Bringing it Back to Science

I thought it would be fun to search for Science related knitting projects. I was somewhat disappointed about how few Chemistry related knitting projects I was able to find.

Updated 2/16/2012 with new free scientific knitting patterns!

• DNA Scarf - The cable is the double helix, with base pair bonds shown!
  
• Baby's first DNA model - talk about cute, a 3D cuddly model of DNA! The pattern now incorporates the correct right handed helix, rather than an incorrect left handed.
  
• Little stuffed bacterium - Make your own Giant Microbes! Of course these are 5000x their actual size.
  
• Heterocyclic hat - For the chemists out there, include the structures of theobromine (a component of chocolate), penicillin, caffeine or seratonin on your hat or any other project.
  
• Periodic Table Sweater - I cannot imagine a better project for a chemistry teacher (I suppose that you would need to REALLY like that teacher!) Updated 11/30/2009 to the new website.
  
• Science Lab Dishcloth - Textured pattern, I cannot really tell what the picture is, it might be helpful to chart the picture.
• Peptide Beer Cozy - Keep your beer cool as you show off the structure of a pentapeptide on the side.
• ChemKnits has designed many miscellaneous molecule knitting charts. These include
• Amino Acid Knitting charts, Charts for your pain relief, sweet themed molecules, benzene, theobromine, ATP, the fermentation pathway, Prophobilinogen and Heme Inspired Charts and more!
• A 3D molecule, acrylonitrile. This brings chemistry knitting up a notch!
• Hangover Beer Cozy - this has the structure of ibuprofen on one side and a scheme of alcohol metabolism on the other. Enjoy!
• Caffeine Coffee Cozy - Do you need caffeine to start your day? Why not display it with pride as you protect your hands from the heat.
• Antibacterial Travel Mug Cozy - A cozy (for beer bottles or travel mugs if you don't drink alcohol) featuring a natural product antibiotic.
• Bacylicin Beer Cozy - A beer cozy featuring the antibiotic molecule bacilycin
• Resveratrol wine cozy - Going to a party at a chemist's house? Show up with a bottle of red wine in this wine bag featuring a famous molecule found in red wine.
• ChemKnits QR Tag - As of its publication, the knit QR code doesn't work properly, but it is a fun nerdy pattern!
• Periodic Table Blocks - Do you want to make some fun blocks for your children? Charts are provided for all of the lighter elements in a colorful way to bring science into your home.

After finding the Heterocyclic hat, I searched for charts for other molecules. Disappointingly, there are no other charts to be found. I may have to design some myself...