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By: August Challenge: I’m a Collector | Tastes Like Battle Chicken

August Challenge: I’m a Collector | Tastes Like Battle Chicken — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:01:51 +0000

[...] Kamalia Et Alia shows off MAD GENIUS CRAFTING SKILLS. Seriously. Science and afghans meet in an unprecedented display of coolness. [...]

By: kamaliaetalia

kamaliaetalia — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:44:43 +0000

Aww, shucks, Mrs Amateur

Well, actually, there are lots of things I *don’t* do… I’m terrible at cleaning house, I don’t “scrapbook” in any but the most minimalist, basic sense of the word, I don’t make fancy cards, I don’t run or do yoga, I’m not much of a photographer, I only know the most basic HTML and never got my head around CSS, and I don’t tolerate small children very well unless they are closely related to me or I have a longterm friendship with their parents or I have some sort of ecclesiastical stewardship over them (i.e., the Nursery calling I had in Nova Scotia and the 3 year old Primary class I teach now).

By: JD Kenada

JD Kenada — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:25:51 +0000

Mrs. Amateur’s reply is better than anything I could say:

“SHE CROCHETS TOO MY GAWD WHAT DOES SHE NOT DO”

By: kamaliaetalia

kamaliaetalia — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:38:33 +0000

TY! They were fun to design and make.

By: red cow

red cow — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:36:25 +0000

I love your nerd afghans! You are so creative ^_^

By: kamaliaetalia

kamaliaetalia — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:48:19 +0000

Thank you!

Oh, if only baked goods could be shipped via network cable!

By: kamaliaetalia

kamaliaetalia — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:46:32 +0000

XD
I’d been thinking about making an “art afghan” for a year or so when while TAing General Chemistry, during the chapter on atomic structure, I suddenly realized that the atomic emission spectrum of hydrogen would be a *perfect* subject. To the scientifically naive, it would just look like a piece of minimalist abstract art, and for those with the right background, it would be a great art-meets-science piece. The other projects came later as I started to think about what other science topics would lend themselves well to an art form composed of stripes.

By: kamaliaetalia

kamaliaetalia — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:38:47 +0000

The pi afghan isn’t very big, though — it’s about the same size as one of my baby afghans. If and when I ever get around to making the other half and assembling the PI-E afghan, then it will be closer to a “full size” afghan.

I find casting on to be more difficult than casting off. Likewise, I think that decreasing is easier than increasing.

By: khizzara

khizzara — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:45:40 +0000

OMG, I’m totally geeking out over your afghans! Science projects for the win!

By: Ambermist

Ambermist — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:33:36 +0000

Oh, your afghans are lovely! I tried to learn how to knit and crochet, but I seemed pretty awful at it. I have a terrible habit of only wanting to do the things I’m good at, so I didn’t get very far…

Science and math scare me in numerous ways, but I could totally learn from an afghan.

By the way, you should go ahead and bake. I know a druid who will help you polish off the food before it goes bad…