Elemental: Colors of Metal

Like other heavy elements, metals were formed through nuclear fusion after a star died and became a supernova. Although most elements were relatively unknown before the 19th and 20th centuries, metallic elements have shaped human development from the very beginning. Even parts of our history - the Bronze Age and the Iron Age - are defined by what we as a species were doing with metal. Metallic elements have fascinated humans since we learned to walk upright and say “ooooh!” The Elemental: Colors of Metal shawl is from my SCIENCE IS BEAUTIFUL series. This shawl includes an example of the colors that occur among the metallic elements - white (Ti), dark metallic grey (Fe), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), bluish-gray (Os), and gold (Au). Each element is depicted with its accurate electron configuration with “electron” beads in the color of the element. This shawl would be perfect as a wedding shawl or veil. It is very delicate and the metallic coloring of the beads makes them very subtle. This is the third of three designs involving elements (see also, Elemental: Birth of a Supernova and Elemental: Noble Gases & Halogens). **Uses 880 yards of lace weight yarn.