Knitting Data: Data Visualization and Crafts

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Guertin, L. (2017, December 15). Dr. G's #AGU17 Spotlight - Crocheted temperature tapestries to communicate climate data. Retrieved May 4, 2020, from https://blogs.agu.org/geoedtrek/2017/12/15/dr-gs-agu17-spotlight-crocheted-temperature-tapestries-communicate-climate-data/

Karasz, P. (2019, January 16). Commuter Knits a 'Rail Delay Scarf.' It Fetches $8,650 on eBay. Retrieved May 4, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/world/europe/germany-train-delay-scarf.html

Lee, D. (2019, July 21). A father knitted his baby's first year of sleep pattern data into a blanket. Retrieved May 4, 2020, from https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/21/20699484/sleep-blanket-data-visualisation-seung-lee

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We knit Data Visualizations. (2020). Retrieved May 4, 2020, from https://vizknits.com/globalwarming_pullover.html

Images Used:

Dr. Guertin's Poster Presentation "Utilizing Crochet to Showcase Temporal Patterns in Temperature Records from One Location and to Spark a Climate Conversation"
Source: https://blogs.agu.org/geoedtrek/2017/12/15/dr-gs-agu17-spotlight-crocheted-temperature-tapestries-communicate-climate-data/

Image by Bryn Ziegler 2016. Emperor Justinian wearing Tyrian purple. San Vitale, Ravenna.

Image by Sarah Weber, from New York Times article "Commuter Knits a ‘Rail Delay Scarf.’ It Fetches $8,650 on eBay."
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/world/europe/germany-train-delay-scarf.html

Image by Seung Lee from the article "A father knitted his baby’s first year of sleep pattern data into a blanket"
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/21/20699484/sleep-blanket-data-visualisation-seung-lee

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1901
Source: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15799coll65/id/14266/rec/11

Quipu in the Museo Machu Picchu, Casa Concha, Cusco
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quipo_in_the_Museo_Machu_Picchu,_Casa_Concha,_Cusco.jpg

The first yarn product of SkyKnit, by the Ravelry user citikas (Ravelry / citikas)
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/the-making-of-skyknit-an-ai-yarn/554894/

VizKnits Pattern Example for "Winterly reminder of global warming" Sweater
Source: https://vizknits.com/globalwarming_pullover.html

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