We’ve had it with all these dark hardware hacking conferences. We’re giving up on Hack-A-Day and becoming Craft-A-Day. From now on we’ll be featuring great content like the latest knitting needle mods, yarn spinning and scrap booking. It’s been a great ride, but from now on we’ll see you at Hobby Lobby.
Thanks for setting us straight, [Steve].
My god, if it wasn’t for all of the other April Fools’ Day crap I have heard, I might have believed this for a second.
Nice try.
Posted at 11:00 pm on Apr 1st, 2007 by Brad Hanson
You jerks, thanks for ruining an amazing site! I’m never coming here again!!
;)
Posted at 11:02 pm on Apr 1st, 2007 by avpi
Which Hobby Lobby, the RC Hobby Lobby?
Posted at 11:13 pm on Apr 1st, 2007 by xiirus.net
Haha, Craft-a-Day
Clever name. But wouldn’t the REAL April fools prank be if this wasn’t a joke?
Posted at 11:21 pm on Apr 1st, 2007 by Sarge
Good one, but need to be a bit more subtle for the people here i think.
Its been great since i learned of this site. i wanna get something up. but i suck. and all that normal lazy non-sence
Posted at 11:23 pm on Apr 1st, 2007 by nivoset
Livin’ up the last 30 minutes of April Fools on the east coast for ya’.
Posted at 11:26 pm on Apr 1st, 2007 by \"Friend\"
bwhahaha I dare you to post some craft hack tomorrow and change the logo….
Posted at 11:46 pm on Apr 1st, 2007 by weirdguy
why are u still in beta?
Posted at 11:59 pm on Apr 1st, 2007 by Ian Foster
Yay, finally I can get out my sewing needles and…. my soldering iron… and fuse the two genres together :P
Posted at 12:09 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by caliraisin
Come on now, that wasn’t believable at all. You should have done something really crazy but just believable enough to get readers like “Homebrew Nuclear Fission Electrical Generator” or “80MPH Segway”.
Wait, weren’t those posted here before?
Posted at 12:15 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Leonon
Are you changing the skull and wrenches for a ball of yarn and knitting needles?
Posted at 12:22 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by meathrw
disappointed you didn’t change title bar to reflect your new name…..
Posted at 12:29 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by someone
Is this a bad time to ask what to do with my old NES consoles since all of their controllers are being modded?
Posted at 12:57 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Sarstan
just like the make website!
Posted at 1:09 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by bodiby
THAT SCARED THE SHIT OUTA ME GOD DAMN CRAFTS ARE FOR NERDS HACKS ARE FOR GEEKS AND IM A GEEK
Posted at 1:13 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by alex
You knit-wits! Thanks for the hack-a-day stickers @ shmoocon –I’m working on a mod to turn them in to craft-a-day stickers. Basically, you cut off the wrench ends to make it look like a pair of knitting needles, and then you use the leftovers to turn the skull in to a smily face.
Pfft, too much knitting. I wanna see some articles on Bridge and the proper making of afternoon tea.
Posted at 1:24 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by rlanctot
Hahaha quality stuff. I almost cried, you bastards!
Posted at 1:41 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by wasted
Knitting? I’d better switch to stranded wire.
Posted at 1:49 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Izzy
where is out craft for today?
Posted at 1:58 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by werejag
LOL ^^
I’m laughing my pants off ^^ “Thank you steve”
Posted at 3:18 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by yosh
And not a moment too soon! On the same day that Hack-A-Day (now Knit-A-Day?) ran this story, the SolderSmoke podcast reported on efforts in the New Jersey State Legislature to CRIMINALIZE the use of soldering irons in the home. Check it out in SolderSmoke #52. http://www.soldersmoke.com So stay out of trouble gentlemen — turn in those soldering irons and pick up your knitting needles! I’m trying to knit a Hallicrafters HT-37 right now!
Posted at 4:01 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Bill Meara
i thought this site was for crafting? not hacking???
Posted at 4:57 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by MrLeE
Would to see them knitting needles on the next Hack a Day giveaway package .
Posted at 6:45 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Skags
Don’t eat the paste.
Posted at 7:31 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by strider_mt2k
haha, good one, but you should really have tried turning it into a gay community and call it fagaday.com
Posted at 8:42 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by emil
Here, give this one a try. Done in 30 seconds. :P
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2917/untitled1bm8.jpg
Posted at 9:02 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Felino
nice one!…you had me thinking Hack-a-day was going down…:(
Posted at 9:39 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by sal
Ooooo!! Everyone should call their joke bluff and only send in crafts and things
Posted at 10:14 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Bruno
CAN YOU SHOW ME HOW TO INSERT LED’S IN THE END OF THE NEEDLES SO MY MOM CAN KNIT IN LOW LIGHT OH AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECHARGEABLE.
Posted at 10:23 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by TIMOTHY GODFREY
I love april fools day.
Posted at 11:05 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by APOLLO_733
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Posted at 11:36 am on Apr 2nd, 2007 by 399 Ær13Ã r1(3
http://www.nipperknits.com/archives/piratehat2.jpg
:-)
Posted at 12:19 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by jwstolk
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! What will I do at work now?
Posted at 12:32 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by craig
Ha I totaly fell for that untill I red the comments!
I didn’t even know it was the first of april…
Posted at 2:01 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by yellow
Thank god!!!! Was wondering when you NERDs were going to see the light and start crocheting. :)
Posted at 2:05 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by AD5OS
BTW!!! They already have LED moded knitting needles!
http://www.laknitterieparisienne.com/Knit_Lite.html
Posted at 2:08 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by AD5OS
OK, april fool’s was yesterday (and is the dumbest holiday ever), but http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/preprints/2004r03.pdf which is an old but good article about a knitted Lorenz manifold.
OH MY GOD! GRANDMA IS GOING TO LOVE THIS!
Posted at 3:16 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Dani
OMFG i was about to cry.
Posted at 3:26 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Charles
i totally forgot about April 1st. as everyday, i get up, i check hackaday(due to my timezone 0700h is the average time a new hack is on) and was soo frustrated.. all the way till i got to the office and finally had time to check out the [read] link… good one, seriously..one of the few ones i ever fell for..just didn’t expect that from you..
ill remember next year tho…
have a ‘con’structive week,
zawen
1 April you fools…
Posted at 5:03 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by John
i was struck with terror when i saw this on my rss viewer, there was enough time while my browser loaded for me to realize this may have something to do with 4-1, but when i actually read the article i realized that it was a joke. just from the title though, i thought it was real (every website will come to an end sooner or later…(though i hope for this sight it is much later)) (yes, nested parentheses, just like math class!)
Posted at 5:47 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by bgugi
Nice! I love knitting! Finally a web sites that understands the simpler things in life.
Posted at 6:05 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by bobbidiby
I’d like to see a hack of these three things:
Hammer
anvil
plumb bob
Knitting needles are easy. Sharpen ‘em for tire punctures or ice picks. Yarn? Too easy. Wrap strands into a rope and hang an air plant from them. What’s a hack but finding a way to use a thing in a way never intended.
Posted at 6:31 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by moonbandito
^ INSERT WITTY COMMENT HERE ^
Posted at 6:59 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Party Animal
nooooooooooooooooooooooo hehe nice try sigh i didnt get to prank anyone hehehe the redhot winterfresh joke is classic and…. it turns your teeth blue
Posted at 8:18 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by David Stanley
OH MAN I AM SO PUMPED i couldnt figure out what stitch to use for a ms pacman hat i was planning XD
Posted at 8:21 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by Andy Thompson
hack-a-sewing machine making custom sew on badges for jackets. hack-a-day logo. sweet.
Posted at 9:09 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by chris
!!!!!!!!!HOW DARE YOU CRACK SUCH A JOKE!!!!!! that threatens the truth
Posted at 9:52 pm on Apr 2nd, 2007 by ejonesss
i was thinking about how i could mod my needles, and i’ve decided they need two things: a digital clock and a pedometer. well okay maybe thats not really what i need. maybe i should do something more original, like knitting myself a new ipod cover. i’m sure nobody has thought of that before!
Posted at 3:18 am on Apr 3rd, 2007 by Trevor
Nice website steve.
Posted at 12:20 pm on Apr 3rd, 2007 by kyle
lets overclock a sewing machine
Posted at 10:44 pm on Apr 3rd, 2007 by alex mccown
It is First April joke?
Posted at 5:17 am on Apr 4th, 2007 by John Robinson
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sweet! knitting needles have always been the one thing i couldn’t hack.
Posted at 11:00 pm on Apr 1st, 2007 by eric