Microsoft has been granted a patent for 3-D, computer-generated knitwear. Applications for the invention would be computer animation (take that, Pixar!) and e-commerce (eat our dust, IBM!), design, prototyping and others applications where virtual sweaters are required. The patent application says it all: "A macrostructure corresponding to a three-dimensional object is generated, based on a stitch pattern and optionally a color pattern. Yarn microstructure is generated and applied to the macrostructure to yield a knitwear model. The stitch positions of the macrostructure can be perturbed to achieve stitch position irregularities. The fluffiness of the yarn microstructure can be controlled. In an alternative embodiment, a two-dimensional knitwear texture is generated, which can then be mapped to a three-dimensional object to yield a knitwear model." Don't tell grandma.
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