 4dc in next ch2-sp, rep from * around, invisible join in top of first dc.  FASTEN OFF, HIDE ENDS.


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Make as many as you like, change colours, change the yarn, change the hook, make different sizes - go play - have some crochet fun!



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SPECIAL NOTES:


How to FDC = foundationless double crochet

Ch 3, yo, and insert your hook in 3rd ch from hook, yo, draw up a loop, (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through one loop, (1ch made - this is the chain that you will work your next stitch into), NOW finish your first dc, [yo, draw through two loops on hook], 2 times (first dc made).
*Yo, insert hook under one loop of chain at bottom of stitch just made, yo and pull up loop, (3 loops on hook)
yo and draw through one loop (1ch made) [yo, draw through two loops on hook], 2 times,
Repeat from * for as many stitches as needed.

Joining:
When you have crocheted your foundationless dc row to the length you desire:-

make sure you keep the row straight
bring the two ends together
then twist the beginning of your work
sl st in the bottom of beginning ch3 (not the top)
sc in next st
hdc in next st
dc in next st and remaining sts around
your next rnd starts in the top of beg ch3

There will be a small opening (hole) between the beginning and end of FDC , where the twist and join was made, it can be stitched up with the yarn tail upon finishing.


FOR VISUAL INSTRUCTIONS – Check YOUTUBE video 
“CROCHET MOBIUS – HOW TO START”




Have some fun, have a play!  
and 

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SHARE YOUR CREATIONS 
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Enjoy!
ciao, ciao!
Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet   www.crocknit.com
Copyright (C) 2008-2015 Barbara Summers - All rights reserved.

Saturday 6 August 2011

Crochet Mobius - How to start





How to Crochet Mobius

Here is a little slide-show (video) dedicated to the lady who first came up with the concept of crocheting a mobius in a continuous circle.

"I was sure that one should be able to make it in one piece, from the center out." Quote Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

Do you know her? 

Her name is Mirjam Bruck-Cohen, a fibre artist, from Israel.

Read about my encounter with Mirjam here.

I am ever so grateful to her for allowing me to share her brilliant concept for How to Crochet Mobius.

I don't have facilities to create a video - so with the help of my trusty camera I have put together this slide-show and hopefully it will help some of you to get started.




If you are after the written instructions you will find them HERE also.

I am always happy to receive feed-back here in the Comments or on my Facebook page.

Enjoy!
Ciao, ciao!

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Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet.
All rights reserved.


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Sunday 12 September 2010

Crochet Magic Mobius in Red Mohair

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Crochet Mobius in Red Mohair - Quick day project  

I used a 6mm hook with this yarn to give it a more condensed stitch and more weight.  You could easily make it using a 7mm hook. The red mohair yarn is a 8ply or DK but crochets up thicker than the Jaeger Mohair DK I used in the pink mobius scarf. (see previous blog post)

That is why it is a good practice to always crochet a swatch with the hook and yarn you have chosen for a project. When experimenting with yarns and hooks I would always advise you make two or three swatches using different hook sizes and maybe a slightly different stitch, just to see how the yarn feels and how it hangs and how much stretch it is likely to have. 

I wanted this mobius to be a bit longer in length than the pink mobius, so made the first row 52ins long and the final width was 12.5ins wide without the decorative edge. (approximately 14.5ins wide with edge).

I think this is going to be my Christmas scarf.  I love wearing something red or green for the Christmas period.  Will definitely make a pair of mittens to match.


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Mobius around neck twice
I am not sure how much yarn I used because it came off a large spool which I found at the local charity shop.  I could weigh it but I don't have any kitchen scales, so if I go by what I used for the pink mobius which used up 3 balls x 50g - then you could say it would take 3-4 balls x 50g of this yarn.  But that's just an estimate.

Yes I am into recycling in a big way lately, the local charity shops in my little town of Tankerton, in Kent, UK seem to carry an interesting variety of yarns.  

However one must peruse these shops at least 2-3 times a week to snap up the bargain yarns before they are carried off by the competition!  

So to keep it short and sweet..
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Top - smooth; bottom - fluffy
If you check out this photo, you can see how the mohair mobius scarf ends up - you can definitely see the two different sides of the mobius scarf.  The mobius scarf reveals the two sides or directions of the mobius - there is a fluffier half  and a smoother half of the crochet scarf, like having a top and a bottom, because they represent the two directions you are crocheting when crocheting a mobius from the middle row.  The fluffiest side is always on the opposite to the side facing you whilst crocheting.

Ciao Ciao!

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Wednesday 8 September 2010

Crochet Mobius Scarf

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HOW TO CROCHET A MOBIUS STRIP



Briefly, the shape of the Möbius Strip dates back to ancient times.  The Möbius strip or band is a surface with only one side and only one boundary component. A model can easily be created by taking a paper strip and giving it a half-twist, and then joining the ends of the strip together to form a loop.” (extract from Wikipedia website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moebius_strip )

To interpret this description of a mobius strip into crochet, you just crochet a strip and then give it a half-twist and join the ends to form a loop, which leaves you with a visible join in the strip.

However, the alternative to this, is to crochet a mobius band by crocheting in continuous rounds, with the twist already in place, and without a joining seam.

You may call it an infinity scarf or a twisted cowl, but whatever you call it, it is a wonderful accessory and quite versatile. It can be made long or short, wide or narrow, using any yarn and hook, using any pattern stitch, changing colours and finishing with a decorative edge.  The choice is always yours, there is so much scope for you to really get as creative as you like.




I made my first crochet mobius scarf some years ago when I was selling my crochet items at the Spitalfields Markets in London.  So when it came to making the current pink mobius scarf I had quite a time locating my pattern notes. Thankfully I had kept them, which is why I thought it would be great to share them with you here.

PINK MOHAIR MOBIUS SCARF


I decided to make this scarf just long enough to sit comfortably around my shoulders. I had my husband take a measurement of me, at chest level, with my arms by my sides, giving me the circumference of the scarf, so it would drape over my shoulders.

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SCARF DETAILS

YARN:  Jaeger Mohair DK
HOOK: 6mm (J-10)
MEASUREMENTS: 127cm (50in) circumference; 30.5cm (12in) wide

You can make any size you like, make it shorter to sit comfortably around your neck, or make it really long.  There are no strict sizes. So have some fun and let the creative juices flow.

Q.  WHO was the PERSON to DEVELOP this CROCHET MOBIUS METHOD?

A.  Design concept by Mirjam Bruck Cohen, Israel (For more information on Mirjam Bruck Cohen see her website http://fibersiv.net/ ) 

In my crochet notes I had written down the name of the person who designed this amazing crochet method for the mobius scarf.  I was really interested in finding out more about her, so I contacted Mirjam and with an exchange of emails, came the explanation of how Mirjam came to develop this innovative pattern. 

Therefore with Mirjam’s permission, I am posting her original idea which she posted on FFcrochet (during the time she belonged to the group):

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HOW TO CROCHET MOBIUS 


Good Morning Croladies!!!

The crochet Moebious I made was calculated by me , without any help and before a nice Belgian lady Ria taught me the knitted `no seam` version.

In fact I have been exposed to those Paper moebiouses, but only when I read Elizabeth Zimmermann`s "Knitting Around", School House Press , 1997 [4th press] , did I see any suggestion to use it as a Shawl .

I liked the idea in general, but was not so keen on the `false' seam.

After looking at a paper version and thinking about the concept, I was sure that one should be able to make it in one piece, from the center out.

I discussed it with my friend the mathematician, and played with possible `turning` points.

I realized that when one starts with a basic chain it is not so easy to turn it, so decided to start with a Basic Double Crochet row (Dc cast on] [USA term = treble UK term]

DC [USA] cast on:

Make 3 st , make 1 Dc in the first st, make next dc in the lowest loop of the bottom part of the last dc go on like that until you have the wanted length.

Now comes the trick, lay flat on a table so that all the dc row is straight, take the 1st dc and turn , make a SC [USA] on the bottom part, of the first Dc , put a marker, now make a Half Dc, in the bottom of the second dc , make Dc on the bottom of third Dc and work Dc from now on all the bottom side of the 1st row, when you come to the marker you might decide to make some lacy pattern.

Both sides will show thus upper of the row will show one side of the crochet and underside will show other side of the crochet , but it is and looks and feels like one piece .... Mirjam




I am grateful for Mirjam to share her knowledge with us all and ever so humble for her having given me permission to share her pattern here. 

Once you get familiar with the concept you will find it so easy to introduce your own pattern stitch and create amazing accessories. Come along and have some fun!




Enjoy!
Ciao, ciao!


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Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet.
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CROCHET links for mobius:  Magical Mobius Scarf   and Crochet Mobius - How to Start

KNITTING links for mobius: Garn Studio Drops Design “Mobius Shawl in Alpaca”
Cat Bordhi “Intro to Mobius Knitting” video

Wednesday 1 September 2010

Jaeger Mohair Scarf

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Mobius Crochet Magic


Here is my new crochet project, a lovely mohair scarf/shawl, using the crochet mobius technique. The Jaeger yarn is so light and easy to work with, and to keep the fabric soft and stretchy a 6mm hook was used which also made it a lot easier to see those "hairy" stitches.

Watch this HOW TO START video, so you can get a quick start with the beginning of the shawl/scarf.  


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PATTERN DETAILS:

Abbreviations - USA American Crochet Terms

ch = chain

sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet 
st or sts = stitch or stitches
sl st = slip stitch

Yarn: Jaeger Mohair 3 x 25g balls
Measurements:  127cm (50in) circumference; 29cm (11.5in) wide (without the decorative edge)
Hook: 6mm (J-10) 


Begin with a chainless dc foundation row:
Ch 3, yo, and insert your hook in the first chain, *yo, draw up a loop, and chain 1. 
This ch1, is where your next dc stitch will be worked into. 
Finish your first dc, yo, draw through two loops on hook, and yo, draw through two loops on hook again.  Yo, insert hook at the base of last dc. Repeat from * until you have reached the length you desire.

Joining:
When you have crocheted a foundation row to the length you desire 
make sure you keep the row straight 
bring the two ends together
then twist the beginning of your work
sl st into the bottom of beginning ch3 (not the top) 
sc into the next st  
hdc into the next st
dc into the next st and remaining sts around
at the beginning of the round, work a dc into the top of the beginning ch3
there will be a hole where the twist was made, it can be stitched up with the yarn tail upon finishing
work dc into every stitch until it is the desired width

Finishing:
count the number of rows either side of base chain
you need to have the same number of rows either side
once you have the width you desire, and same number of rows either side
on the last row into the last 3 stitches, work hdc, sc and sl st.

Edging:
You can now edge the scarf with an edging pattern eg. fan stitch or change colour and finish with a contrast edge.  Your choice.

If you want to edge with a decorative pattern stitch
place a marker at your last st
count the number of dc’s around the edge
then decide on the edging pattern which will suit 
some patterns may need multiples of 4, 5, 6 or 8 stitches
I used a basic fan stitch and needed multiples of 4 

Fan Stitch:
Ch1, sc into same space, *skip 1, 5dc into next st, skip 1, sc into next st, repeat from * to end, sl st into 1st sc.
Finish and hide ends.

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Enjoy!
Ciao, ciao!

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Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet.
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