It is based on a larger version of a French knitting/ Knitting Nancy toy, I think, with 48 prongs instead of the common four. The clock knits a complete round of 48 stitches every 24 hours, and over the course of a year it produces 2 metres of knitting. At the end of that time, you change the yarn and start again - each ball of yarn is labelled "Mehr Zeit", or "More time". And you can use the clock's knitting as a scarf, or else hang it up to symbolise Time Past, I suppose. Probably not very practical for accurate timing, but isn't it cool?
Very interesting. It looks similar to the sock knitting machines that you crank. They were made in the early 1900's.
ReplyDeleteI think it's very cool... it certainly is a measurement of time :)
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