Wiimote + Nunchuk = Knitting Needles?!

GeekSugar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:32:05 -0800

I've seen things knitted for the Wii, but I had never actually considered using the Wii to knit, yet that's what an artist and a scientist set out to do on Kniiting.

Using the Wiimote and nunchuk as "needles", Kniitting tracks hand motions of the actual knitting, making up code as it goes along. It looks like Kniitting will eventually have a Wii game, so you can knit, game, and make awesome geek crafts all at once.

For now, browse game play, the possible accessories you could make, and then cross your fingers for it to become a reality. My hope is that I'll actually learn to knit while playing my Wii!

Baby Miittens: Little Ball Hands Not So Freakish After All

GeekSugar — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:00:22 -0800

Danger, childless geeks! Viewing this baby gnawing on her Knitted Miittens may make you want to have children. Or at least coo at this tiny baby's face.

Available as a pattern on Knitty, the Miittens (which are padded on the inside for wittle baby hands) have caused me to stop thinking those ball-hands that Wii avatars have are weird. No, they are now, and forever will be, adorable.

With this and the new website Kniitting, I have but one thought: Knitters, mobilize.