Maybe I’m the only one who didn’t know this, but it only just occurred to me to try - and it worked!

I gave it needle size, ply and the garment size I wanted - as well as asking for Australian sizing and instructions (so you’ll need to change that for whatever you’re used to) and from what I could see it was pretty good. Haven’t actually tried it but I may for a small project and see how it goes.

Edit to say that I’m very aware of chatgpts limits (I work in a field where it’s being abused) but thought it was an interesting idea. Simplicity would be key. I’d consider myself a beginner this might be a good way of creating small simple projects. Or nonsense! I have bags of cheap wool that I got through my local buy nothing group so I’m always up for a bit of experimentation.

  • andros_rex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    ChatGPT has tokenized versions of knitting patterns scraped from the internet that it can attempt to reconfigure into something resembling a knitting pattern. I don’t think it has the ability to keep track of the number of stitches you have open or the knowledge of how different stitches will interact and build on each other. You will likely have to make corrections or modifications.

    I saw someone generate a crochet pattern that they were able to actually create, and it was just a little sphere with nubs coming off of it. I think this it might be a fun experiment, but I would not expect anything impressive.

    • boogetyboo@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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      8 months ago

      That actually sounds fun. Follow Ai nonsense and see what you end up with. Like those people who 3d designed their kid’s drawings.

      • andros_rex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Yeah, for sure! I’ve done a couple of attempts with toy programs to randomly generate lace patterns, which is a little similar and was really fun. As long as you go into it not expecting it to be perfect or even match what your prompt was, I bet you could have a lot of fun!

  • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    8 months ago

    AI doesn’t understand what it’s doing. It’s like a second grader savant that has read every book. If you ask it to write a story about or draw a man playing using a baguette as a baseball bat, you have a significant chance to get something with the animal “bat” in it and the baguette not being used to hit a ball.