Alanna Okun

Wool, cotton, polyfill, basswood, GameMaker, Mac Mini, Teensy microcontroller, joystick, arcade buttons

16" x 14" x 24"

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A 2D pixel art video game about knitting and grief, housed inside a custom hand-knitted arcade console. Play the demo on desktop here, and hear more about the project here.

Wool, cotton, clockworks, basswood

assorted sizes

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Get the free zine and pattern here.

Wool, Python

5” x 3”

Wool, copper conductive thread, cotton batting, various electronic components

assorted sizes

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Read more about this project here.

Pattern featured in MAKE Magazine Vol. 95.

Wool, cotton batting

16" x 22" x 6"

Wool, cotton batting

16" x 12" x 3"

Wool, cotton, wooden dowels, LEDs, clockwork

48” x 36”

Pictured on display at the Clive Davis Gallery in March, 2026

Wool, cotton, wood, Arduino Nano IOT 33, Neopixel Jewel

10” x 4”

Basswood, inductive coil & LEDs, cotton, wool, magnets, locks, keys, found materials

18” x 24” x 6”

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Read more about this project here.

Acrylic, basswood, the original ruleset of chess. Made in collaboration with Ranjani Ramakrishnan.

16” x 16”

Basswood, Arduino Nano IOT 33, various electronic components. Made in collaboration with Yafira Martinez.

4" x 6.5" x 1.5"

Unity, cotton, wool, basswood, Teensy microcontroller, joysticks

4" x 10" x 2"