Knit the Periodic Table

Even the statues need to wrap up warm! This is very cool.

A mystery knitter has given John Plimmer and his trusty companion an extra layer for the colder nights. What do you think the wee dog's name is?

thanks to the people who have contributed so far to the Colours of Antarctic blanket. It's going to be part of Icefest http://nzicefest.co.nz/

here is the periodic table hanging in Auckland

Hey all you Aucklanders - the Periodic Table in now on display there - here are the details....
Science Student Centre,
Building 301, 23 Symonds Street (access through The Quad)'
Faculty of Science, The University of Auckland.
Rebekah says, "We have just hung the Knitted Periodic Table in the front window of our Science Student Centre. I have to say, it has already received several admiring glances from passers-by."

Here’s another knitalong for you to be involved in! Sarah’s off to Antarctica in a month, and is knitting a blanket called ‘Colours of Antarctica’ on the long sea voyage. We’d love you to send us some wool or knit us a square to be included in the blanket.
More information here - http://www.descipher.co.nz/our-far-south/colours-of-antarctica - and ‘like’ the page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarahs-Our-Far-South-Journey/137743722970864) to keep in touch while she’s down south.

Colours of Antarctica The Colours of Antarctica blanket is a celebration of the ‘Our Far South’ journey to Antarctica in 2012. It will be started on our month-long voyage south by ship this February. What better way to pass the time between visits to the sub-Antarctic islands than with a bit of knitting! Our Far South se...

listen up tonight to Our Changing World - our story is on, probably about 9.45, or look out for the podcast

Radio New Zealand : National : Programmes : Our Changing World The 'father of albatross science' carried out 18 years research on albatrosses and penguins in the 1930s and 1940s (13′10″)

To all of you in Auckland or nearby - the Periodic Table is currently hanging up in the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre if you'd like to see the finished product!

The Periodic Table arrived is now at the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Conference in Hamilton. This report from Kathryn (thanks!) "It is hanging up at the conference and has attracted a lot of attention! Lots of photos have been taken too. I feel especially proud as I knitted a couple of squares…and chemistry is not my thing, but I do knit!"

We made it onto the page of Vogue Knitting!! Check it out here :)

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In Wellington? Want to come to the official launch of the Knitted Periodic Table? 10.40am in Cotton 122 (lecture theatre) at Victoria University this Thursday (24th); it will be followed by a free lecture by Prof. Joe Schwarcz about the use of chemicals in our day-to-day life. After that the table is off to Hamilton for the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry conference.

our mission was mentioned on BBC Radio Four's Material World programme. It takes about 20 s at 22 mins through if you want to listen. Photos and more information here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016x3gd

BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Material World, 10/11/2011 Fracking for gas, listening to quakes, hidden heroes and amateur science.