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Sam Barsky

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Sam Barsky is an artist who knits sweaters with pictures of nature, landmarks, and more that have been featured in the news and displayed in museums. Does not sell his sweaters, but offers T-shirt replicas of them found at sambarsky.com.

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My Thanksgiving/pumpkin patch sweater that I knitted, featuring pumpkins and autumn scenery. No turkeys because I’m a vegetarian. #knitting #sweater #Thanksgiving #pumpkin #pumpkins #pumpkinpatch #fallcolors #autumncolors

29.07.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Chicago skyline sweater that I knitted. Picture taken on a boat on Lake Michigan during my visit in 2015. #knitting #sweater #chicago #chicagoskyline #lakemichigan #navypier

25.07.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The sweater I knitted for our trip to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco in 2015. Looks like a lot of the scenery in these places and other parts of Europe. #knitting #sweater #spain #portugal #vigo #madeira #funchal

24.07.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!! Very nice!

22.07.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My cherry blossom sweater that I knitted. Made in honor of the DC cherry blossoms, where I have worn it several times. #knitting #sweater #cherryblossoms #cherryblossom #cherryblossomtree #cherryblossomfestival

21.07.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My sweater that I knitted of no particular place. I had in mind the mountains of the Far East. But I later found it resembles many other places, including Lake Morey in Vermont. This is Noro yarn, which has an unpredictable outcome. #knitting #sweater #mountains #autumncolors #fallcolors #vermont

21.07.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!! Indeed they do!

17.07.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice!

17.07.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!!

17.07.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Wizard of Oz sweater that I knitted. Made it for a play I saw in 2015 and have seen other WOO showings with it since (and #wicked). #knitting #sweater #wizardofoz #dorothy #scarecrow #emeraldcity #yellowbrickroad #lion #rubyslippers

16.07.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL!

15.07.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! Very nice!

15.07.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Nutcracker sweater that I knitted. Made for seeing a performance of The Nutcracker many years ago. #knitting #sweater #nutcracker #nutcrackerballet #ballet

15.07.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My alpaca sweater that I knitted. Made from 100% alpaca yarn. Intended for wearing to the Maryland Alpaca Festival that takes place every November. #knitting #sweater #alpaca #alpacas #alpacayarn #alpacawool #llama #llamas

14.07.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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My second of two Niagara Falls sweaters that I knitted. Niagara Falls was our honeymoon site. This picture was taken at a subsequent visit in 2015. #knitting #sweater #niagarafalls #niagara #niagarafallscanada #niagarafallsny

11.07.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice! So far I haven’t

10.07.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!!

10.07.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Stonehenge sweater that I knitted. The first I made specifically for a trip overseas somewhere after I had the idea of wearing sweaters at their respective landmarks. I visited the location and got this picture in 2014. #knitting #sweater #stonehenge #wiltshire

10.07.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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My Frogger sweater that I knitted. First sweater representing a video game. I played the game often when I was a child. #knitting #sweater #frogger #frog #frogs

09.07.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My mushroom sweater that I knitted. Made of 100% alpaca yarn. While I had the idea for a mushroom sweater long before, I was inspired to get started after meeting a woman wearing a mushroom print dress who suggested it to me. #knitting #sweater #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi

08.07.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Hong Kong skyline sweater that I knitted after my visit to Hong Kong 13 years ago. Haven’t had an opportunity to pose there with it, but created this image with an app. Picture (by itself) appears on the cover of the novel I wrote 12 years ago called The Masses. #knitting #sweater #hongkong

08.07.2025 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Explaining the elements of the state fair themed sweater I am working on #knitting #sweater #fair #statefair

07.07.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!!

06.07.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Totally agree! I saw some of them.

06.07.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Thailand inspired sweater that I knitted. Based on some of the landmarks I saw in Thailand. Worked on it during my Far East trip and finished it after. #knitting #sweater #thailand #thai #bangkok

06.07.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I do it on the fly. I look at pictures of the landmark online.

06.07.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Work on my State Fair sweater #knitting #sweater #statefair #fair #smithsonian #renwickgallery

04.07.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

About a month

04.07.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My galaxy sweater that I knitted. Representing a space grid. Made for an event many years ago. The bulkiest sweater I ever made, which is one reason it has no sleeves. #knitting #sweater #warp #timewarp #outerspace #space #galaxy

04.07.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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My second New York skyline sweater that I knitted. Picture taken from a boat ride on the Hudson River in 2017. On display at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan through July 20. #knitting #sweater #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #newyorkskyline #nycskyline #hudsonriver

03.07.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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