Knitting may be a centuries-old craft, but the results can be quite high-tech. For example, it's now possible to store data on a scarf. And the good news is, the construction is completely open source. But performing computations on it, unfortunately, is another matter entirely.

The scarf is essentially made up of lots and lots of digits strung together. It's much simpler to think of the digit (rather than an entire row) as a single unit of the pattern. It's a good idea to swatch this out beforehand to get a feel for the digits and spacing.

K 2 rounds.

Christine has been known to discuss knitting and sock construction with strangers and homeless guys in the subway.

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