Gizmodo: knitting

Knitted Lego Minifig Will Replace My Teddy Bear

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:40:00 EDT

Oh Lego Minifig, you were perfect in your plastic symmetry and Mona Lisa smile before. But now that you've been knitted, I just want to hug you. Unfortunately, you can't buy this right away. You'll have to do it yourself:

Some Assembly Required is a pattern that will enable you to make an adorable toy that can be taken apart and put together again. The head, torso, and legs are independent pieces, so you could make multiple pieces in different colors and they would be interchangeable.

I've included a tutorial on boxes and edges so you can make nice crisp corners. The tutorial isn't necessary to make the toy, but it may be helpful.

OK, people from Etsy, I'm too lazy. Go knit! [Fight Knitting Club—thanks Kimberly]

Open Source Embroidery: Technology Embraces Its Craft Side

Dan Nosowitz — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EDT

A legitimate artistic movement known as Open Source Embroidery has sprung up to explore the relationship between, no joke, software engineering and needlework. It's pretty awesome.

The crux of the largely British movement is that both needlework and software creation are an amalgamation of tons of tiny little pieces of work that all come together to create something much larger than the sum of its parts. They also see that both are gender-specific—needlework is traditionally female, while software engineering is traditionally male. Some of the knitters were actually involved in the computer industry at some point in their lives, so their needlework is informed by their interest in technology. It's pretty cool stuff, check out the mini-gallery below. [Wired, images also courtesy Wired]

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Mii Mittens On a Baby Is So Adorable I Can Barely Stand It

Sean Fallon — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST

I don't throw around the word "cute" all that often, but this, my friends, is the cutest damn thing I have seen in years.

If you want to make your own Mii mittens (admit it, you love knitting), the instructions are available on Knitty. Besides being adorable, these gloves also prevent thumb sucking, eye poking and the itching of various unpleasant and contagious rashes. [Knitty via Kotaku]

Knitted Cord Powers Up Your Soft Bondage Fantasies

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:20:00 EDT

Benny says that real geek BDSM lovers use real plastic power cables to do their thing. It may be my inner feminine side, but I prefer a gentler touch, so I would go with this 6-foot-long, 3/8-inch-wide knitted power cord, made of a very soft cotton and acrylic blend. KnitKnit shop says it works great as a decorative skinny scarf or a belt. Sure, whatever. I'm too busy thinking about alternative uses. [Etsy]

Spock Ears Make Me Say "Knit Long and Prosper"

AddyDugdale — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:40:00 EDT

This is a momentous day for me (I won't spoil the surprise) and what better way to celebrate momentous days than by knitting a pair of Spock ears for my lugs. If I were going to the New York meet-up you would be able to identify me by these furry little thingies—sod the fact that I would probably collapse from heatstroke before I even got to the sodding ballgame—and I could be the fount of mirth whilst you watched the rounders match, or whatever it is they're playing on the pitch. Anyway. Ears. Spock. Knitted. Look like sideways boobies. What more do you want on a Friday? [Yarn Songs via Boing Boing]

Knitted Gas Mask Helps Cyclists Avoid Cotton-Wool Smog

AddyDugdale — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:00:04 EST

For those who are about to knit, we salute you—especially if you make woolly hat 'n' gas mask combos for your friends to wear on their bike ride to work. Not sure whether it would work in the event of a mustard gas attack, but it works for me. File this alongside the R2-D2 beanie and Darth Vader bonnet and see the full-frontal below.

[Craftster via BoingBoing]

LED Knitting Supplies

Travis Hudson — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:38:22 EDT

Everything else in the world has LEDs in it, why not knitting needles and crochet hooks? MAKE mag is highlighting some LED illuminated knitting supplies. I still don't understand the appeal of knitting. Do people actually wear the crap that they knit/crochet or is it simply a hobby to give their hands more carpal tunnel. Regardless, no more worries about having that pesky light on when trying to knit. These LED knitting needles and crochet hooks can illuminate the work area so you can accurately make those scarfs that nobody will wear or care about. Prices hover around the $40 range for a set. – Travis Hudson

Product Pages here, here and here
LED knitting needles and crochet hooks [MAKE]

Lego Knitting Machines: What's Next? The Matrix?

gizmodo.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:47:31 EST

Here's a tight piece of Lego machinery, a machine that knits stuff. It'll knit you a scarf, some knickers, or anything it damn well pleases. Made by Tom Johnson, the knitting machine is based on the Lego Technic sets. It works a bit slowly, but that adds an even creepier robotic, Matrix-esque feel to it. Almost as if it's going to attack you. To understand me in full, watch this video to get a better idea of how it works. The results it produced look spectacular for a little robot who knits stuff. Take that, Gramma.

Tom Johnson's Working Technic Knitting Machine [NextBrick]
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