A little riddle for you.
What do you get when you cross a math-genius and artist?
FIBONACCI SCARF
The act of knitting has a lot to do with counting numbers and keeping track of the number of new stitches and previous stitches. So I decided to try knitting the Fibonacci number pattern which is created by adding a number to the previous number. 0,1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34… (2 comes from adding 1 + 1). Not only did I knit with the Fibonacci numbers in order, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, and 21, but I also added the new number of stitches to the previous number of stitches to get the next number of stitches. I used the formula in the way that I knit
MIURA ORI SCARF
Created with a “leaf fold” deployable structure pleat pattern, Miura Ori scarf folds up compactly and opens to create a voluminous, warm scarf.
Miura Ori is a biomimetic structure, meaning that it is imitated from nature into products and designs. It is found naturally in the hornbeam leaf helping the leaves to bloom. Miura Ori is implemented in technologies such as satellite solar panels. The solar panels are small and compact so the satellite can launch more easily into space, and open large to absorb a lot of sunlight. I learned about Miura Ori from Julian Vincent when I was a visiting researcher at the University of Bath mechanical engineering department.
LADYBUG PIN
Nature makes ladybugs in an amazing variety of
colors and patterns. I wanted to make the same, modeling pins after 11
different species in the Coccinellidae or ladybug family. Made from
silver these bugs are hand painted with enamel. Pin backs are made from
nickel. The ladybugs are life-size measuring 3/16″ x 5/16″.
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