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Knitting Data: Data Visualization and CraftsMain MenuKNITTING DATA: DATA VISUALIZATION AND CRAFTSCraft as Recorded InformationKnitting DataPattern and Pattern KeyGalleryBibliographyRebecca Michelson4a4ccee9feeebed3cb8d89cff64cd7c90a95f6d5
In a similar and very heartwarming example, father Seung Lee knit the sleep patterns of his one year old son into a blanket. Each row represents a day, with 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.
1media/The Sleep Blanket_thumb.jpg2020-04-22T14:04:26-07:00Sleep Blanket1Image by Seung Lee from the article "A father knitted his baby’s first year of sleep pattern data into a blanket"media/The Sleep Blanket.jpgplain2020-04-22T14:04:26-07:00