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Tom Johnson has built this Lego knitting machine out of Technic. It may not be the tightest weave we've ever seen (that honor goes to our Junior Prom date), but it's surprisingly functional for using what seems to be a bare minimum of beams.
Tom's Knitting Machine page includes a gallery of images in addition to a strangely ominous Quicktime movie. Can a Lego-made scarf be far behind?
[via Lugnet]
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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 all based off of the Lego... [Read More]
Comments
The day I see an aran sweater from that little gadget, I'll believe ya. Until then, I fart in its general direction.
Posted by: Proonjoos | January 13, 2006 2:48 PM
Cool experiment. I think the user might have better results with a bulkier yarn, though.
Posted by: Dani | January 14, 2006 12:54 PM