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Desktop knitting machine

by @Foffle

An automated, full garment knitting machine that can fit on a desk. There are only a few knitting machines that can automatically do everything required to knit a complete garment, and they are large, heavy and extremely expensive. I'm aiming to trade off speed against size and cost to create something akin to a 3D printer for knitwear. I've been testing out various ideas for six months now, and I think I have a workable concept, but there's still a lot of work to do!

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