Aurora: Sharing a colorful yarn
![Melissa Shippey displays some of her custom-dyed yarn and knitting in August 2022 at the Georgeson Botanical Garden on the UAF Troth Yeddha' campus. UAF photo by Eric Engman.](/aurora/images/fall-2022/1022_Aurora_story_images_LP_3_Shippey_600x400.jpg)
Melissa Shippey displays some of her custom-dyed yarn and knitting in August 2022 at the Georgeson Botanical Garden on the UAF Troth Yeddha' campus.
A long-ago visit to a knitting shop leads Melissa Shippey to a new field in which to apply her scientific methods. Find out more in the fall 2022 Aurora.