Entries are flooding in for #KnitABug competition, here’s #Ecoli – Last days to enter! http://t.co/87t8HiLH2S @UKHKA pic.twitter.com/amD9iO3XgL — BBSRC (@BBSRC) October 22, 2014
Those who happen to be super into bacteria and viruses and also have a knack for knitting were in luck this year. In conjunction with the Great British Bioscience Festival, BBSRC put together Knit-a-Bug: The Great British Bioscience Knitting Competition.
By submitting photos of knitted infectious creations by Oct. 24, people were put in the running to win a fully-stocked knitters hamper and a subscription to Simply Knitting magazine. There are some patterns available on the site if you haven’t ventured into virus and bacteria crafts previously and still want to get in on the fun (even though submissions are now closed).
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Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
Knitters had some bugs to choose from: Tuberculosis, Salmonella typhimurium, Cholera, Penicillium, Common cold (Rhinovirus) and Swine flu (H1N1).
Here were the rules:
- Each entrant is allowed to submit images of up to three knitted bugs.
- Entries will be marked for creativity, inventiveness and picture quality.
- Shortlisted entrants will be judged by the panel and are required to send in their knitted bugs for display at the Great British Bioscience Festival in November.
The Great British Bioscience Festival in Bethnal Green will display the winning bugs on Nov. 14-16. Check out the patterns and what the terms and conditions were at the BBSRC site. [Photo from flickr user lisaclarke]
