The Knit Tech Reading Group (KTRG) meets monthly to discuss contemporary research in knitting technology. The aim of the group is to convene practitioners and researchers from a diverse range of backgrounds to further discussion of the following questions:
- what are the idiosyncrasies of knit as a medium? why is knitting like that?
- when designing tools for the creation of knit textiles, what kinds of task and operation have been under-considered?
- how do we evaluate the quality (in terms of craftsmanship, design, ease of use) of new advances in knit technology?
- how can software tools (made using code) work with and for experienced knitters? how can or should they work for people with no knit experience?
We convene an open reading group at 5pm GMT, on Tuesdays toward the end of every month. Each month, we will pre-read and then discuss two readings (normally research papers), both relating to a particular theme within knitting and technology. A document of past and future readings is available here. You can sign up to the mailing list here.