A new way to knit

[sl8]

From http://artof01.com/vrellis/works/knit.html

A new way to knit (2016)
petros vrellis
new media artist

Experimental knitting

Circular loom
The loom is an 28’’ aluminum rim, with 200 anchor pegs on its circumference.

Knitting pattern
In contrast to conventional knitting, absolutely no knitting is done inside the area of the loom. Instead, the thread is knitted as straight lines across the anchor pegs on the circumference, only. In geometric terms, the thread follows a path of consecutive circle’s chords. Thus, one single thread runs from one anchor peg to another, continuously, for 3.000 - 4.000 times, reaching a total length of 1 - 2 kilometers. Knitting is done by hand, with step-by-step instructions dictated by a computer. The absence of black thread gives a completely white color tone. The tone darkens as the density and the intersections of the black thread increase. Thus, a full grayscale palette (from black to white) is possible. The knit is transparent and can be viewed from both sides.

Pattern generation
The pattern is generated from a specially designed algorithm, coded in openframeworks (http://openframeworks.cc/ ). The algorithm takes as input a digital photograph and outputs the knitting pattern. Over 2 billion calculations are needed to produce each pattern; not much of a load for today’s computers, but definitely an impossible task for the human brain. So, this is a new and unique type of knitting that could not have been implemented a few decades ago, without computers.

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[fierywoman]

1. How laborious. And it has to stay on the frame. Very interesting, but how can it

be defined as knitting? And, you're limited to the size of the frame. In the end, how do you keep it dusted?

[sl8]

5. That makes sense.

I didn't pay much attention to what they called it, not that I know from knitting, anyway.

I was just surprised and pleased with the end result.

On edit: regarding cleaning, I'll bet compressed air would work well. That's what I use for difficult items.

[cyclonefence]

2. Astonishing

but I wouldn't call it knitting. Knitting consists of interlocking threads that can keep their shape off the needles; these threads are merely stretched across a frame--no interlocking at all. But that doesn't detract from the wonder.

[Rollo]

3. Plus it would make a lousy sweater...

[Arkansas Granny]

4. That looks to be an elaborate string art project, not knitting.

[Fla Dem]

6. Exactly what I was thinking. Art form, not knitting. But pretty impressive nonetheless.