Knitting Meets Biology

—By Julia Whitty

| Sat Aug. 8, 2009 11:21 AM PDT
DissectRat.jpg Photos courtesy CraftyHedgehog, Why Would You Knit That?

Two of my favorite subjects intersect on the blog Why Would You Knit That, complete with a subversive dissection: "Introducing Mr. Knitted Lab Rat and Mr. Knitted Frog:
(I call them "Mr." because I don't see obvious signs of knitted ovaries or a uterus, duh)"

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