Enter the Matrix: Transforming Knitting Patterns Using Matrices

Author

• Amy Stein

Date of Award

2015

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Blue, Meredith

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to take a knitting pattern and to flip or rotate it, creating a new pattern. In order to accomplish this, knitting patterns are converted into matrices and then matrix properties, such as the matrix transpose and matrix multiplication, are used to transform the pattern. This project finds a particular order of matrix properties that can be applied to create rotations and flips of the original pattern. The transformed matrix can then be converted back into a knitting pattern. A program in JAVA that allows a user to input a knitting pattern and produce a rotated or flipped pattern is created using these matrix properties.

Comments

Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Stein, Amy, "Enter the Matrix: Transforming Knitting Patterns Using Matrices" (2015). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 240.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/240

Extent

37 p.

Identifier

FA00003656