I adore geek knittery – this link was very kindly forwarded by Sarah (thanks for the distraction!) 

Bizarre and Beautiful World of Knitted Science.

Aren’t the plankton beautiful? 

It's 100% British sock yarn!

Gorgeous Spring Forward socks, made in 100% British Natural Dye Studio “Dazzle” – wonderfully soft 4ply sock yarn. I’m using ‘Spring Greens‘, which adds its lush semi-solid tones to a wonderful (free!) pattern. And it’s a super fast knit too, so you could whip up a pair of these for someone as a last minute present!

Try using Brittany dpns and see how quickly this grows!