It has, in fact, been done. http://learn.adafruit.com/electroknit http://learn.adafruit.com/electroknit I have a knitting machine that is programmable (with pu

It has, in fact, been done. http://learn.adafruit.com/electroknit http://learn.adafruit.com/electroknit I have a knitting machine that is programmable (with punch cards). It's not exactly computer controlled, but it is pretty awesome.