Fancy knitting Salmonella? Or maybe Tuberculosis? As part of the Great British Bioscience Festival, BBSRC is running Knit-a-Bug: The Great British Bioscience Knitting Competition. BBSRC wants knitters from across the country to get creative with bioscience by knitting bacteria and viruses that can impact human and animal health.
Send in pictures of your knitted nasties for a chance to win a luxury knitter’s hamper and a subscription to Simply Knitting magazine. Patterns for various bacteria and viruses are available to download here or you can create your own.
Knitting competition rules
Each entrant is allowed to submit images of up to three knitted bugs
Entries will be marked for creativity, inventiveness and picture quality
Shortlisted entrants will be judged by the panel and are required to send in their knitted bugs for display at the Great British Bioscience Festival in November
The overall winner will receive a luxury knitter’s hamper and a 12 month subscription to Simply Knitting magazine worth over £100. Two lucky runners up will receive a £25 gift certificate to purchase knitting goodies. The winning entries will also be displayed at the Great British Bioscience Festival in Bethnal Green on 14-16 November 2014.
The competition entries will be scored for creativity and design, and judged by a team of scientists and expert knitters: Kirstie McLeod – Commissioning Editor of Simply Knitting and The Knitter; Bacteria expert Professor Vyv Salisbury, from the University of the West of England; and an expert knitter from the Women’s Institute.
To enter, send in your pictures, along with your name, contact number and a description of your entry to competition@bbsrc.ac.uk by 24 October 2014. For full terms and conditions visit the BB website.
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