Knitting Data
Some interesting examples of data projects:
Claudia Weber decided to knit this scarf as a way of tracking the train she commutes on every day. Named the Rail Delay Scarf, she used a three color key, adding a row of grey, pink, or red depending on the severity of the delay. The end result is a fascinating representation of frustration and lost time that I'm sure we can all relate to. She is quoted as saying "It’s not a statistic; it’s one year and how I felt about it."
In a similar but perhaps more heartwarming example, father Seung Lee knit the sleep patterns of his one year old son into a blanket, with each row representing a day and different colors for time spent sleeping and awake. Seung created a program to assist him in creating the pattern and tracking his place, making the blanket a collaboration of craft and technology at every step. You can read more about the Sleep Blanket here.