For centuries, knitting has been a beloved pastime. Technological advancements, particularly in the form of knitting machines, have significantly simplified the process of crafting complex patterns ...

The furniture of the future could be made from nothing more than two long strands of yarn. A prototype manufacturing machine developed at Carnegie Mellon University is transforming traditional textile ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A new prototype of a knitting machine creates solid, knitted shapes, adding stitches in any direction – forward, backward and diagonal – so users can construct a wide variety of shapes ...

At last, a use for that industrial knitting machine you bought at a yard sale! Carnegie Mellon researchers have created a method that generates knitting patterns for arbitrary 3D shapes, opening the ...

A research team from Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University has developed a prototype knitting machine that can build arbitrarily rigid three-dimensional structures by layering stitches ...

This pattern was very kindly sent to us by Shirley Cowling, accompanied by a sample knit in 2 strands of 2/30s acrylic which had a lovely soft feel to it. Try it out yourself and see... Simply follow ...

Ordinarily, programming an industrial knitting machine to knit a certain type of item is quite a complex process. As a result, they're generally not used to create one-offs. That could change, though, ...

With technology giving competition to the speed of light, we always keep a keen eye out for startups that are disrupting our world and our everyday lives through innovation par excellence. Keeping ...

This pattern for a machine knit hat with a topknot was very kindly sent in to us by Maureen. This one's a new pattern but you all seem to love it so far - thanks Maureen. If you want to make one, ...

Recently a friend asked me if I had ever heard of a sock knitting machine. I replied no and asked if it was something new. Actually these machines, which knit socks, are antique, but reconditioned ...

A new materials technique has taken cues from Grandma's yarn bag and cutting-edge technology, and it could see us 'solid knitting' whole furniture sets, as well as the fabrics that cover them. What's ...