Some more crafty updates today! Earlier this year my senior graduate student graduated and she got a taxidermied mouse as a graduation present. She asked me to make it a lab coat and a knitted shawl. The lab coat was ok, but I decided to make the shawl crocheted intead of knitted. No pattern, but I think it came out ok. Sadly I don't have any pictures of the mouse wearing these items. Science crafty mice for the win!
Also earler this summer, while at a wonderful cerebrovascular biology conference, I knitted a pair of socks. I the same general approach I always do but I screwed up the heels twice. And after un-knitting once, I gave up after the second time. Somehow the socks are the right length but the heels are gigantic. The were frankensocks (to use up scrap yarn) and I love all the colors, but I just wish the heels weren't so big. I guess if I ever have lower extremity edema they'll be great. Of course I'm wearing them anyway! I saw a book called "How to knit socks that fit" and I think I need to get it!
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