Damien Ludi and Colin Peillex, students at the University of Art and Design Lausanne, have come up with a rocking chair that knits as you sway back and forth.
Called the Rocking Knit, the wooden chair has gears above your head that utilizes kinetic energy to knit. Each swaying motion powers the gears, which sends yarn to a knitting round. The final product is a cosy red beanie made with minimal effort (so long, needles!).
The contraption was made as part of a program that encourages students to make a machine that creates both an experience and a material good.
The Cyclo Knitter is a bicycle-based machine by design student George Barratt-Jones. The contraption is made from a simple combination of wood and bike parts, and allows one to knit a scarf through light exercise. Barratt-Jones came up with the idea one day while waiting for the train in Eindhoven. His invention allows other riders to stay warm while passing time on the platform, and step away with a winter accessory.
Watch video on Vimeo. Link below.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/06/cyclo-knitter-a-bicycle-based-machine-that-knits-a-scarf-in-five-minutes/
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