[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting in Biology Class

[Sarah Sykes]

I think maybe that was misread. I'm looking at the listing I linked to
and it says "These frogs are currently being made to order. Your frog
will ship within one week of receiving payment." Of course, it's also
possible she made a typo on another listing. But, it sure makes me
smile anyway!

Sarah M Sykes
www.sarahmsykes.com
sarahmsykes at gmail.com

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Diane <dianefilipe at comcast.net> wrote:
> Wow!  I'm afraid after I knitted it, I would never want to let it go.
> Her store says you will receive it within a year of payment.  It would
> probably take most anyone that long to knit it!
> Di
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Sykes" <sarahmsykes at gmail.com>
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>> She does do other animals. There is a fetal pig, an earthworm, an
>> alien, a bat, and others. :)
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Diane <dianefilipe at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> This is so kool!
>>> Wish I could have used this when I took Anatomy.
>>> I wonder if she does any other animals, as we had to do cats in Anatomy.
>>> FROWN
>>> Diane
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer"
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>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
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>>>> I will have to send this to my Grand Daughter. She is a biology major.
>>>> She
>>>> has her own Mr and Mrs to work on this year. No animals. Just the real
>>>> human
>>>> type. She is so glad she hasn't had to see the face yet.
>>>> Henrietta
>>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:38 PM, Sarah Sykes wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Oh, folks! My knitterly heart just skipped several beats! I'm laughing
>>>>> SO hard right now.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is perfect for the Halloween season.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will warn you, you may find the following slightly gross. My
>>>>> apologies, if so, but I think it's worth sharing anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Okay, I was dinking around on Facebook when a designer friend shared a
>>>>> photo of this little gem of an item on Etsy called "Knitting in
>>>>> Biology 101". I will describe it below, To see it in person, follow
>>>>> this link.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.etsy.com/listing/69071018/knitting-in-biology-101-black-background
>>>>>
>>>>> "Knitting in Biology 101"
>>>>> The artist has taken a black, wooden, eight by ten inch frame with
>>>>> black backing and, using T-pins has stretched fastened to the frame a
>>>>> hand knitted dissected frog. The pale green frog body, knit from a
>>>>> silk wool blend, is mostly in tact, save two knitted flaps of skin
>>>>> that have been pinned back to reveal tiny hand felted froggy organs
>>>>> made of 100% wool. A lot of detail was put into this, making the
>>>>> organs appropriately colored and shaped, red liver, pink lungs,
>>>>> slightly darker pink heart, pale blue veins, olive green gal bladder,
>>>>> orange asaphagus, beige stomach, brown small intestines, and very pale
>>>>> blue large intestines. Oh, yes, and I must mention that when you tilt
>>>>> the head forward to reveal the top side of it, the eyes are shown as
>>>>> black x's. In case you don't know, using x's in place of eyes is a
>>>>> common visual effect used when drawing a cartoon or stick figure who
>>>>> is dead.
>>>>>
>>>>> The artist is also selling kits to create this little guy yourself,
>>>>> or, you can also purchase just the pattern. So, if you need a little
>>>>> ghoulish knitting project, go check it out! There are several other
>>>>> biology project art pieces there, too, such as an earthworm, a pig, an
>>>>> alien, a brain.  It's crazy fun!
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Sarah M Sykes
>>>>> www.sarahmsykes.com
>>>>> sarahmsykes at gmail.com
>>>>>
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