३ एप्रिल, २०१८

Sam Barsky, the guy who who photographs himself posing in front of something while wearing a sweater he's knitted with a picture of that thing knitted into it.

Such a perfect project for Instagram.

Just one of many examples:



I got there via "It’s Sweater Weather Forever/Samuel Barsky has gained a measure of fame online for posting photographs of himself in front of famous landmarks with his handmade sweaters" (NYT).
Mr. Barsky, a Baltimore native, said he started knitting in 1999 when he dropped out of nursing school at his local community college. Then, he was shopping at a flea market in Lutherville, Md., where he saw three women selling yarn. He asked if they would teach him how to knit.... At first he created nature scenes. But then he became taken with famous landmarks. “If I know my plans in advance I’ll knit a sweater and take it there,” he said.

६९ टिप्पण्या:

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

I wish Irene could see this!

madAsHell म्हणाले...

Where's Moe to have Curley pick two fingers, and then poke him in the eyes??

Oso Negro म्हणाले...

Well, ok.

madAsHell म्हणाले...

If I know my plans in advance

I've always depended upon the kindness of strangers.

madAsHell म्हणाले...

I must admit. That is the FIRST short sleeve sweater I have ever seen.

Rabel म्हणाले...

Hard to believe Sam has time for knitting, what with all of the babes he's slammin'.

JaimeRoberto म्हणाले...

Whatever floats your boat, dude.

richlb म्हणाले...

That's a true fellow Baltimoron there.

D 2 म्हणाले...

Well if I know where we're going, then I might know, what I'll sew
And if I know what I'm knittin, then my shirt may show, what I've seen
And we're not little children and I should know what I want
But the future is uncertain,
Give me time to knit it out.

Etienne म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent म्हणाले...

That's pretty great, actually. Eccentric in a gentle Red Green kind of way.

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

@Althouse, maybe she can.

I'm not a fan of short sleeves in sweaters. Ever.

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

Wow! He has over one hundred. Must be a fast knitter!

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

News, fake news and... Squirrel!
Or squirrely.
Thanks for all the mindcrap!

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

"Hard to believe Sam has time for knitting, what with all of the babes he's slammin'."

He is married and knits sweater dresses for his wife. There are pictures of these on his Instagram account.

chickelit म्हणाले...

I’m somehow reminded of Bissage.

Bad Lieutenant म्हणाले...

Ecce homo! Sorry ladies, this HHBL (hunka hunka burning love) is taken.

Fabi म्हणाले...

The world needs more Sams.

Christopher म्हणाले...

The curve.

Goes.

THE WRONG WAY.

Cooke म्हणाले...

He knits a sweater a month. I'm impressed despite the fact that I don't particularly like the individual sweaters and I actively dislike the ugly baggy (but not a raglan) short sleeve thing happening.

rehajm म्हणाले...

I hope he recycles the Hanukkah sweater...

He cheated on the Amish country one- it's more of a vest..

Trumpit म्हणाले...

I don't like all the hashtags - #MakeAmericaBeautifulAgain

Danno म्हणाले...

Is there a men-in-shortsleeve-sweaters tag?

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Seems like he’s saving time by not knitting sleeves.

D. म्हणाले...

At least he produces something physical rather than hot air.

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

And basket-weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and...

Ralph L म्हणाले...

Just as well he didn't make the road straight and wide.

MountainMan म्हणाले...

So I wonder how long it will be until we see one hanging in the Smithsonian?

Inga...Allie Oop म्हणाले...

Sorry, off topic. Rebbeca Dallet, in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race won by a huge margin! Hear that Scott Walker?

Lovely sweater, BTW.

theribbonguy म्हणाले...

Toxic masculinity...is there anything it can't do.

William म्हणाले...

I'm sure he knits sweaters as presents for friends and relatives. Can you imagine they joy on their faces when he presents them with such thoughtful gifts.

the 4chan Guy who reads Althouse म्हणाले...

i sincerely hope this helps him get laid.

The Germans have a word for this.

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

Dummkopf?

Dave in Tucson म्हणाले...

Think you used enough hashtags there, Butch?

Big Mike म्हणाले...

His name may be Barsky, but the sweater is certainly barfsky.

Howard म्हणाले...

Woodcock!

Dave म्हणाले...

So, this is Pajama Boy in his 40s?

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

Read some fun stuff here. Althouse is petrified.

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

"Soon" Heh.

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

Oh, here's our girl!

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

Everything will be alright.

D. म्हणाले...

Can any one commenting knit? Or you be knit wits?

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

All the knitters be asleep.

walter म्हणाले...

If we grade this art on a curve.....

D. म्हणाले...

So alot of knit wits? An Althouse thing.

walter म्हणाले...

Inga is wet with delight!
Yes..activist, San Fran money/values gal wins!

walter म्हणाले...

Pervy grandpas smilin' Inga!

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

Never stick your dick into crazy.
Words to live by.

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

Slosh, slosh, slosh, slosh, slosh... mmm ug. Shit. Big sigh.

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

Inga: The perfect wife for...

walter म्हणाले...

Did I miss Althouse's fisking of Dallet's extra-legal focus?

walter म्हणाले...

I blame Global Warming..dropping snow on the low profile election..swung by tide pod ingesters and still seething capitol singers

walter म्हणाले...

Inga,
Did you contribute to "Andy" McCabe's GOFUND mE?

walter म्हणाले...

(She's kinda busy right now)

Jon Ericson म्हणाले...

Here's where you should throw your surplus bucks.

Yancey Ward म्हणाले...

George Costanza knits?

chickelit म्हणाले...

WTF was Erich Holder doing pumping $ into the WI judicial election? And they bought that?

Fools!

walter म्हणाले...

Well, Holder is the Gold standard in terms of legal minds..(cough, cough)

walter म्हणाले...

(Inga's still busy)

Glen Filthie म्हणाले...

Well, if you're dumb enough to read the NYT, this is the kind of crap you'll come across. Really, A-house, if you want to turn your blog into some kind of gay internet bath house for NYC butt blisters and Cleveland steamers, please let me know so I can give it a pass.

Humperdink म्हणाले...

AA said: "Seems like he’s saving time by not knitting sleeves."

Probably no backs to them either. Has anyone ever seen the back of one these gems?

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

So I looked at his Insty account -- and he's using the same pattern in each of the sweaters. As the husband of a constant knitter, I know that saves huge amounts of time. (Ditto the short sleeves, the number of times I've heard my wife complain about knitting sleeves on small needles!!) But there are some long sleeve versions on the instagram acct.

I imagine, though, if you're knitting scenes of places you're going, and you're going there in the summer, short sleeves might be preferable.

Jeff Brokaw म्हणाले...

A male nursing school dropout who took up knitting and posts selfies while wearing shitty sweaters featuring landscapes with crucial details wrong. Ohhhhhh-kay.

tcrosse म्हणाले...

White people like ugly sweaters

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

Imagine going to an Estate Sale, and there's a room full of odd sleeve-less sweaters with huge neck openings, and the sweater fronts are depicting various scenes.

That's a room I would not enter.

Frumious B. म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
M.K. Popovich म्हणाले...

he travels too much

Be म्हणाले...

Oh my gosh! Mr. Barsky's one of the few reasons I visit Facebook anymore. He and his wife are Sweet. He's a pretty good cook, too.

I'm more of a lace / pattern stitch knitter, myself. His encouragement has got me trying out Intarsia (his sort of colorwork) for the first time, in making some simple-patterned children's sweaters.

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He is genuinely shocked at the amount of publicity he's been receiving lately; not sure that Mme cares for it.

funsize म्हणाले...

I knit, and I can definitely agree that leaving off the sleeves saves time. Sleeves are the black holes of sweater- knitting.