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Happy Hyperbolic Hookers
28/08/2009 08:10 pmIzzie's got her paws on a new toy. As part of our plans for world dominion, the serpent is starting small. First it's itsie teenie weenie bits of crazy coral with an evil serpent twist
Got to get in a bit of practice before venturing in the den of DNA adulteration
Scoured the second hand shops and got the serpent paws on a pair of crochet hooks - one normal and one itsie bitsie weenie one
So far managed to make a chain but the rest of the ancient art of the happy hooker eludes this serpent. The motor memory is not what it used to be. Thirty years of rusted crafty paws have taken their toll
(A visit to the Oracle of Google should be of some assistance)
Been playing around with hooks and wool and still not quite got the hang of it yet. Once the results become consistent, it will then be time to start tweeking and venturing into the wierd world of hyperbolic crocheting
There was another story about it on the radio this morning. The coral reef is on display in the Powerhouse Museum at Sydney. It will be touring but coming nowhere near dreary old Dursleyville
Back in 1997, a US mathematician named Daina Taimina was trying to explain 'hyperbolic space' to a university class. It's one of the more difficult geometric concepts, so Daina Taimina tried to create a model to explain it. She used paper but the models didn't work. She tried knitting, but that didn't work either. Finally, she picked up a crochet hook. Hyperbolic space is crucial in science and geometry because it provides a possible explanation for the shape of the universe—and hyperbolic crochet became a hit.
The Sydney Hyperbolic Reef is currently on display at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum. Later this year it will also be on display at Wollongong's Viva la Gong Festival and Newcastle's This is not art Festival.
More Curly Craziness
Got to get in a bit of practice before venturing in the den of DNA adulteration
Scoured the second hand shops and got the serpent paws on a pair of crochet hooks - one normal and one itsie bitsie weenie one
So far managed to make a chain but the rest of the ancient art of the happy hooker eludes this serpent. The motor memory is not what it used to be. Thirty years of rusted crafty paws have taken their toll
(A visit to the Oracle of Google should be of some assistance)
Been playing around with hooks and wool and still not quite got the hang of it yet. Once the results become consistent, it will then be time to start tweeking and venturing into the wierd world of hyperbolic crocheting
There was another story about it on the radio this morning. The coral reef is on display in the Powerhouse Museum at Sydney. It will be touring but coming nowhere near dreary old Dursleyville
Back in 1997, a US mathematician named Daina Taimina was trying to explain 'hyperbolic space' to a university class. It's one of the more difficult geometric concepts, so Daina Taimina tried to create a model to explain it. She used paper but the models didn't work. She tried knitting, but that didn't work either. Finally, she picked up a crochet hook. Hyperbolic space is crucial in science and geometry because it provides a possible explanation for the shape of the universe—and hyperbolic crochet became a hit.
The Sydney Hyperbolic Reef is currently on display at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum. Later this year it will also be on display at Wollongong's Viva la Gong Festival and Newcastle's This is not art Festival.
More Curly Craziness
