Crocheting is a hands-on craft that involves repetitive manipulation of a single continuous thread with a hook-like tool to generate surfaces and 3D forms. The step-by-step stitching procedure in crocheting can be associated with algorithms of which the steps are defined through crochet patterns. Crochet patterns are text-based representations, similar to G-code in additive manufacturing. They enable the documentation and communication of crocheting know-how. In this workshop, participants from different locations will collectively design and crochet a branching spatial structure. Each participant will receive a Co-Crochet Kit prior to the workshop that will include crocheting materials. During the workshop, participants will first collectively design a branching structure and learn the basics of crocheting. They will then generate the crochet patterns of the components of the branching structure designed using a computer algorithm developed by the instructors that generates crochet patterns of 3D objects modeled in CAD software. At the end of the workshop, each participant will have the crochet patterns of at least one component to crochet. They will be provided a prepaid shipping label to ship the crocheted components to the instructors in the US. The instructors will assemble the crocheted components of the branching structure - “Voltron!”

Co-crochet
Computing Stitches for Collective and Distributed Crocheting

Digital Fabrication
Collabrator: Jose Luis Rangel, Walter Patrick Smith
Instructor: Ozguc Bertug Capunaman
Role: Design a fabric-based branching spatial structure,  generate the crochet patterns of the components, and crochet part of the installation based on the patterns.
Toolkits: Rhino, Grasshopper, C#, Crocheting
Workshop: Acadia 2021
Year: 2021