Acknowledgments

KnitScript is the result of collaborative research, development, and community support. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of individuals, institutions, and organizations that have made this project possible.

🏛️ Institutional Support

Northeastern University

ACT Lab (Accessible Creative Technologies Laboratory)

The primary research group developing KnitScript and the broader knitting software ecosystem.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Megan Hofmann
Research Focus: Accessible design tools, creative technologies, human-computer interaction
Lab Website: ACT Lab

Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Providing institutional support, resources, and research infrastructure.

💰 Funding Acknowledgments

National Science Foundation (NSF)

This work has been supported by the following NSF grants:

NSF Grant 2341880: HCC:SMALL:Tools for Programming and Designing Interactive Machine-Knitted Smart Textiles

Program: Human-Centered Computing (HCC)
Focus: Development of accessible programming tools for smart textile design
Duration: 2023-2026
Impact: Primary funding for KnitScript language development and user interface design

📝 Citation

If you use KnitScript in academic research, please cite:

@software{knitscript2025,
  title={KnitScript: A High-Level Programming Language for V-Bed Knitting Machines},
  author={[Hofmann, Megan]},
  year={2025},
  url={https://github.com/mhofmann-Khoury/knit_script},
  institution={Northeastern University ACT Lab}
}