There was some contention in the L&L office over whether this week’s square theme was science or The Big Bang Theory. I maintain that they are inextricable from one another, so for week 40 we will honor both. :D

The Big Bang Theory has done a lot for “normalizing my people.” I love science, my friends love science, and we get together every Wednesday to play D&D and talk about Medicine. We all gather at Mike’s house, log onto Roll20.net, order some food, and in about 30 minutes you’ve got this:

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnaOSuWTaCM] This is the last square of the year to feature a science theme, and I feel like the basic unit of all matter is appropriate. Writing this post is bittersweet for me. On the one hand, I’m really bummed out to be done with science squares and on the other, I am thrilled with the response they’ve gotten. I can’t even tell you how much I love you guys for loving science with me. One of the emails I get most often from y’all is, “Will there be more science squares?” This is the last one for the year, and I hope that it takes the sting off a bit that we’re handing out an alternate as well.

I wanted to include one more molecule square on the GAL list this year. So as an alternate square, Serotonin will join Caffeine and Dopamine on the blanket. Click here to download the Serotonin color chart, and get your official square below.

Post Edited for 5 Year Anniversary

This post has been edited to add an updated version of the Atom pattern to celebrate five years of geeking along. The graph is the same, but the pattern now includes more information. You can download the new Atom pattern by clicking the link. Instructions for both knit and crochet are now listed in the pattern. When you’re finished making it, Instagram your squares at us @lattesandllamasyarn with the hashtag #geekalong! This now concludes the edited portion of this post.

Don’t forget to tweet or instagram them at me @Doctor_Llama or Jac @jac_attacking with the hashtag geekalong, so we can all oooh and ah together. We even have a fancy new GAL Participation Button you can put on your blog or your Geek-A-Long posts. You can grab the html out of the side bar or find it here.

If you’re having trouble with double-sided knitting, we have a how-to video here and you can find moral support in the Geek-A-Long group on Ravelry here. We’re even raffling off some sweet prizes for our members at the end of the year! You can learn more about it in the group or on the GAL Benefactors page.

~ Megan-Anne
Our whole universe was in a dark dense place…

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