Category: Digital

Online Amigurumi Pattern Generator

knittink Online Amigurumi Pattern Generator

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I’m busy programming another pattern generator, something similar to the maze pattern generator and the pattern generator (cellular automaton) and therefore I looked for online pattern generators.
So I found the online Amigurumi pattern generator.
Incredible!
I’m really not one for Amigurumis, but I find the generator amazing! ;-))


Links:
Note: The following link is still correct, but links now to a knitting toy generator:
Free Online Amigurumi Pattern
Unfortunately the link above doesn’t work anymore, thank you Claudia for telling me, see instead the Google search result for ‘free crochet amigurumi pattern’

Google search result for ‘online pattern generator’

English Wikipedia entry for ‘Amigurumi’
German Wikipedia entry for ‘Amigurumi’

Google image search result for ‘Amigurumi’

Here at unikatissima:
Maze Pattern Generator
Pattern Generator (Cellular Automaton)

Literal Video Version

youtube Literal Video Version

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Today is Christmas Eve where there’s not a lot of time for crafting, therefore I wanted to present something that I found most hilarious: the literal music video versions.
There they change the lyrics to describe what’s happening in the video.
I had a lot of fun with :)) although I’ve never been interested in music videos.
My personal highlight is Meat Loaf: Literal Video Version (Anything For Love) – so wonderfully crazy ;-)))
(To avoid misunderstandings: I really like Meat Loaf and Anything For Love!
And this video, too ;-)))

By the way I found the video via an article in Spiegel where they present more of these videos.


Links:
Meat Loaf: Literal Video Version (Anything For Love)
Overview Literal Video Versions

via: Musikvideo-Satire auf Youtube – Verknallt in die Brillen-Bibliothekarin

Knitted Video

cast-on Knitted Video

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When I saw the knitted video for the first time, I was sitting there with my jaw dropped.
That didn’t look very beautiful (me, not the video! ;-)).
Anyhow: I’m toootally amazed about.
And I won’t never, ever try to knit such a thing by myself ;-))
(I know, I know, it is machine knitted.
Even so ;-))


Links:
Knitted Video (With a name like “Knitting Machine”…)
(English, Songtext French)
via: ravelry group ‘needlework on the net’

Make Your Own Font

fontcapture Make Your Own Font

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Sometimes it would be great, if you could enter your own hand writing by keyboard, e.g. when creating greeting cards.
You have the chance now: you print a form, enter the appropriate letters, scan the sheet and upload it at fontcapture.
Then you should get back your handwriting as font.
I didn’t let make it yet because my handwriting is so botched at the moment that I don’t want to get it ;-))

As a matter of principle you should be able to ‘put a lot on the keyboard’, even little sketches.
I really have to try it on occasion!


Links:
Create a font from your own handwriting

Your name in Japanese

japanesetranslator Susann

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I find the Japanese name translator really great, I simply let output the name Susann in all possible fonts ;-)

I’m not yet sure what to do with them but nothing could be easier than to turn them into filet crochet/cross stitch embroidery charts and then we’re really going to get started with knitting, crocheting, embroidering, knotting, stencelling etc ;-))

Or I print them as signature next time on a greeting card.
Or I cut a stamp from it.
Do you have more ideas?


Links:
Your name in Japanese

Here at unikatissima:
What Can You Do With Filet Crochet/Cross Stitch Embroidery Charts?
Letter stencils
Eraser Stamps
DIY Photo Silhouette T-Shirt

DIY Photo Silhouette T-Shirt

inhabitots Customized Silhouette T-Shirt

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I find the idea to make a photo of your children, to make a silhouette stencil from the photo and then to print it on a t-shirt great – but a too narrow approach ;-):
Why not making a t-shirt with your own name in Japanese?
Or using the silhouette of a well known building (i.e. the Eiffelturm)?
And why only on a t-shirt, why not on a linen bag, a greeting card or quite large on the wall?
And why as a stencil, why not simply as a self-cut stamp?
Or as fabric appliqué?

Well, I really must think about what else can be done this way ;-)
If you have a good idea I’d be happy if you commented about (if not, I’d be happy about a comment, too ;-)).


Links:
Make a Customized Silhouette T-Shirt Of Your Kids

via: Photo Silhouette Shirts

Here at unikatissima:
Eraser Stamps
Letter stencils
Stamped Appliqués
Your name in Japanese


Note: I wrote an entry about your name in Japanese but I rescheduled it thoughtlessly to another date because of the World Wide Knit in Public Day 2009 (WWKiP Day).
I’m sorry, it will still take some days (I don’t dare to reschedule everything again ;-().
Now I can offer you the right link to your name in Japanese ;-)
But there you can see it: all hand-made ;-))