Lazy Cats' Blog

This Blog is dedicated to our moms who opened a new store (Lazy Cat Gifts) where they sell artisan crochet bead jewelry and fiber art. As the "Lazy Cats", we describe the fun stuff our moms make and how they wake us up with their working! Silly moms--why don't they sleep all day like us? I guess because they have to bring home the Kibbles! You can contribute to our kibble fund by visiting their store where they sell hand crocheted items including jewelry, scarves, hats, bags, and more! Meow!

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Geometric Crochet Sunrise

Our moms have created a new piece of geometric crochet sculpture art! This time, they have made it in the colors of the sunrise!

This piece of geometric crochet is made from acrylic yarn, and crocheted using the pattern for a hyperbolic plane (and an H hook). Each row has more stitches than the last, by N=4, such that every 4th single crochet has 2 stitches in the same stitch.
The number of yellow (315) > orange (274) > red (235) stitches. This pattern is based on the work of Daina Taimina of Cornell University and this article in Science News.

You may need your sunglasses when you see this item in the Etsy shop!