The Knitting Destruction Machine:

How I made it:

The Mask

First, I needed some knitting to unravel, so I knitted a face mask out of yarn by repeating the center stitches more times than the ones on the outside. Here's a quick explanation:

Then, I drew “2020” on it with a permanent marker. 

The Knitting Destruction Machine

I built my knitting destruction machine out of cardboard, a large button, a toy motor, and a USB power supply.

The motor was connected to a rubber band belt that spun an empty wooden spool glued to a wooden dowel. I added “Bye 2020!” to the button with a permanent marker, then tied the end of the yarn to the spool and pressed the button to unravel the knitted mask. Underneath the mask revealed another silver sequin mask with “2021” written in shimmery vinyl text, a reminder that we’ll still have to rock masks in 2021!