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If you can imagine it, you… well, maybe not you, but someone can knit it! Thanks to the internet, we can enjoy the creations of knitters who take a common craft and elevate it to an art form.
1. Culinary knitting

Ms. Darcy’s cupcakes look tasty, but they are hand-knitted. They come in all flavors, and in decorated versions for holidays.
2. Cinematic knitting

Flickr user cakeyvoice knits figures from horror movies. These zombies are from Dawn of the Dead. Also check out her knitted musicians, such as Slash and Kraftwerk. Hey! Kaftwerk is a craft work!
More unusual knitting subject, after the jump.
3. Topological knitting

Knitting can be a science as well as an art. Or it can represent science, as in these Klein Bottle Hats! Each is hand-knitted, and is nicely accessorized with a Mobius Scarf.
4. Anatomical knitting

Matie Trewe knitted a complete digestive system. Why?
The tube is one of the most basic structures of multicellular life and of knitting. It seemed like a great way to combine my two fascinations.
She also has instructions for making your own.
5. Special effects knitting

Ysolda Teague created a pattern for a Skull Illusion Scarf. Seen from most angles, it appears to be an ordinary striped scarf. But look at it a different way and you’ll see the skull! Instructions included.
6. Paleological knitting

Beth Skwarecki knitted prehistoric nautiloid toys and posted instructions, too!
7. Automotive knitting
Lauren Porter knitted an entire Ferrari for her graduate art show! It took ten months and 12 miles of yarn to complete. She enlisted the knitting services of 20 friends and family members to help her finish the project.
8. Landscape knitting

Jane Bolsover put together a team of 300 volunteer knitters to create a full-size knitted English garden! The birds, the animals, and even the insects are all knitted. See more pictures at The Knitted Garden website.
Umm…wow. Those are great. I used to be really into knitting but then I got more into crochet because it seemed easier to make interesting designs. I might take that back.
posted by Becky T. on 11-20-2007 at 6:53 am
Becky, there are many crocheted works of art out there, too! I may do another post on just crochet in the future.
posted by Miss Cellania on 11-20-2007 at 7:18 am
How much free time do you need to create those - especially the car?
The zombies are awesome, however.
posted by bryn on 11-20-2007 at 7:58 am
The car is amazing! I wonder what sort of internal structure holds it up?
posted by GTT on 11-20-2007 at 8:34 am
Yeah, I’ve made that nautilus. Two of them, actually. It’s from knitty.com, which is my favorite knitting site ever. They have all kinds of crazy stuff. Even if you don’t knit, you should check it out.
posted by Mari on 11-20-2007 at 9:08 am
I’m loving these examples of knitting creativity. I’m partisl to the cupcakes mainly because they’re sugar and fat free!
posted by jen on 11-20-2007 at 9:24 am
Does this count as witty knitting? One of my lady friends made me an Elephant c*ck warmer complete with elephant ears and a pouch for my testacles.
posted by Jared on 11-20-2007 at 2:04 pm