Machine Knitting - Punchcards and Arduino hacks
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026
September 25th-27th
Exhibit
Craft
Learn how knitting machines work, and how they can be programmed - either electronically, or mechanically using punchcards - to make colorful patterns and elaborate lace and other textures. See an open source hack for vintage 1980's knitting machines, giving them new Arduino-powered electronic patterning.
Machine Knitters Guild of the San Francisco Bay Area
The Machine Knitters Guild of the San Francisco Bay Area supports the art and craft of machine knitting with monthly meetings and other activities. Guest speakers help us learn about the many things that these remarkable devices can do. Member Adrienne Hunter wrote articles about machine knitting hacks for Make magazine issues 77 and 80.
