Join my knitting session for a casual Blender Geometry Nodes tutorial :) I'm not so good at maintaining even tension, but I can knit a mathematically perfect sphere!
Towards the end, what did you end up using as the input for the geometry? The group doesn't change anything unless I convert the mesh to a curve first, and if I do that I end up with values in the millions for the mesh and no matter how I adjust it, it ends up looking like a mess. Not sure exactly where I went wrong.
Mmm are you talking about from ~ 17:26 ? The first geometry nodes setup takes a curve, the second geometry nodes setup takes a "UV Sphere" mesh as input then they are stacked one after the other. I start working on the second setup at 14:23 which performs the Mesh to Curve operation, filtering out vertical edges. The original geometry nodes is then applied after that second geometry nodes setup... simply adding multiple geometry nodes items in the modifiers menu... i show stacking the two modifiers at the same time at 17:26 I hope that helps :)
Could you create a tutorial on how to project this pattern onto a mesh using UV maps? I've made a similar knitted pattern without the curve on the Z-axis and have only managed to apply it to a mesh using UVs. However, I haven't been successful in mapping it with this method. I love the pattern you've made but am unsure how to apply it to a mesh using UVs.
ooo uvs are a fascinating idea! I hadn't thought of it. It would be hard though you would need to generate contours/isolines using marching squares in uv space, reproject them into 3d then apply this knit method. Marching squares seems feasible though with recent versions... perhaps i will try it
Ah damn yeah I didnt really have animation in mind for my use-case. Hopefully in newer version of blender it will have better performance and be more stable :)
ChatGPT says: "Well, this is a knotty situation, isn't it? I must say, your comment is quite woolly and uncalled for. You're certainly needling me with your rude words, but I won't let it unravel me. Listen, I don't want to spin a yarn, but you're really need to take a break from your purlish behavior. Maybe pick up some knitting needles yourself and learn to be more knitpicky about what you say online. We all have our own stitches to knit in life, and yours seems to be unraveling others with your words. It's time to cast off that negative attitude and start knitting a new pattern of kindness. So let's start fresh, with no more dropped stitches or tangled yarns. Let's knit together a community that supports each other, rather than tearing each other down. After all, a stitch in time saves nine, and I think we could all use a little more saving in these times. Happy knitting!"
