Hacked Knitting Machine Depicts Cosby’s Face (video)

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Hacked Knitting Machine Depicts Cosby’s Face (video)
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CRAFT sure had a great time at World Maker Faire last weekend. Here’s a highlight:

Andrew Salomone uses a hacked knitting machine from the 80s to “print” digital images into knitted garments. At World Maker Faire New York 2011, Andrew demonstrates the knitting machine and shows off its creations including a sweater with Bill Cosby’s face.

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10 thoughts on “Hacked Knitting Machine Depicts Cosby’s Face (video)

  1. Matt Richardson says:

    Best use of hacked knitting machine… ever. Surely someone out there seeing this video can get this sweater to Mr. Cosby, STAT.

  2. Steven Critchfield says:

    Umm, Many computerized, therefore hackable, knitting machines of that era could accept bitmaps. My mother still uses one that I am certain she bought no later than ’90 that supports bitmaps. There is even software called Designaknit that will help convert the scanned images into knit dealing with the non-square pixels that knit becomes.

  3. Steven Critchfield says:

    Umm, Many computerized, therefore hackable, knitting machines of that era could accept bitmaps. My mother still uses one that I am certain she bought no later than ’90 that supports bitmaps. There is even software called Designaknit that will help convert the scanned images into knit dealing with the non-square pixels that knit becomes.

  4. Steven Critchfield says:

    Umm, Many computerized, therefore hackable, knitting machines of that era could accept bitmaps. My mother still uses one that I am certain she bought no later than ’90 that supports bitmaps. There is even software called Designaknit that will help convert the scanned images into knit dealing with the non-square pixels that knit becomes.

  5. Steven Critchfield says:

    Umm, Many computerized, therefore hackable, knitting machines of that era could accept bitmaps. My mother still uses one that I am certain she bought no later than ’90 that supports bitmaps. There is even software called Designaknit that will help convert the scanned images into knit dealing with the non-square pixels that knit becomes.

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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