I’m just so excited about this one, the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project is at Auckland Museum right now! This afternoon I dropped in to do some work with the lovely ladies busily hooking away and spreading the stitchy love. I brought in with me the little one above, I had finished it off today and couldn’t wait to see how the project was growing.
So if you are even slightly crafty and nerdy, or into maths or art, or craftsy community projects, or the environment and ecology (that should actually be all of you) best you get yourself along to the Auckland Museum over the next few weeks to have a look at the crochet coral reef that is growing on a wall in the oceans gallery. Better yet, take your crochet hook and some fibre and get making!
For a really good clip about this international project (and a much better explanation about the mathematics behind the hyperbolic plane than I can give you!) go to this TED talk.
mermaids purse 