Comments on: Mathematical knitting http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: karl_jones http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1658715 karl_jones Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1658715 If you will be wearing a Klein bottle hat in 2014, you are in fact wearing a Klein bottle hat <em>right now</em> in 2013. Meanwhile, in 2014, your head is the case study:  this is your brain in 2014, this is your brain in a Klein bottle hat .... If you will be wearing a Klein bottle hat in 2014, you are in fact wearing a Klein bottle hat right now in 2013.

Meanwhile, in 2014, your head is the case study:  this is your brain in 2014, this is your brain in a Klein bottle hat ….

]]> By: Scurra http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1658581 Scurra Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1658581 There's almost always a "knitting" puzzle as part of the MIT Mystery Hunt (this year was no exception) because it's clearly one of those hobbies that intersects "geek" space in an unusual way. There’s almost always a “knitting” puzzle as part of the MIT Mystery Hunt (this year was no exception) because it’s clearly one of those hobbies that intersects “geek” space in an unusual way.

]]> By: Barry Kort http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1657518 Barry Kort Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1657518 Eine Kleine Knit Musik? Eine Kleine Knit Musik?

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1657342 Rich Keller Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1657342 Has anyone been geeky enough to make one of these out of chainmail? Has anyone been geeky enough to make one of these out of chainmail?

]]> By: Richard Marinos http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1657331 Richard Marinos Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1657331 I feel like I NEED to toss in my hat for Cliff Stoll, the genius over at Kleinbottle.com, who has been making these, and glass zero volume four dimensional projections for many years. Come for the beautiful handblown glass, including the biggest klein bottle ever, but stay for the hilarious math in jokes and ramblingfs I feel like I NEED to toss in my hat for Cliff Stoll, the genius over at Kleinbottle.com, who has been making these, and glass zero volume four dimensional projections for many years. Come for the beautiful handblown glass, including the biggest klein bottle ever, but stay for the hilarious math in jokes and ramblingfs

]]> By: trillian http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1657301 trillian Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1657301 My math teacher gave this to me as a good-bye present. Great, now the mystery's vanished... My math teacher gave this to me as a good-bye present. Great, now the mystery’s vanished…

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1657112 IronEdithKidd Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1657112 I've been knitting since I was 9, and this is not even close to how I would knit a more-or-less cylindrical object.  Double point needles exist for exactly this kind of work, and I really do not like seams.  I’ve been knitting since I was 9, and this is not even close to how I would knit a more-or-less cylindrical object.  Double point needles exist for exactly this kind of work, and I really do not like seams. 

]]> By: oschene http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1657106 oschene Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1657106 It's sarah-marie belcastro.  http://www.toroidalsnark.net/ It’s sarah-marie belcastro. 
http://www.toroidalsnark.net/

]]> By: ciphin78 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1657101 ciphin78 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1657101 It almost looks like a "Thneed". It almost looks like a “Thneed”.

]]> By: welcomeabored http://boingboing.net/2013/02/15/mathematical-knitting.html#comment-1657079 welcomeabored Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213360#comment-1657079 I know a few weavers who do not knit much, precisely because it isn't 'mathy' enough for them, and several knitters who did not gravitate toward weaving because there was too much math involved. OTOH, I've met three engineers (all male) who knit very complicated patterns and will be delighted to purchase any book that further tickles their brain lobes with mathematics. Prediction:  All the hipsters will be wearing Klein bottle hats in 2014. I know a few weavers who do not knit much, precisely because it isn’t ‘mathy’ enough for them, and several knitters who did not gravitate toward weaving because there was too much math involved.

OTOH, I’ve met three engineers (all male) who knit very complicated patterns and will be delighted to purchase any book that further tickles their brain lobes with mathematics.

Prediction:  All the hipsters will be wearing Klein bottle hats in 2014.

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