UK Reef (detail) - with candy striped anemone by Ildiko Szabo (foreground) and anemone grove by Beverly Griffiths (background). Photo by George Walker.source
This afternoon at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, physicist Margaret Wertheim of the Institute for Figuring will be giving a lecture and workshop on crocheting coral reefs with the "hyperbolic crochet" technique. While her creations can't replace the real reefs that are rapidly disappearing, they are purdy, and some of the forms are remarkably similar to real species of coral, diatoms, and anemones.
More about the crochet coral reef project(s) here.
PS: If you do make your own yarn reef, you might want to buy this adorable Squishable Octopus to reside in it. So cute!
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Ahh yes, we mad knitter scientists have known about the crochet coral for some time. Pretty magnificent! There's also Baby's first DNA ( http://kimberlychapman.com/crafts/knit-gallery.html#dna )and knitted bacteria (http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2007/10/knitted_bacteria.html ).
Btw, love your blog!
You got me with this one; those anemones are totally cool. You always do seem to find the tastiest visual treats.