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Pompeii Möbius
Kristin Omdahl
photos © 2012 Joe Hancock
Originally published in The Finer Edge (Interweave, 2012)
Copyright Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved.
Pompeii Möbius originally published in The Finer Edge (Interweave, 2012). ©Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved. publishers of Interweave Crochet magazine…join the online crochet community at crochetme.com Visit InterweaveStore.com/crochetpatterns for more great patterns! page 1
Pompeii Möbius These strips of crochet fabric have a pretty flower centered in the rows. The addition of large chains at the beginning of each row is an important design feature to join the strip into a spiraling fabric. The edging is worked seamlessly right onto the Möbius in one continuous round. Using a long-striping yarn adds visual interest and mystique about the construction, but the Möbius would look gorgeous in a solid color, too.
Materials
Finished Size
Yarn: Bernat Mosaic (100% acrylic; 209 yds [191 m] per 3.5 oz [100 g]); #44200 Ambrosia, 3 balls.
18" (45.5 cm) wide × 17" (43 cm) deep.
Hook: E/4 (3.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Note
CC This pattern is based on the Flower Cut-Out Strips bottom-up edging (see page 54).
Gauge 13 sts and 7 rows in pattern = 3" (7.5 cm).
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Row 5: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in first 2 dc, 3 dc in next ch-7 sp, sk next sc, ch 3, 3-dc cl in next sc, ch 3, sk next sc, 3 dc in next ch-7 sp, dc in each of last 2 dc, turn. Row 6: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in first 5 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next st, dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next 5 dc, turn. Row 7: Ch 5, dc in each dc across, turn. Rep Rows 2–7 until strip measures 36" (91.5 cm) long, ending with Row 7 of pattern. Refer to Assembly Diagram on page 4. To form twisted ring of Möbius, fold strip in half so Row 1 meets last row, twist Row 1 one half rotation, so that end of Row 1 meets end of last row. Joining Rows: Rep Rows 2–7, except at the beg of each even-numbered row, replace ch 5 with the foll: (ch 2, sl st in adjacent ch-5 sp, ch 2). Rep Joining Rows until Möbius is 4 strips wide, ending with Row 7 of pattern. Last Row: Ch 5, dc7tog (working in every other st across row), sl st in adjacent ch-5 sp. Do not fasten off.
Möbius
Edging
Refer to Stitch Diagram A on page 4. Set-up Row: Ch 6, 13 dc in 6th ch from hook. Row 1: Ch 5, dc in each st across—13 sts. Row 2: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in first 5 dc, ch 3, sk next st, 3-dc cl in next st, ch 3, sk next st, dc in each of next 5 sts, turn. Row 3: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in first 2 dc, ch 3, 2-dc cl in side of last st worked, sk 3 sts, sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in next st, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 2-dc cl in side of last st worked, sk 3 dc, dc in each of next 2 sts, turn. Row 4: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in first 2 dc, ch 7, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next 3 sc, ch 7, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in each of last 2 dc, turn.
Refer to Stitch Diagram B on page 4.
RRNote: Because a Möbius has a continuous edge, the edging is worked in 1 rnd, but completes both the top and bottom edges of the Möbius in the 1 rnd. The edging is worked back and forth on itself in 1 rnd. Rnd 1: Ch 1, 4 sc in same ch-5 sp, *5 sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 10, sl st in side of last sc worked, work 4 more sc in same ch-5 sp, 5 sc in next ch-5 sp, turn, 9 sc in top of last ch-10 lp, turn, 9 sc in bottom of ch-10 lp, sl st in side of last sc worked in ch-5 sp, 4 more sc in same ch-5 sp; rep from * around, sl st in first sc to join. Fasten off and weave in loose ends.
Pompeii Möbius originally published in The Finer Edge (Interweave, 2012). ©Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved. publishers of Interweave Crochet magazine…join the online crochet community at crochetme.com Visit InterweaveStore.com/crochetpatterns for more great patterns! page 3
Stitch Diagram A Last Row
Assembly Diagram Set-up Row
8 7
First Joining Row
6 5
Repeat
4 3
Joining Into a Möbius
2
1 Set-up Row
Stitch Diagram B
Last Row
Edging
1
Pompeii Möbius originally published in The Finer Edge (Interweave, 2012). ©Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved. publishers of Interweave Crochet magazine…join the online crochet community at crochetme.com Visit InterweaveStore.com/crochetpatterns for more great patterns! page 4