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sambarsky · 9 months

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1.) This is the first sweater that I knitted freehand without a pattern, which I did back around this time in 2000. It was only 17 months after my first knitting lesson. This technique of knitting a graphic sweater without a pattern, chart, or graph paper was just an experiment back then. I had no plans for what would be depicted on much of the sweater when I knitted the first stitch. It turned out to be a lot more of a success than I expected. I knew I could improve upon it after that. I just put whatever I could think of on it, starting with the waterfall on the back. This picture is in Vermont, and I visited this spot and took this selfie in October 2018. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #coveredbridge #waterfall #cloudysky #waterwheel #watermill #rapids #ragingriver #bridge #river

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sambarsky · 8 months

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22.) My “man on the moon” sweater, inspired by a museum display on the topic. Picture taken during my visit in 2013 to Huntsville. Pictures have already been taken for it to be a T-shirt someday. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #moon #astronaut #astronauts #manonthemoon #moonlanding #rocket #rockets #outerspace #spaceship #spaceshuttle

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sambarsky · 1 year

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118.) My birthday sweater. Made it because many fans wanted me to make a birthday sweater. I never imagined the important role the sweater would play at the time, but today, it is my most valuable sweater because I use it for a business in which I sing happy birthday to others, something I got into pretty much by accident. I also offer T-shirt replicas. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #birthday #birthdaycake #happybirthday #candle #candles #birthdaycandles #petitfour #cupcake #cupcakes #icecream #icecreamcone #balloon #party #bakery (at The Shops at Kenilworth) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrhVi9ktOSe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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sambarsky · 1 year

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100.) My 100th lifetime freehand sweater that I knitted in 2016. Features miniature images of 34 of my previous sweaters. Many people call it the “sweater of sweaters.” I usually only wear it for special events in order to keep the white background clean. After waiting a long time, finally has been made into a T-shirt as of April last year and is among the most popular of my T-shirts. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #sweaterofsweaters #100thsweater #100thlifetimesweater #100 #100sweaters #minisweaters #minisweater #sweater100 #milestone #knittingmilestone (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5qZSkOAED/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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sambarsky · 8 months

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17.) My ski sweater. Made it during the 2002 Olympics, inspired by the skiers I watched. The main yarn I used for it, interestingly, is called Sirdar Snowflake. Difficult yarn to knit with, but interestingly, I finished the sweater in record speed. I haven’t skied since my teens, but I borrowed a pair of skis for this picture in 2017. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #skiing #ski #skiers #skis #skier #snow #skipoles #downhill #downhillskiing #slalom #slalomskiing #mogul #moguls #skijumping #sirdar #sirdaryarn #sirdaryarns #sirdarsnowflake

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sambarsky · 9 months

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154.) My Rehoboth Beach sweater. Finished it last year, and just visited and took this picture today. Already photographed to become a T-shirt someday. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #rehobothbeach #rehoboth #beach #delaware #umbrella #umbrellas #beachumbrella

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sambarsky · 8 months

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14.) My shark sweater. Made of only 3 yarns all from the same line. Spent a year in 2004 hanging in the American Visionary Arts Museum, my first public display ever. Finally available as a T-shirt after all these years following a recent visit to Las Vegas, where I also visited this aquarium. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #shark #sharks #sharktank #ocean #underwater

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sambarsky · 8 months

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Story behind my solar system sweater #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #solarsystem #planets #mercury #venus #earth #mars #jupiter #saturn #uranus #neptune #pluto #sun #milkyway #stars

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sambarsky · 1 year

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82.) My alpaca sweater. Made from 100% alpaca yarn, depicting alpacas. Intended for wearing to the Maryland Alpaca Festival that takes place every November. Finally available as a T-shirt. And I met people at the Alpaca Festival wearing them. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #alpaca #alpacas #alpacayarn #alpacawool #alpacafestival #marylandalpacafestival #llama #llamas (at Howard County Fairgrounds) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoqgDtttol8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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sambarsky · 8 months

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20.) My tiger jungle sweater. Inspired by a show I saw about tigers. I used an orange and a black yarn together to represent the tigers. Available as a T-shirt replica. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #tiger #tigers #tigerjungle

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sambarsky · 8 months

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18.) My Oriole Park at Camden Yards sweater. Made this in response to not having anything to wear to Orioles games. Had to travel an hour from home to get the final skein of green yarn because the local yarn shops were out of it. This picture is from a game I attended in 2015. Hope to have this sweater made into a T-shirt by next baseball season. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #camdenyards #orioleparkatcamdenyards #oriolepark #baltimoreorioles #baseball #orioles #stadium #baseballdiamond #baseballfield #redbrickwarehouse #base #bases #homeplate #crowd

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sambarsky · 9 months

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Starting my 13th Instagram sweater cycle in which I post one sweater almost daily on IG and several other social media sites in the chronological order I made them. This will be my third cycle in which every still photo will be accompanied by a reel of the same sweater, usually on the same day. This one, which starts all cycles, is not my own design. It was the first multicolored sweater I made before I started knitting my own without a pattern. I found the perfect place to take a picture while wearing it too. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #art #sweater #intarsia #handknit #mapoftheworld #world #globe #globes #globesweater #continents #vogueknittingpattern702 #vogueknitting702 #vogueknitting #africa #asia #europe #northamerica #southamerica

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sambarsky · 8 months

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13.) After knitting a map of the world (the only sweater I ever knitted from a pattern), the planets just seemed so natural to follow. I had the idea back then. But no pattern at the time seemed to exist. Did it 13 sweaters later as my own freehand design. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #solarsystem #planets #mercury #venus #earth #mars #jupiter #saturn #uranus #neptune #pluto #sun #milkyway #stars

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sambarsky · 9 months

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6.) My dolphin sweater. First ever on size 11 needles. Kind of an unplanned project inspired by seeing the yarns for it in the store and a dream I had. Spent a year at the American Visionary Arts Museum, where another one of my sweaters. Available as a T-shirt replica. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #handknit #dolphin #dolphins #dolphins🐬#aquarium

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sambarsky · 9 months

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2.) This is the second sweater I knitted without a pattern or graph, trying to include elements of nature I didn’t include on my first. After I made this one, I knew anything was possible. In the middle of working on this one, I knew this was what I wanted to do as a career. This sweater is not available as a T-shirt (at least not yet), but my other duck sweater is. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #mallardduck #mallardducks #mallards #duck #ducks #tree #trees #mountain #mountain #forest #forests #lake #lakes #snowcappedmountains

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sambarsky · 9 months

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5.) My second attempt, first successful one, at making a sweater/jumper of the Tower Bridge in London, after previously failing several months earlier. And this was not my last. I loved the design so much, I made another a year later. Inspiration came from a magazine photo. This picture came from my visit in 2014. Images have been taken to make this a T-shirt someday, and my other tower bridge sweater already comes as one. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #london #londonbridge #towerbridge #unitedkingdom #unitedkingdom🇬🇧 #england #england🇬🇧#thames #thamesriver

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