Boom………

Science
Scientific Crochet Projects

Charlie van de Graaf

Boom………
Science
Scientific Crochet Projects

Charlie van de Graaf

Copyright © 2020 Charlie van de Graaf.

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any
manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of
brief quotations in a book review.

First printing, 2020.

ISBN 978-0-473-54557-4

Published by RibhusLugh
www.ribhuslugh.com
To my family and friends. Thank
you for all your help in getting this
book together.
 Table of
Contents
Introduction ………1
Genetics ………2
Microbiology ………18
Chemistry ………39
Astronomy ………61
How to Crochet………87
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Introduction
Science and crochet are two things I am passionate about, so combining them seemed a
logical and awesome thing to do. I also found that there is a lack of science crochet
compared to other types of crochet and I wanted to change that.
The projects are all scientifically based with a creative flair, like not using perfect circles
for circular objects. There are several branches of science represented and a variety of
projects to make from the practical to the decorative.
The colours used in the projects reflect the science or the history behind the science.
Let’s take the potassium and water scarf as an example, it is bright pink. The reason for
that is, the indicator that is often used to show something has a basic or alkaline pH is
phenolphthalein. The potassium and water reaction produces potassium hydroxide which
is alkaline.
Science geek or not there is something in this book for everyone.
So go and crochet science as it was meant to be.

About the Author

Charlie is a fibre artist living in rural New
Zealand who wants to share their passion of
crochet and science. They live with their
partner and three cats.
Charlie also runs the RibhusLugh Discover
Crochet blog where they share crochet chat
and patterns.
When Charlie is not crafting they are growing
succulents, doing other cool stuff, and they
spend some of their time volunteering.

If you make items from this book and sell them,

please link to my website (ribhuslugh.com) and
credit me (Charlie van de Graaf) as the
designer.
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 Genetics
Genetics was first taught to me during high school. We started with Gregor Mendel’s work, and
then developed into genes and DNA.
When I was studying for my BAppSci, one of the first papers I took was genetics and I really
enjoyed it. Both the practical and theoretical aspects of the course.

Mendel’s genetic experiments were the inspiration for the following projects. The projects use
the Mendel genetic charts. I was unsure how to use them initially, luckily my friends came to the
rescue as we discussed Mendel’s experiments. That is how the colour scheme and types of
projects came about. The colours are sweet pea flower colours and the green of the stems tie it
all together.

Go and study the basics of

genetics and crochet up your
genetic makeup.
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Genetic
Coasters

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 Dominant
What You Need:
3.25 mm hook
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (MC) in purple
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (CC) in green
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
20 sts/14 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in extended single crochet

How to do It:
The coaster is worked in rows following the chart on page 7. Work chart from bottom to top.

esc: Extended single crochet (insert your hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull
through just 1 loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook)

Each square represents 1 extended sc (esc).

To begin chain 25, and the first stitch is worked in the second chain from the hook. Making 24
esc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is
not in use.

When a colour change is required do so from

the last yarn over and pull through two loops
of the esc.

Start each row with ch1; this does not count

as a stitch.
At the end of each row use both colours for
the last yarn over and pull through two loops
of the esc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Genes like this only have the dominant element and it will be expressed in the organism.
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 Mixed
What You Need:
3.25 mm hook
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (MC) in hot pink
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (CC) in green
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
20 sts/14 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in extended single crochet

How to do It:
The coaster is worked in rows following the chart on page 7. Work chart from bottom to top.

esc: Extended single crochet (insert your hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through
just 1 loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook)

Each square represents 1 extended sc (esc).

To begin chain 25, and the first stitch is worked in the second chain from the hook. Making 24
esc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC.

When a colour change is required do so from

the last yarn over and pull through two loops of
the esc.

Start each row with ch1; this does not count as

a stitch.
At the end of each row use both colours for the
last yarn over and pull through two loops of the
esc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Genes like this have both the dominant and recessive element and will express the
dominant element in the organism.

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 Recessive
What You Need:
3.25 mm hook
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (MC) in blue
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (CC) in green
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
20 sts/14 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in extended single crochet

How to do It:
The coaster is worked in rows following the chart on page 8. Work chart from bottom to top.

esc: Extended single crochet (insert your hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through
just 1 loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook)

Each square represents 1 extended sc (esc).

To begin chain 25, and the first stitch is worked in the second chain from the hook. Making 24
esc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is
not in use.

When a colour change is required do so from

the last yarn over and pull through two loops
of the esc.

Start each row with ch1; this does not count

as a stitch.
At the end of each row use both colours for
the last yarn over and pull through two loops
of the esc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Genes like this only have the recessive element and it will be expressed in the organism,
if there is no dominant element.
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8
 Mendel’s
Place Mats

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 Dominant and Recessive
What You Need:
3.25 mm hook
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (2 balls) (MC) in purple
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (CC) in green
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
20 sts/14 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in extended single crochet

How to do It:
The placemat is worked in rows following the chart on page 11. Work chart from bottom to
top.

esc: Extended single crochet (insert your hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull
through just 1 loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook)

Each square represents 1 extended sc (esc).

To begin chain 64, and the first stitch is worked in the second chain from the hook. Making 63
esc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is
not in use.

When a colour change is required do so from the last yarn over and pull through two loops of

Start each row with ch1; this does not

count as a stitch.
At the end of each row use both colours for
the last yarn over and pull through two
loops of the esc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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 Mixed and Mixed
What You Need:
3.25 mm hook
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (2 balls) (MC) in hot pink
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (CC) in green
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
20 sts/14 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in extended single crochet

How to do It:
The placemat is worked in rows following the chart on page 13. Work chart from bottom to top.

esc: Extended single crochet (insert your hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through
just 1 loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook)

Each square represents 1 extended sc (esc).

To begin chain 64, and the first stitch is worked in the second chain from the hook. Making 63
esc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is
not in use.

When a colour change is required do so from the last yarn over and pull through two loops of the
esc.
Start each row with ch1; this does not
count as a stitch.
At the end of each row use both colours
for the last yarn over and pull through two
loops of the esc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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 Dominant and Mixed
What You Need:
3.25 mm hook
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (2 balls) (MC) in light pink
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (CC) in green
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
20 sts/14 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in extended single crochet

How to do It:
The placemat is worked in rows following the chart on page 15. Work chart from bottom to top.

esc: Extended single crochet (insert your hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through
just 1 loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook)

Each square represents 1 extended sc (esc).

To begin chain 64, and the first stitch is worked in the second chain from the hook. Making 63
esc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is not
in use.

When a colour change is required do so from the last yarn over and pull through two loops of the
esc.
Start each row with ch1; this does not
count as a stitch.
At the end of each row use both colours
for the last yarn over and pull through
two loops of the esc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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 Mixed and Recessive
What You Need:
3.25 mm hook
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (2 balls) (MC) in hot pink
4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 ply (1 ball) (CC) in green
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
20 sts/14 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in extended single crochet

How to do It:
The placemat is worked in rows following the chart on page 17. Work chart from bottom to top.

esc: Extended single crochet (insert your hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through
just 1 loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook)

Each square represents 1 extended sc (esc).

To begin chain 64, and the first stitch is worked in the second chain from the hook. Making 63
esc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is
not in use.

When a colour change is required do so from the last yarn over and pull through two loops of the
esc.
Start each row with ch1; this does not
count as a stitch.
At the end of each row both colours for
the last yarn over and pull through two
loops of the esc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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Microbiology
Whilst I was studying for my BAppSci, I majored in Chemistry and minored in
microbiology. Once my degree was completed, I got a job in a microbiology
laboratory. Lab work was not really for me, but it did deepen my appreciation and
interest in microbiology.
When I was thinking about making this book I thought about what symbolises
microbiology to others, and for many it is a petri dish. This was my starting point.

As ideas progressed I
couldn’t go past
bacteria, they are the
basis of microbiology
after all. Not to mention
that they have a huge
influence on our lives. I
had to make a selection,
and research ensued.

Once I had a list of bacteria with size, shape, and colour, I made the decision to not
make cute faces and keep it a bit more scientific. This means that different
microbes that have the same shape are made with the same pattern.

The bacteria that I have made are all pathogens.

However, there are many beneficial bacteria as well and
our bodies live in symbiosis with some of them.

So, enjoy this fibre journey into microbiology and catch the
disease of your choice.

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Petri Dishes

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 Dish
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour# 61 (1 ball) (pale blue)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end, slst to join; (42)
Round 8: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: Work this round in back loop only. sc in each sc around, slst to join; (48)
Round 10: Work this round through both loops. sc in each sc round, slst to join. (48)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

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 Lid
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour# 61 (1 ball) (pale blue)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end, slst to join; (48)
Round 9: *2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: Work this round in back loop only. sc in each sc around, slst to join; (54)
Round 11: Work this round through both loops. sc in each sc round, slst to join. (54)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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Agar
What You Need:
4 mm hook
8 ply wool in very pale blue (1 ball)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches
square in single crochet without turning
at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a
stitch marker. Move it to the beginning
Colonies (Make Five in Total)
stitch of the next round after each round
is completed. What You Need:
2.5 mm hook
Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6) Patons Sorrento 50g colour# 8723 (1 ball)
Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12) Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*,
repeat from * to * to end; Gauge:
(18) Not important for the colonies
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*,
repeat from * to * to end; How to do It:
(24)
Large Colony
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*,
Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain, slst to join,
repeat from * to * to end;
leaving a long tail to sew onto agar. (6)
(30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*,
repeat from * to * to end; Small Colony
(36) Round 1: ch 2, 4 sc into first chain, slst to join,
leaving a long tail to sew onto agar. (4)

Putting it All Together

Sew the colonies on the agar in a random pattern.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Sew the agar into the bottom of the petri dish

along the inside of the back loop only round.
Fasten off and weave in end.

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Bacteria

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 Escherichia coli
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour # 37 (1 ball)
(pink)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet
without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it
to the beginning stitch of the next round after each round is
completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from *
to * to end; (18)
Round 4 - 17: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 18: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from *
to* to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 19: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Escherichia coli commonly known as E.coli is a gram negative rod shaped bacteria and lives in
the gut of most warm blooded animals. It is responsible for some forms of food poisoning,
being spread by faecal to oral transmission.
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 Staphylococcus aureus
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour # 51
(1 ball) (gold)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single
crochet without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker.
Move it to the beginning stitch of the next round after
each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from *
to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from
* to * to end; (24)
Round 5 - 7: sc into each sc around; (24)
Round 8: *inv dec, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from *
to * to end; (18)
Round 9: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from *
to * to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 10: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram negative cocci (round) shaped bacteria that is often found on
human skin. It is part of the human skin microbiota, but can become an opportunistic
pathogen causing skin infections.
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 Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour # 57
(1 ball) (teal)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single
crochet without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker.
Move it to the beginning stitch of the next round after each
round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to *
to end; (18)
Round 4 - 17: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 18: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to
end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 19: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram negative rod shaped bacteria that is an opportunistic

pathogen as it can cause serious infection in immunocompromised people. It is difficult to
treat as it is naturally antibiotic resistant. It can be found in hospitals.
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 Streptococcus pneumoniae
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 16 (1 ball) (rust orange)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5 - 7: sc into each sc around; (24)
Round 8: *inv dec, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18).
Round 9: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 10: inv dec to end; (6)
Round 11: Work in back loop only for this round. 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 12: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 13: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 14 - 16: sc into each sc around; (24)
Round 17: *inv dec, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 18: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 19: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a gram positive diplococci shaped bacteria that lives in the
respiratory tracts of humans. When a person becomes susceptible it becomes pathogenic and
causes pneumonia.
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 Bacillus Cereus
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 50g colour # 52 (1 ball)
(gold)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet
without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move
it to the beginning stitch of the next round after each round
is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to *
to end; (18)
Round 4 - 17: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 18: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to *
to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 19: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Bacillus cereus is a gram negative rod shaped spore forming bacteria that lives in the soil.
There are strains that are responsible for some forms of food poisoning, whilst some strains
are beneficial to animals.
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 Clostridium difficle
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 34 (1 ball)
(lime green)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single
crochet without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker.
Move it to the beginning stitch of the next round after
each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from *
to * to end; (18)
Round 4 - 12: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 13: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat
from * to * to end; (24)
Round 14 - 17: sc into each sc around; (24)
Round 18: *inv dec, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from
* to * to end; (18)
Round 19: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 20: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from *
to * to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 21: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Clostridium difficle is a gram positive spore forming bacteria. It is the bacteria’s enterotoxin
that makes humans ill. It will cause diarrhoea. It is spread by faecal to oral transmission.
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 Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour # 43
(1 ball) (red)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single
crochet without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker.
Move it to the beginning stitch of the next round after
each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat
from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4 - 17: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 18: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat
from * to * to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 19: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica is a gram negative rod shaped bacteria that will give you
typhoid fever. These bacteria can live in humans as well as other animals.
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 Streptococcus pyogenes
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 73 (1 ball)
(grey)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single
crochet without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker.
Move it to the beginning stitch of the next round after
each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to
* to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from *
to * to end; (24)
Round 5 - 7: sc into each sc around; (24)
Round 8: *inv dec, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to
* to end; (18)
Round 9: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to *
to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 10: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Streptococcus pyogenes is a gram positive cocci (round) shaped bacteria. It is important to

humans in that it can live on our skin, and causes strep throat, impetigo, and at an extreme
necrotising fascitis.
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 Listeria monocytogenes
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour # 46
(1 ball) (bright blue)
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour # 52
(small length for flagella) (yellow)

Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single
crochet without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker.
Move it to the beginning stitch of the next round after
each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from
* to * to end; (18)
Round 4 - 17: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 18: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from
* to * to end; (12).

For the flagella, pull through from end to end leaving

about 10cm on each end, then stuff with polyfill.

Round 19: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram positive rod shaped bacteria, with flagella at each end. It
causes listeriosis and is one of the leading causes of meningitis in new born babies.
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 Neisseria gonorrhoeae
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 73 (1 ball) (pink)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5 - 7: sc into each sc around; (24)
Round 8: *inv dec, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18).
Round 9: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 10: inv dec to end; (6)
Round 11: Work in back loop only for this round. 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 12: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 13: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 14 - 16: sc into each sc around; (24)
Round 17: *inv dec, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 18: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 19: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a gram negative diplococci shaped bacteria that causes gonorrhoea, a
sexually transmitted disease.
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 Mycobacterium leprae
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 40 (1 ball)
(teal)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in
single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch
marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3 - 15: sc into each sc around; (12).
After round 15 stuff with polyfill.
Round 16: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Mycobacetium leprae is a rod shaped bacteria that stains with carbol fuchsin. It can give you
leprosy. Infection usually starts on the skin where the bacteria enters. The nine banded
armadillo is a known carrier of this bacteria.
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 Vibrio cholerae
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour # 31 (1 ball) (cream)
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour# 86 (small length for flagella) (green)

Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4 - 8: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 9: 2 inv dec, sc in next 6 sc, 2sc in in next 2 sc, sc in next 6 sc;
Round 10: 2 inv dec, sc in next 6 sc, 2sc in in next 2 sc, sc in next 6 sc;
Round 11 – 19: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 20: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (12)
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 21: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Insert a flagella at the bottom of V. cholera about 10cm long.

Vibrio cholerae is a gram negative comma shaped bacteria, with one flagella at its base. It
lives in brackish water and causes cholera.
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 Yersinia pestis
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour # 01
(1 ball) (black)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single
crochet without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker.
Move it to the beginning stitch of the next round after
each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to
* to end; (18)
Round 4 - 17: sc into each sc around; (18)
Round 18: *inv dec, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to
* to end; (12).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 19: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Yersinia pestis is a gram negative rod shaped bacteria. It causes three types of plague:
bubonic, pneumonic, and the lesser known septicemic. Several rodent species are carries of
this bacteria.
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 Chlamydia trachomatis
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 86 (1 ball)
(green)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single
crochet without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch
marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from
* to * to end; (9)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat
from * to * to end; (12)
Round 4: sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 5: *inv dec, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from
* to * to end; (9).
After this round stuff with polyfill.
Round 6: inv dec to end, this will leave one
stitch unworked. (4)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Chlamydia trachomatis is a gram negative irregular shaped bacteria. It causes the most
common sexually transmitted disease, chlamydia.
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 Mycobacterium tuberculosis
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 41 (1 ball)
(red)
Poly fill
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in
single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch
marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3 - 15: sc into each sc around; (12).
After round 15 stuff with polyfill.
Round 16: inv dec to end. (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Mycobacetium tuberculosis is a rod shaped bacteria that stains with auramine. It can give you
tuberculosis. It is a very resilient bacteria as it can withstand weak disinfectants and can
maintain viability in a dry state for weeks.
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 Chemistry
Chemistry is certainly my favourite science. My degree is in Chemistry after all.
However, I certainly struggled to turn that passion for chemistry into tangible items
to crochet. I had likely been doing fair isle or tapestry crochet when thinking about
this, which gave me my inspiration to make charts to work from.

By making projects that are chart

based, it gave me a few options
on how I could make them. I
have used three techniques for
the charts: filet, fair isle, and
tapestry.
These are techniques I enjoy
using and use often.
Each technique gives a different
look and style to the projects.
Periodic tables and other periodic items have been done, particularly in knitting, but
also in crochet. This helped my decision to use the elements in a different way.

Chemistry is involved in so many aspects of

our lives, especially when it comes to fibre
craft. The reason we have all those
amazing coloured yarns is because of the
dyes that were developed by chemists. If
you are using a plastic hook, that plastic was
developed by a chemist.

Let’s learn some chemistry and crochet up

some chemicals or parts of them at least.

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Ionic Pot
Holders

40
 Iron (III) Ion
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4.5 mm hook
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Denim Blue (1 ball) (MC)
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Cotton Mustard Yellow (1 ball) (CC)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
17 sts/16 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet (blo) without turning at the end of
each round

How to do It:
Each round is joined with a slipstitch.
Each square represents one sc worked in the back loop.
Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC. The
stitches that are not graphed are also worked in MC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is
not in use.
When a colour change is required do so from the last yarn over and pull through two loops of the
sc.

With MC and 4.5mm hook chain 60, join with slst to make a ring;
Change to 4mm hook for remainder of pattern.
Round 1: ch 1, sc into each chain around, join with slst; (60)
Working in blo for the remainder of the potholder.
Round 2: ch 1, sc into each sc around, join with slst; (60)
Round 3 - 28: ch 1, sc in in next 2sc, follow graph, sc in remaining sc around, join with slst; (60)
Round 29 & 30: ch 1, sc into each sc around, join with slst; (60)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

For the border the potholder will be flattened and the slst join seam will on the right hand side.
The border will be worked through both the front and back to join it.
Start with CC on any sc. sc in each st around, making 3sc in each corner stitch except the top
right hand corner where the following is worked sc, ch10, sc.
Once the border is done join with slst.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Iron (III) of Fe3+ is one of two oxidation states of iron, the other is Iron (II) or Fe2+. Both are
cations and can form ionic compounds. Fe3+ is the more stable of the two ions.
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42
 Calcium Ion
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4.5 mm hook
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Denim Blue (1 ball) (MC)
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Leaf Green (1 ball) (CC)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
17 sts/16 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet (blo) without turning at the end of
each round

How to do It:
Each round is joined with a slipstitch.
Each square represents one sc worked in the back loop.
Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC. The
stitches that are not graphed are also worked in MC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is
not in use.
When a colour change is required do so from the last yarn over and pull through two loops of the
sc.

With MC and 4.5mm hook chain 60, join with slst to make a ring;
Change to 4mm hook for remainder of pattern.
Round 1: ch 1, sc into each chain around, join with slst; (60)
Working in blo for the remainder of the potholder.
Round 2: ch 1, sc into each sc around, join with slst; (60)
Round 3 - 28: ch 1, sc in in next 2sc, follow graph, sc in remaining sc around, join with slst;
(60)
Round 29 & 30: ch 1, sc into each sc around, join with slst; (60)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

For the border the potholder will be flattened and the slst join seam will on the right hand side.
The border will be worked through both the front and back to join it.
Start with CC on any sc. sc in each st around, making 3sc in each corner stitch except the top
right hand corner where the following is worked sc, ch10, sc.
Once the border is done join with slst.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Calcium has one oxidation state, Ca2+. It is a cation and can form ionic compounds with
anions. The most common is calcium carbonate CaCO3.
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44
 Nitrate Ion
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4.5 mm hook
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Denim Blue (1 ball) (MC)
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Maroon (1 ball) (CC)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
17 sts/16 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet (blo) without turning at the end of
each round

How to do It:
Each round is joined with a slipstitch.
Each square represents one sc worked in the back loop.
Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC. The
stitches that are not graphed are also worked in MC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is
not in use.
When a colour change is required do so from the last yarn over and pull through two loops of the
sc.

With MC and 4.5mm hook chain 60, join with slst to make a ring;
Change to 4mm hook for remainder of pattern.
Round 1: ch 1, sc into each chain around, join with slst; (60)
Working in blo for the remainder of the potholder.
Round 2: ch 1, sc into each sc around, join with slst; (60)
Round 3 - 28: ch 1, sc in in next 2sc, follow graph, sc in remaining sc around, join with slst;
(60)
Round 29 & 30: ch 1, sc into each sc around, join with slst; (60)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

For the border the potholder will be flattened and the slst join seam will on the right hand side.
The border will be worked through both the front and back to join it.
Start with CC on any sc. sc in each st around, making 3sc in each corner stitch except the top
right hand corner where the following is worked sc, ch10, sc.
Once the border is done join with slst.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Nitrate is a polyatomic ion, that is, it has more than one element in it. It is an anion and
can form ionic compounds, the most common is potassium nitrate KNO3.

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46
 Sulphate Ion
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4.5 mm hook
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Light Maroon (1 ball) (MC)
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Denim Blue (1 ball) (CC)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
17 sts/16 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet (blo) without turning at the end of
each round

How to do It:
Each round is joined with a slipstitch.
Each square represents one sc worked in the back loop.
Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in the graph with CC. The
stitches that are not graphed are also worked in MC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by crocheting over the colour that is
not in use.
When a colour change is required do so from the last yarn over and pull through two loops of the
sc.

With MC and 4.5mm hook chain 60, join with slst to make a ring;
Change to 4mm hook for remainder of pattern.
Round 1: ch 1, sc into each chain around, join with slst; (60)
Working in blo for the remainder of the potholder.
Round 2: ch 1, sc into each sc around, join with slst; (60)
Round 3 - 28: ch 1, sc in in next 2sc, follow graph, sc in remaining sc around, join with slst; (60)
Round 29 & 30: ch 1, sc into each sc around, join with slst; (60)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

For the border the potholder will be flattened and the slst join seam will on the right hand side.
The border will be worked through both the front and back to join it.
Start with CC on any sc. Sc in each st around, making 3sc in each corner stitch except the top
right hand corner where the following is worked sc, ch10, sc.
Once the border is done join with stst.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Sulphate is a polyatomic ion, that is, it has more than one element in it. It is an anion and
can form ionic compounds. A common sulphate found in many homes is magnesium
sulphate MgSO4 or Epsom salts.
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48
Elemental
Market
Bags

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 Copper Market Bag
What You Need:
4 mm hook
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Light Green (2 balls)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
9 meshes/8 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Each round is joined with a slipstitch.
Each square represents two stitches either *dc, ch1* or *dc, dc*, depending on the colour of the
square.
Work the white squares of the chart with *dc, ch1* and the black squares in the chart with *dc,
dc*.
The stitches that are not charted, in the filet section of the bag are also worked with *dc, ch1*.
ch3 at the beginning of a round counts as dc.
ch4 at the beginning of a round counts as dc, ch1.
Work chart from bottom to top.

Chain 51;
Round 1: 2dc in 4th chain from hook, dc across next 46 ch, 6dc in last ch. Working on the
opposite side of the foundation chain, dc in next 46 ch, 3dc in same ch as beginning 2dc, join
with slst; (103 stitches)
Round 2: ch 3, dc in same st as
join, 2dc in next 2 dc, dc across
next 46 dc, 2dc in next 6 dc, dc
across next 46 dc, 2dc in last 3
dc, join with slst; (116 stitches)

Round 3: ch4, *sk dc, dc, ch1 in

next dc*, repeat * to * to end, join
with slst; (116 stitches)

Round 4 - 28: ch4, *sk ch1

space, dc in next dc, ch1*
twice, follow graph, ch1, *sk
ch1 space, dc in next dc,
ch1*, six times, follow chart,
ch1, *sk ch1 space, dc in next
dc, ch1*, three times, join with
slst; (116 stitches)

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Round 29: ch4, *sk st, dc in next dc, ch1*, repeat * to * to end, join with slst; (116 stitches)
Round 30: ch 3, dc in each dc and ch1 space around, join with slst; (116 stitches)
Round 31: ch3, dc in next 13 dc, ch40, sk 30 dc, dc in next 28 dc, ch40, sk 30 dc, dc in last 14
dc, join with slst; (136 stitches)
Round 32: ch3, dc in each dc and chain around, join with slst; (136 stitches)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Copper is a transition metal that humans have used for millennia. One of its most common
modern uses is in electrical wire as it is a very good conductor of electricity.
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 Bromine Market Bag
What You Need:
4 mm hook
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Mustard Yellow (2 balls)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
9 meshes/8 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Each round is joined with a slipstitch.
Each square represents two stitches either *dc, ch1* or *dc, dc*, depending on the colour of the
square.
Work the white squares of the chart with *dc, ch1* and the black squares in the chart with *dc,
dc*.
The stitches that are not charted, in the filet section of the bag are also worked with *dc, ch1*.
ch3 at the beginning of a round counts as dc.
ch4 at the beginning of a round counts as dc, ch1.
Work chart from bottom to top.

Chain 51;
Round 1: 2dc in 4th chain from hook, dc across next 46 ch, 6dc in last ch. Working on the
opposite side of the foundation chain, dc in next 46 ch, 3dc in same ch as beginning 2dc, join
with slst; (103 stitches)
Round 2: ch 3, dc in same st as join,
2dc in next 2 dc, dc across next 46
dc, 2dc in next 6 dc, dc across next
46 dc, 2dc in last 3 dc, join with slst;
(116 stitches)

Round 3: ch4, *sk dc, dc, ch1 in

next dc*, repeat * to * to end, join
with slst; (116 stitches)

Round 4 - 28: ch4, *sk ch1 space,

dc in next dc, ch1* twice, follow
graph, ch1, *sk ch1 space, dc in next
dc, ch1*, six times, follow chart, ch1,
*sk ch1 space, dc in next dc, ch1*,
three times, join with slst; (116
stitches)

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Round 29: ch4, *sk st, dc in next dc, ch1*, repeat * to * to end, join with slst; (116 stitches)
Round 30: ch 3, dc in each dc and ch1 space around, join with slst; (116 stitches)
Round 31: ch3, dc in next 13 dc, ch40, sk 30 dc, dc in next 28 dc, ch40, sk 30 dc, dc in last 14
dc, join with slst; (136 stitches)
Round 32: ch3, dc in each dc and chain around, join with slst; (136 stitches)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

At room temperature bromine is a red liquid that evaporates to a similar coloured gas.
Bromine has a very bad smell and is highly reactive.
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 Neptunium Market Bag
What You Need:
4 mm hook
Ice Ice Yarns Natural Cotton Denim Blue (2 balls)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
9 meshes/8 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Each round is joined with a slipstitch.
Each square represents two stitches either *dc, ch1* or *dc, dc*, depending on the colour of the
square.
Work the white squares of the graph with *dc, ch1* and the black squares in the graph with *dc,
dc*.
The stitches that are not charted, in the filet section of the bag are also worked with *dc, ch1*.
ch3 at the beginning of a round counts as dc.
ch4 at the beginning of a round counts as dc, ch1.
Work chart from bottom to top.

Chain 51;
Round 1: 2dc in 4th chain from hook, dc across next 46 ch, 6dc in last ch. Working on the
opposite side of the foundation chain, dc in next 46 ch, 3dc in same ch as beginning 2dc, join
with slst; (103 stitches)

Round 2: ch 3, dc in same st as
join, 2dc in next 2 dc, dc across
next 46 dc, 2dc in next 6 dc, dc
across next 46 dc, 2dc in last 3
dc, join with slst; (116 stitches)

Round 3: ch4, *sk dc, dc, ch1 in

next dc*, repeat * to * to end, join
with slst; (116 stitches)

Round 4 - 28: ch4, *sk ch1

space, dc in next dc, ch1*
twice, follow graph, ch1, *sk
ch1 space, dc in next dc,
ch1*, six times, follow chart,
ch1, *sk ch1 space, dc in next
dc, ch1*, three times, join with
slst; (116 stitches)
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Round 29: ch4, *sk st, dc in next dc, ch1*, repeat * to * to end, join with slst; (116 stitches)
Round 30: ch 3, dc in each dc and ch1 space around, join with slst; (116 stitches)
Round 31: ch3, dc in next 13 dc, ch40, sk 30 dc, dc in next 28 dc, ch40, sk 30 dc, dc in last 14
dc, join with slst; (136 stitches)
Round 32: ch3, dc in each dc and chain around, join with slst; (136 stitches)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Neptunium is an unstable radioactive element with five oxidation states (+3 to +7). It is
found in nature, though originally discovered in a laboratory.

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Scarves

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 Potassium and Water Scarf
What You Need:
4.5 mm hook
4 Seasons Pure Wool Entwine 8 ply colour # 38 (3 balls) (MC) (hot pink)
4 Seasons Pure Wool Entwine 8 ply colour # 36 (1 ball) (CC) (pink)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
15 sts/7 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in double crochet

How to do It:
The scarf is worked in rows following the chart on page 60.
Work chart from bottom to top.
Each square represents 2 dc.

To begin chain 42, and the first stitch is worked in the fourth chain
from the hook. Making 38 dc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in
the graph with CC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by
crocheting over the colour that is not in use.

When a colour change is required do

so from the last yarn over and pull
through two loops of the dc.
Start each row with ch1; this does not
count as a stitch.
At the end of each row use both
colours for the last yarn over and pull
through two loops of the dc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

The colours for this scarf were chosen to reflect the colour the phenolphthalein indicator
goes to when it is indicating a base. One of the products of this reaction (KOH) is basic.
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 Water Scarf
What You Need:
4.5 mm hook
4 Seasons Pure Wool Entwine 8 ply colour # 57 (3 balls) (MC) dark aqua
4 Seasons Pure Wool Entwine 8 ply colour # 45 (1 ball) (CC) pale blue
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
15 sts/7 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in double crochet

How to do It:
The scarf is worked in rows following the chart on page 60.
Work chart from bottom to top.
Each square represents 2 dc.

To begin chain 42, and the first stitch is worked in the fourth chain
from the hook. Making 38 dc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in
the graph with CC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by
crocheting over the colour that is not in use.

When a colour change is required do

so from the last yarn over and pull
through two loops of the dc.
Start each row with ch1; this does not
count as a stitch.
At the end of each row use both
colours for the last yarn over and pull
through two loops of the dc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

In this scarf I wanted to show two ways of representing water. The colours chosen reflect
the colours we as humans usually see water, a beautiful azure blue, accented with a paler
blue.
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 Photosynthesis Scarf
What You Need:
4.5 mm hook
4 Seasons Pure Wool Entwine 8 ply colour # 55 (3 balls) (MC) green
4 Seasons Pure Wool Entwine 8 ply colour # 56 (1 ball) (CC) lime green
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
15 sts/7 rows = 10 cm/4 inches square in double crochet

How to do It:
The scarf is worked in rows following the chart on page 60.
Work chart from bottom to top.
Each square represents 2 dc.
To begin chain 42, and the first stitch is worked in the fourth chain
from the hook. Making 38 dc.

Work the white squares of the graph in MC and the black squares in
the graph with CC.
Carry the colour that is not being worked across the piece by
crocheting over the colour that is not in use.

When a colour change is required do

so from the last yarn over and pull
through two loops of the dc.
Start each row with ch1; this does not
count as a stitch.
At the end of each row use both
colours for the last yarn over and pull
through two loops of the dc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

The ultimate green equation. One of the reasons we have life on this planet. If the plants
did not photosynthesise using the green coloured chlorophyll as a catalyst, there would be no
oxygen for us to breathe.
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60
 Astronomy
Who doesn’t love astronomy, all those stars, planets and comets. I am in awe of
nature when I think about it all. It is a science that studies the beginnings of time
and predicts cosmic phenomena. It is a big science.
That being said, what sort of projects could be astronomical.

The solar system stood out to me. It

is our neighbourhood and endlessly
fascinating. It has rocky worlds, icy
worlds, volcanoes, and thick toxic
atmospheres, just to name a few.

Of all the probes, satellites, and

missions we have sent into space only
the Voyager 1 probe, that was
launched in 1977, has left the solar
system and is now in interstellar Every time I see a documentary about
space. All others explore within the the latest space probe or mission and
solar system. what they discover it makes me think
Boom….. Science. This is how we
know things and expand our
knowledge.

The planets in these patterns are not

completely round, and this was done
on purpose. To give a scientific
representation of the planets, but with
a creative edge.

Go where no crocheter has gone

before and make the planets yours.
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Coasters
and
Trivets

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 Mercury
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 68 (1 ball) (brown)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.
Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)
Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: slst in each sc around. (36)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

If your coaster is curling up,

moisten and press between a tea
towel and a book to flatten.

Mercury is a rocky planet and is the smallest in the solar system and the one closest to the
sun. It takes 88 days to orbit the sun.
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 Venus
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 59 (1 ball) (light apricot)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: slst in each sc around. (48)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

If your coaster is curling up, moisten and

press between a tea towel and a book to
flatten.

Venus is the second planet from the sun and is covered in a dense atmosphere made up of
more than 96% carbon dioxide.
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 Earth
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 40, main
colour (MC) (1 ball) (blue)
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 86,
contrast colour 1 (CC) (1 ball) (green)
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour #
white, contrast colour 2 (C1) (1 ball)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single
crochet without turning at the end of each round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: MC - ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: MC - *2sc in sc, change to CC 2sc in next sc* repeat from * to * to end; (12)
Round 3: *change to MC, 2sc in sc, change to CC sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end;
(18)
Round 4: *change to MC 2sc in sc, change to CC sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end;
(24)
Round 5: *change to MC 2sc in sc, sc into next sc, change to CC sc into next 2 sc*, repeat
from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *change to MC 2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *change to CC 2sc in sc, change to MC sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end;
(42)
Round 8: *change to CC 2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc, change to MC sc into next 2 sc *, repeat
from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: change to C1 2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc, change to MC sc into next 6 sc, 2sc in sc,
sc into next 8 sc, 2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc, change to C1, sc in next 2 sc, 2sc
in sc, change to MC, sc in next 8sc; (60)
Round 11: slst in each sc around using C1 on the C1 sections and MC for the remainder. (60)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

If your coaster is curling up, moisten and press between a tea towel and a book to flatten.

Earth is the third planet from the sun and the one that we all live on. It is also the only
planet on which we know that there is life.
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 Moon
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour# 738 (1 ball) (grey)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: slst in each sc around. (36)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

If your coaster is curling up, moisten and

press between a tea towel and a book to
flatten.

The moon orbits the earth and is responsible for the tidal movements of large bodies of
water on earths surface. We can only ever see one side of the moon as it is in synchronous
rotation with the earth.
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 Mars
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour# 43 (1 ball) (red)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: slst in each sc around. (42)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

If your coaster is curling up, moisten and

press between a tea towel and a book to
flatten.

Mars if the fourth planet from the sun. The iron oxide that is present on the surface of the
planet gives it its reddish colour. Mars has a thin atmosphere.
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 Jupiter
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour# 49, main colour (MC) (1 ball) (light apricot)
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour# 68, contrast colour 1 (CC) (1 ball) (orange)
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour# 68, contrast colour 2 (C1) (1 ball) (rust)
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour# 43, contrast 3 (C2) (1 ball) (red)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: MC - ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: CC - 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 8 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (60)
Round 11: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 9 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (66)
Round 12: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 10 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (72)
Round 13: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 11 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (78)
Round 14: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 12 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (84)
Round 15: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 13 sc*, twice, 2sc in sc, change to C2 sc in next 4 sc,
change to C1 sc in next 9 sc, repeat * to * to end; (90)
Round 16: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 13 sc*, twice, 2sc in sc, change to C2 sc in next 4 sc,
change to C1 sc in next10 sc, repeat * to * to end; (96)
Round 17: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 15 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (102)
Round 18: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 16 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (108)
Round 19: C1 - slst in each sc around. (108)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

If your trivet is curling up, moisten and press between a tea towel and a book to flatten.

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 Jupiter is a gas giant and the fifth
planet from the sun. The big red
spot is a storm in the atmosphere
of Jupiter and has been there since
at least the 17th century.

Jupiter

Saturn is a gas giant and

the sixth planet from the
sun. The rings around
Saturn are mostly water
ice and is on average 20
meters thick.

Saturn
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 Saturn
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour# 49, main colour (MC) (1 ball) (moss green)
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour# 68, contrast colour (CC) (1 ball) (mustard)
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour# 52, for rings (1 ball) (brown)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: MC - ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: MC - 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 8 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (60)
Round 11: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 9 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (66)
Round 12: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 10 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (72)
Round 13: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 11 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (78)
Round 14: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 12 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (84)
Round 15: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 13 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (90)
Round 16: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 14 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (96)
Round 17: CC - slst in each sc around. (96)

To add the ring join the yarn on any stitch on the edge of Saturn, ch 7, sk one sc, then join to
Saturn again, slst across Saturn making sure to go through the middle, once you reach the end
of Saturn, ch 7, sk one sc, then join the Saturn again. ch 5, sk one sc, then join to Saturn again,
slst across Saturn next to the first, once you reach the end of Saturn, ch 5, sk one sc, then join
the Saturn again. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

If your trivet is curling up, moisten and press between a tea towel and a book to flatten.
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 Uranus
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour# 45 (1 ball) (light blue)
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour# 33, for ring (1 ball) (grey brown)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: *2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: *2sc in sc, sc into next 8 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (60)
Round 11: slst in each sc around. (60)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

To add the ring join the yarn on any stitch on the edge of Uranus, ch 5, sk one sc, then join to
Uranus again, slst across Uranus making sure to go through the middle, once you reach the end
of Uranus, ch 5, sk one sc, then join the Uranus again.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

If your coaster/trivet is curling up, moisten and press between a tea towel and a book to flatten.

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 Uranus is an ice giant and the
seventh planet from the sun. Uranus
has its axis of rotation tilted
sideways.

Uranus

Neptune is an ice giant and

the eighth planet from the
sun. Neptune is 17 times
the mass of the earth.

Neptune
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 Neptune
What You Need:
4 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour# 58 (1 ball) (dark teal)
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: *2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: *2sc in sc, sc into next 8 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (60)
Round 11: *2sc in sc, sc into next 9 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (66)
Round 12: *2sc in sc, sc into next 10 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (72)
Round 13: slst in each sc around. (72)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

If your coaster/trivet is curling up, moisten and press between a tea towel and a book to flatten.

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 Wall
Hanging

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What You Need:
A bamboo rod 1.5 meters long
4 mm hook
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Yarn for Mercury:

4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 68
Yarn for Saturn:
(1 ball) (brown)
Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 49, main
colour (MC) (1 ball) (moss green)
Yarn for Venus:
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 68,
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 59
contrast colour (CC) (1 ball)
(1 ball) (light apricot)
(mustard)
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g
Yarn for Earth:
colour # 52, for rings (1 ball) (brown)
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 40,
main colour (MC) (1 ball) (blue)
Yarn for Uranus:
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 86,
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g
contrast colour 1 (CC) (1 ball) (green)
colour # 45 (1 ball) (light blue)
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g
colour # white, contrast colour 2 (C1)
colour # 33, for ring (1 ball) (grey brown)
(1 ball)
Yarn for Neptune:
Yarn for Mars:
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g colour
colour # 58 (1 ball) (dark teal)
# 43 (1 ball) (red)
To Attach to the Bamboo Rod:
Yarn for Jupiter:
2.5 mm hook
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 49,
1 ball Ice yarns Natural Baby Cotton in black
main colour (MC) (1 ball) (light apricot)
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 68,
contrast colour 1 (CC) (1 ball) (orange)
4 Seasons pure wool 8 ply 50g colour # 68,
contrast colour 2 (C1) (1 ball) (rust)
4 Seasons pure wool entwine 8 ply 100g
colour # 43, contrast 3 (C2) (1 ball) (red)
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 Mercury
Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Make 2

Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: slst in each sc around. (36)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Slst both together with wrong sides together,

leave a small space to stuff very lightly with
poly fill and slip stitch closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Mercury has had two missions from earth. Mariner 10 in 1974 - 1975, and Messenger in 2008,
both of which flew by or orbited the planet. Mercury was first seen by Galileo in the 17th
century.

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 Venus
Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Make 2

Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Slst both together with wrong sides together,

leave a small space to stuff very lightly with
poly fill and slip stitch closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Venus has been visited by Mariner 2 in 1962, where it flew by and then Venera 7 which landed
on the surface in 1970. Venus can be seen with the naked eye in the night sky.

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 Earth
Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Make 2

Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: MC - ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: MC - *2sc in sc, change to CC 2sc in next sc* repeat from * to * to end; (12)
Round 3: *change to MC, 2sc in sc, change to CC sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end;
(18)
Round 4: *change to MC 2sc in sc, change to CC sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end;
(24)
Round 5: *change to MC 2sc in sc, sc into next sc, change to CC sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from
* to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *change to MC 2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *change to CC 2sc in sc, change to MC sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end;
(42)
Round 8: *change to CC 2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc, change to MC sc into next 2 sc *, repeat
from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: change to C1 2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc, change to MC sc into next 6 sc, 2sc in sc,
sc into next 8 sc, 2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc, change to C1, sc in next 2 sc, 2sc in
sc, change to MC, sc in next 8sc; (60)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Slst both together with wrong sides together, leave a

small space to stuff very lightly with poly fill and slip
stitch closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Earth has a tilted axis of rotation and this is the reason that there are seasons on earth.
Earth is the most dense planet in the solar system.
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 Mars
Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Make 2

Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: slst in each sc around. (42)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Slst both together with wrong sides together,

leave a small space to stuff very lightly with
poly fill and slip stitch closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Mars has had many missions from earth. The first was Mariner 4 in 1965, Mars 3 in 1971,
Viking 1 landed on Mars in 1976, Pathfinder landed in 1997 and sent out the Sojourner rover
to explore the planet. Since then there have been two more rover missions, and in 2003
Mars Express began orbiting the planet. Mars is visible with the naked eye in the night sky.

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 Jupiter
Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Make 2

Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: MC - ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: CC - 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 8 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (60)
Round 11: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 9 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (66)
Round 12: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 10 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (72)
Round 13: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 11 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (78)
Round 14: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 12 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (84)
Round 15: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 13 sc*, twice, 2sc in sc, change to C2 sc in next 4 sc,
change to C1 sc in next 9 sc, repeat * to * to end; (90)
Round 16: C1 - *2sc in sc, sc into next 13 sc*, twice, 2sc in sc, change to C2 sc in next 4 sc,
change to C1 sc in next10 sc, repeat * to * to end; (96)
Round 17: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 15 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (102)
Round 18: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 16 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (108)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Slst both together with wrong sides together, leave a small space to stuff very lightly with poly fill
and slip stitch closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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 Jupiter has had several missions
from earth. The first was Pioneer
10 in 1973, Voyager flybys from
1973 to 1979, the Galileo orbiter
arrived in orbit in 1995, the New
Horizons probe came in 2007, and
the latest is Juno which arrived in
2016. Jupiter is visible with the
naked eye in the night sky.

Jupiter

Saturn has had several missions. The

first was a flyby from Pioneer 11 in 1979,
Voyager flybys in 1980 and 1981, the
Cassini-Huygens probe from 2004 to 2017.
Saturn can be seen with the naked eye in
the night sky.

Saturn
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 Saturn
Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Make 2

Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: MC - ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: MC - 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 8 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (60)
Round 11: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 9 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (66)
Round 12: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 10 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (72)
Round 13: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 11 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (78)
Round 14: MC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 12 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (84)
Round 15: CC - *2sc in sc, sc into next 13 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (90)

Slst both together with wrong sides together, leave a small space to stuff very lightly with poly fill
and slip stitch closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

To add the ring join the yarn on any stitch on the edge of Saturn, ch 7, sk one sc, then join to
Saturn again, slst across Saturn making sure to go through the middle, once you reach the end
of Saturn, ch 7, sk one sc, then join the Saturn again. ch 5, sk one sc, then join to Saturn again,
slst across Saturn next to the first, once you reach the end of Saturn, ch 5, sk one sc, then join
the Saturn again. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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 Uranus
Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Make 2

Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: *2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: *2sc in sc, sc into next 8 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (60)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Slst both together with wrong sides together, leave a small space to stuff very lightly with poly fill
and slip stitch closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

To add the ring join the yarn on any stitch on the edge of Uranus, ch 5, sk one sc, then join to
Uranus again, slst across Uranus making sure to go through the middle, once you reach the end
of Uranus, ch 5, sk one sc, then join the Uranus again. Fasten off and weave in ends.

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 Uranus has only been visited by Voyager 2 in
1986. Uranus was first definitively seen by
telescope in 1690 by John Flamsteed.

Uranus

Neptune has only been visited by Voyager 2

in 1989. Neptune was first seen by Galileo
in 1612.

Neptune
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 Neptune
Gauge:
18 sts/18 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches square in single crochet without turning at the end of each
round

How to do It:
Make 2

Work in a spiral and do not join, use a stitch marker. Move it to the beginning stitch of the next
round after each round is completed.

Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc into first chain; (6)

Round 2: 2sc into each sc around; (12)
Round 3: *2sc in sc, sc into next sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (18)
Round 4: *2sc in sc, sc into next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (24)
Round 5: *2sc in sc, sc into next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (30)
Round 6: *2sc in sc, sc into next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (36)
Round 7: *2sc in sc, sc into next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (42)
Round 8: *2sc in sc, sc into next 6 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (48)
Round 9: *2sc in sc, sc into next 7 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (54)
Round 10: *2sc in sc, sc into next 8 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (60)
Round 11: *2sc in sc, sc into next 9 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (66)
Round 12: *2sc in sc, sc into next 10 sc*, repeat from * to * to end; (72)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Slst both together with wrong sides together, leave a small space to stuff very lightly with poly fill
and slip stitch closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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How to do It:
To put the wall hanging together you will need
to attach each planet to the bamboo rod. To do
this use the 2.5mm hook and the black cotton.

For Mercury:
Join the yarn on any part of the planet through
both thicknesses. Chain 20. Fasten off and
leave a long tail to tie to the bamboo. For Uranus:
Join the yarn on the curve of the ring. Chain
For Venus: 40. Fasten off and leave a long tail to tie to
Join the yarn on any part of the planet through the bamboo.
both thicknesses. Chain 30. Fasten off and
leave a long tail to tie to the bamboo. For Neptune:
Join the yarn on any part of the planet
For Earth: through both thicknesses. Chain 30. Fasten
Join the yarn on a pole of the planet through off and leave a long tail to tie to the bamboo.
both thicknesses. Chain 40. Fasten off and
leave a long tail to tie to the bamboo.
Tie the planets on to the bamboo. It is a little
For Mars: tricky to do it yourself, so if you can wrangle
Join the yarn on any part of the planet through in a helper, it’s a good idea.
both thicknesses. Chain 30. Fasten off and Once the planets are tied on, arrange the
leave a long tail to tie to the bamboo. spacing so that it is pleasing for you. Trim
the yarn ends and any excess bamboo (if you
For Jupiter: like).
Join the yarn on the planet, ensuring the big red
spot is on the lower left or right side, through
both thicknesses. Chain 20. Fasten off and
leave a long tail to tie to the bamboo.

For Saturn:
Join the yarn on the planet, ensuring that the
rings are horizontal, through both thicknesses.
Chain 30. Fasten off and leave a long tail to tie
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How to
Crochet

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 Chain

1. Start with a slip knot 2. Adjust on hook, so it is slightly loose

3. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front 4. Using your hook pull the yarn through the loop

5. Stitch complete

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 Single Crochet

1. Insert hook into stitch 2. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front

3. Using your hook pull the yarn through the loop, 4. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front
now you have two loops on your hook

5. Using your hook pull the yarn through two loops,

now you have one loop on your hook

6. Stitch complete

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 Extended Single Crochet

1. Insert hook into stitch 2. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front

3. Using your hook pull the yarn through the loop, 4. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front
now you have two loops on your hook

5. Using your hook pull the yarn through one loop, 6. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front
now you have two loops on your hook 90
 Extended Single Crochet

7. Using your hook pull the yarn through two loops,

now you have one loop on your hook

8. Stitch complete

Double Crochet

1. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front 2. Insert hook into stitch

3. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front

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 Double Crochet

4. Using your hook pull the yarn through the loop, 5. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front
now you have three loops on your hook

6. Using your hook pull the yarn through two loops, 7. Yarn over the hook, from the back to the front
now you have two loops on your hook

8. Using your hook pull the yarn through two loops,

now you have one loop on your hook

9. Stitch complete

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Agar … … … …
Index
…… … …2 Microbes
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica … 30
Bacterial Colonies … … … … 22 Staphylococcus aureus … … … 25
Streptococcus pneumoniae … … … 27
Elemental Market Bags … … … 49 Streptococcus pyogenes … … … 31
Bromine … … … … … 52 Vibrio cholerae … … … … 35
Copper … … … … … 50 Yersinia pestis … … … … … 36
Neptunium … … … … 54
Petri dish … … … … … … … 20
Genetic Coasters … …… …3
Dominant … … … … 4&7 Planet Coasters … … … … 62
Mixed … … … … 5&7 Earth … … … … … … 65
Recessive… … … … 6&8 Jupiter … … … … … … 68
Mars … … … … … … … 67
Ionic Pot Holders … … … … 40 Mercury … … … … … … 63
Calcium … … … … … 43 Moon … … … … … … 66
Iron (III) … … … … … 41 Neptune … … … … … … 73
Nitrate … … … … … 45 Saturn … … … … … … 70
Sulphate … … … … … 47 Uranus … … … … … … 71
Venus … … … … … … 64
Mendel’s Placemats … … … …9
Dominant and Mixed … … … 14 Scarves … … … … … … … 56
Dominant and Recessive … … 10 Photosynthesis … … … … 59 & 60
Mixed and Mixed … … … 12 Potassium and Water… … … 57 & 60
Mixed and Recessive … … 16 Water … … … … … 58 & 60

Microbes … … … … … … 23 Solar System Wall Hanging… … … … 74

Bacillus cereus … … … 28 Earth… … … … … … … 78
Chlamydia trachomatis … … 37 Jupiter… … … … … … … 80
Clostridium difficle … … … 29 Mars … … … … … … … 79
Escherichia coli … … … 24 Mercury … … … … … … 76
Listeria monocytogenes … … 32 Neptune … … … … … … 85
Mycobacterium leprae … … 34 Saturn … … … … … … 82
Mycobacterium tuberculosis … 38 Uranus … … … … … … 83
Neisseria gonorrhoeae … … 33 Venus … … … … … … 77
Pseudamonas aeruginosa… … 26

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Crochet Your Science
Boom......... Science has come out of the crochet laboratory
with a range of experiments just for you.
Interested in genetics? Then experiment with Mendel’s place
settings.
Microbiology more your style? Then dive into a Petri dish.
Hold on, there is more to science than biology I hear you say.
Indeed!
Bring out your inner chemist and experiment by carrying your
elements or seeing which ion has the best heat conductivity.
But if your are looking further and thinking bigger you can
hang the neighbourhood planets on your wall.
Take a tour through the crochet laboratory and crochet a bevy
of scientific themes.