Related Projects

KnitScript is part of a broader ecosystem of knitting software and research projects. This page provides an overview of related tools, libraries, and research initiatives.

🧶 Northeastern ACT Lab Knitting Ecosystem

KnitScript is developed as part of the Northeastern University ACT Lab’s comprehensive knitting software ecosystem. These projects work together to provide end-to-end knitting machine programming capabilities.

Core Knitting Libraries

knit-graphs

Knitting graph data structures and analysis tools.

• Purpose: Models fabric topology and stitch relationships

• Key Features: Stitch dependency tracking, fabric analysis, pattern validation

• Integration: Used by KnitScript to represent generated fabric structures

• Repository: knit-graphs on PyPI

virtual-knitting-machine

A simulation of a knitting machine.

• Purpose: Used to verify knitting operations and construct knit graphs.

• Repository: virtual-knitting-machine on PyPI

knit-script

A general purpose machine knitting langauge

• Purpose: Fully programmatic support to control knitting machines.

• Repository: knit-script on PyPI

knitout-interpreter

Knitout processing and execution framework.

• Purpose: Processes and validates knitout instruction files

• Key Features: Instruction parsing, carriage pass organization, error detection

• Integration: Processes KnitScript’s generated knitout output

• Repository: knitout-interpreter on PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/knitout-interpreter/>

Optimization and Analysis Tools

koda-knitout

Optimization framework for knitout instructions.

• Purpose: Optimizes knitout files for faster execution and better quality

• Key Features: Carriage pass optimization, instruction reordering, resource minimization

• Integration: Can post-process KnitScript’s generated knitout for optimization

• Repository: koda-knitout on PyPI