One of our local galleries is hosting a juried show this month entitled "Numbers". I played around with a lot of ideas, but ultimately decided on the most literal interpretation I could think of to knit. So let me introduce you to....Boobies!
Best of all, I'm giving away the pattern for free! Maybe you're thinking, "Why would I want to knit a giant calculator?", so I'll tell you.
First of all, it makes a great gift for anyone you know who is a connoisseur of numbers...your accountant, favorite rocket scientist, algebra teacher, local math bee winner, or maybe it could be a subtle hint for that girl at the supermarket who always rings up my regular bananas as the more expensive organic bananas.
Secondly, when there's not enough light in your overly shady house in the woods, and your child's solar-powered calculator isn't working, he or she can do his or her homework with this one. It makes math fun! Just look at Drew doing his math worksheet. He's almost giddy!
And last, but not least, this giant calculator also makes a very stylish throw pillow!
By the way, if you haven't yet figured out why I named my new creation "boobies", you might want to turn your computer upside down. If you're not comfortable making a pillow that reads "boobies", you might want to try another one of these popular calculator words...
be, beg, beige, bell, bellies, besiege, bezel, blesses, blog, boggle, boobless, booze, eels, eggs, ego, eligible, giggles, gigolo, giselle, Google, hell, hello, high, hill, hobbies, hole, ibis, lego, oil, seize, size, sizzle, sleigh, slosh, sobs, soothe, thesis, thigh, zoo......the list is longer than you think.
So if you're interested in making your own over-sized calculator, here is where you can find the pattern.
This is extremely helpful info!!! Especially since you guys are offering it for free!! Very good listing. Everything is true. Thanx.
Posted by: UK thesis | August 06, 2009 at 01:07 AM
very nıce
Posted by: nihal --turkey | June 26, 2008 at 07:47 PM
Fantastic! This knitter-physicist definitely approves. :-)
Posted by: Katie | April 04, 2008 at 11:51 AM
ahhhahaha....i still do that.
i'm 34.
although I use the 8 for so it's in all caps.
tee hee
xoxo
Posted by: beth b. | April 01, 2008 at 05:09 PM
very cool. btw I love you banner!!! It's adorable
Posted by: Emma H. | April 01, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Love this! I am going to start working on one for my boyfriend right now. He is a TPA so he loooooves calculators!
Posted by: Genevieve | March 31, 2008 at 06:10 PM
As a (near-future)mathematician, I think this is an excellent project and you can bet your boobies I'll have boobies in my living room soon.
Posted by: Ahava | March 31, 2008 at 04:38 PM
so cute! i want to make one! : )
Posted by: Ren | March 31, 2008 at 04:27 PM
boobies. that's funny. cute pillow.
Posted by: hilary | March 31, 2008 at 04:21 PM
This really made me smile. We used to snigger when we did this as kids. I could totall see this is somewhere like habitat or the early learning centre (both UK based I think). Have you approached any major retailers with this? Just a thought.
Monda
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Posted by: monda-loves | March 30, 2008 at 05:06 AM