This was at the very end of the day-one slide show, but I had to bring it out in its own post: The coolest thing I saw in the Craft area by far (Craft is Make's sister magazine all about crafting) was Christine Domanic's crocheted Atari 2600 console, complete with two controllers and an old-school woodgrain TV. And the coup de grace? The picture-perfect Pitfall scene on the screen. So awesome. —John Mahoney

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