Moebius Cast On

Moebius knitting requires a long circular needle since the needle has to be able to form two complete loops.

A 48” / 122cm circular needle was used for this demo; knitter is right-handed and yarn is held continental style.

	Step 1:  Tie a slip knot and place it on the needle
	Step 2:  Slide the slip knot to the middle of the cable
	Step 3:  Bring the slip knot and cable up to the Right needle tip and hold in place with thumb and index finger; working yarn is to the left and behind, held in the left hand; Left needle tip is not used for these stepsStep 3bTake the Right needle tip to the Front and under the cable in preparation for picking up the yarn in Step 4
	Step 4:  Take the needle tip over top of the yarn and then under it…
	Step 5… and bring the yarn and needle under the cable to the Front and position it above the cable
	Step 6:  Holding the first cast-on stitch in place with the right index finger, working above the cable, take the tip of the needle and scoop a new stitch by taking the needle over and then under the yarn; there are now 1 slip knot and 2 sts cast on – only the stitches on the top needle/cable are counted in cast-on numbers
	Step7:  Repeat Step 3b to Step 6 until the desired number of stitches is cast on (only count the stitches cast onto the needle)
	Step 8:  Spread the stitches out along the needle; the slip knot will be the first stitch on the Left needle tip; carefully hold on to the last cast-on stitch so it does not fall off the needle
	Step 9:  Check: beginning at the Left needle tip, follow the cables along and make sure they run parallel all the way along until the Right Needle tip where…
	Step 10…the cable will cross once – either on top of the Right needle tip or below (doesn’t matter which)Place an EoR marker; knit one full round (until EoR marker is reached again); as seen in Step 8, cast-on stitches alternate in orientation i.e. the stitch after the slip knot has the leading leg behind the needle, the next stitch has it in front; always knit into the leading leg of the stitch.  As you knit, slide the cast-on stitches onto the Left needle tip being careful not to allow the cast-on stitches to overlap each other.Once the first row is finished, begin chosen pattern; for best results, choose a pattern that looks great on both Right (Public) and Wrong (non-Public) sides since both sides will show.

This picture tutorial is based on the demonstration by Cat Bordhi’s “Intro to Moebius Knitting” shown in this YouTube video.

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