Meiosis Scarf- Part 3 of 3

The finished layout.

 

After encasing the yarn in roving and wetting it out.

 

Midway through felting.

 

The finished shawl.

 

Some eggs in close-up...

 

...and some sperm.

 

The finished piece on a sunny day!

 

Well, here you have it...

...one of the strangest shawls you're ever likely to see! :)

Even my daughters think it's a little bit weird...

...and they don't believe me when I assure them that the average passer-by won't realize what it is at all...

...and will just think it's just some sort of random design!

I'm looking forward to testing my theory in a crowd of people...

...as soon as it finally cools off enough to wear it :)

Meiosis Shawl- Part 2 of 3

Adding...you guessed it...a few sperm...

 

...AKA gametes...germ cells...'little swimmers'! :)

 

Next, a bunch of eggs (ova)...

 

...and don't forget chromosomes!

 

As with my 6-legged spider from a previous post...

...I'm taking a few liberties with the embryonic reality of this event!

And even though there could never be this many human eggs vying for fertilization in one woman at one time...

...I just like the way they look.

As for the large number of sperm...

...a college professor of mine once said that even though you only need one sperm to achieve fertilization of a single child...

...you do need a 'cheering section'! :)

Now since this is probably more than most of you really wanted to know (giggle)...

...I'll sign off with the promise of Part 3 in two days!

Meiosis Shawl- Part 1 of 3

Laying out an outline with green yarn (not my hand-spun).

 

Filling in with a single layer of green roving...

 

...and more...

 

and more!

 

Adding white areas...

 

...to represent cellular division!

 

Now I'm sure that many of you are already shaking your heads and wondering...

..."just what exactly has gotten into her with this latest crazy project?!?!" :)

Ever since I made my Summer Shawl...

...I've been wanting to try another one!

I also ADORE science and its attendant imagery...

...and thought it would be lovely to do a series on 'creating life'...

...from the cellular level!! :)

So I laid out a single layer of green roving...

...and wrapped the edges around the piece of green yarn that made the shawl outline.

I then added two 'piles' of white roving in concentric circles...

...to suggest a dividing cell.

Next time: a cheering section of gametes!