Sorry for the delay but here, finally, are the photos from the first KnitCast. I'd never imagined that there would be so much interest in these pictures!Click on the thumbnails to get the bigger picture
This is an example of v Fisheri the glow-in-the-dark bacteria that Stefanie is working on. Sadly Stefanie has been unable to take a photo of her knitted picture bacteria because she can't find a camera that's sensitive enough.
Hericum Fruiting Chicken
Spongipellis Delectans.
These are both fungi which Martha has found very inspiring.
I've been asked for images of knitted garments by Martha and Stefanie. At the moment there aren't any because they're still working on them! As soon as I have some I'll post them on the blog.
When my ex-roommate who is a talented and prolific knitter told me she listens to podcasts on knitting during her frequent driving trips from San Francisco to Los Angeles, a trip that is over 500 Km, I couldn't imagine a radio show on knitting stories, let alone one that would keep her stimulated enough not to veer off the road. Well, it turns out that I'm "the very best friend" of Stefanie Scheerer! Imagine my surprise when my ex-roommate, who also knitted with Stefanie in the cafe, forwarded me your interview with her. How clever and wonderful that you married biology with knitting, you might remember that I'm the molecular biologist she referred to on your show. Your show was fantastic and the pictures you posted really added to the visual interest of the story. An update on the biology: although Stefanie and I maintain a faithful correspondance, I am reminded that our research may have a converging point after listening to your show. This is not trivial since I study cardiovascular heart disease, and while fungi and bacteria are organic and beautiful in their own rights, they do not have hearts. One final note, I'm on a sabatical from knitting while trying to finish up my PhD. It's not that I don't find knitting "meditative" anymore but that knitting can become a competing obsession with my research. I hope to re-channel my creative juices into knitting one day soon and bring knitters back to the cafe.
Posted by: janet yu | January 29, 2006 at 08:04 PM