Coming late to the game..
The moebius strip was discovered in 1858 by two different scientists, separately and somewhat simultaneously. It is one of those forms, or surfaces (like a hyperbolic parabola), that lends itself well to knitting. Cat Bordhi made it easy for knitters with her amazing cast on. My friend Cindy showed it one night at our Tuesday knitting group. It intrigued the heck out of me. I've come late to this party. Stephanie wrote about Cat's genius almost three years ago.
The easy definition of the moebius strip or band is that it is a surface with only one side and one boundary. ONLY ONE.
The moebius perfectly illustrates the cycle of life and death, right and wrong, yin and yang. Why theologians and philosophers haven't used it more as a model has mystified me. Science / math vs. what? A proof of faith?
The first time I was shown the moebius strip, I was still in high school. I was so taken with its implications that I carried a paper model around in my wallet for years. Something as simple as that. So many implications.
Infinity.
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I love your moebius. The colors, the tassles, the beads…it’s great! I’ve done the lacy version that Cat showed on Knitty Gritty but I’ve never seen one like this. It’s so fun to knit a moebius. Is there a specific pattern for it or did you just test the guage and figure it out from there? I’m definitely going to make one. It’s awesome! Thanks for the inspiration.
I love the moebius and its equally profound mathematical offspring – I wove one in silver once for the sheer fascination of the thing. Perhaps its lack of use as theological metaphor has to do with the prediliction of certain religious movements to divide up the world into dualities – black/white, good/bad, included/excluded.
Nicely done- the colors are so true…and the beads reflect them perfectly…
I really like what you did with the edge!
Oh, how fun! I love it!
A moebius! I love it! And in one of my favorite colors too! Is that your Tashi yarn?? The magpie in me is drawn to the beads 🙂
What a beautiful moebius! I love it! It’s definitely a favorite color of mine too, and I wonder if it is in your yarn?? The beads match it perfectly, although I can’t say I love knitting with beads . . . but, that’s obviously a problem of mine not yours! 🙂
Nice pattern/yarn seletion! I knit a moebius yoked poncho of all things!(2006) Never wore it much except those chilly nights before the wood boiler. Maybe I’ll rip it out , sure took a lot of yardage.
Ah, the shape conundrum makes sense to me know.