If it weren’t for the crocheted dog I’d have probably just thought she had a twin lol
I’m a little disturbed but also highly impressed
This woman has a power that should be feared
Didn’t realize what the title meant til i looked at the dog
It’s two different people!! There are two reflections in the glass behind them!!
You commented multiple variations of this, and I’m well and truly stunned that you seem to think the crochet version should have no reflection like some kind of knitted vampire. I’m at a total loss trying to make sense of your repeated insistence that having a reflection proves it’s actually another human. Do you know something we don’t? Should we be afraid?
@mautlin Those are two different ladies and two different dogs. The dogs fur marks are different and the ladies face types are different as well. It’s not the same lady. And if it really is the person who did the photoshop is truly amazing, look at how the arms touch in the middle. And look at the both of the dogs’ foreheads, the markings are different!
…what do you think this is supposed to be a photo of? The dogs have different fur because one dog is made out of yarn. The women have different faces because, again, one woman is made out of yarn. There is no photoshop involved, just a lot of yarn.
DEDICATION
I have to point out that the lady is wearing a knitted sweater and her crocheted doppelgänger is wearing a crocheted replica of her knitted sweater.
The woman in the picture is NOT actually the woman who did the crocheting. The artist who did the crocheting’s name is Liisa Hietanen. She did a BUNCH of these of people who lived in her home town, apparently, but she hasn’t done one of herself.
on the one hand disappointing, on the other that’s good to know because i was struggling with the ways the artistic vision in the crochet version didn’t quite seem to match the self-image i would have expected from elaborate sweater lady
Although the blanket had been ready for a couple of months now, I was only able to gift it yesterday to my pregnant friend.
A few days prior, I was hesitant about giving a hand-made gift.
What if it was not appropriate? What if it was too much? What if she dislikes the color or the pattern? What if she already has too many blankets? What if it ends up fraying or pilling quickly? What if the fibers trigger some weird allergies? What if it sends the wrong message?
So many what-ifs…Some of them ridiculous, I know. I was seriously contemplating only gifting the special lactation cookies she loved. In the end, since the blanket was taking up storage space and I didn’t want to waste my efforts, I wrapped it up and gifted it.
My friend loved it. She even messaged me later that evening to personally let me know how touched she was that I hand-knitted a blanket for her baby. She told me that she will treasure that blanket.
I gave an unevenly-stitched fragile blanket, and instead, my friend received a thoughtful loved-filled gift.
Sometimes we need another set of eyes to remind us of the beauty in what we do.
Sure, my stitches would never be as even as a machine’s. But every stitch is accompanied by love, prayers and best wishes for her baby. A machine could have easily produced the same-sized blanket in a matter of minutes. Still, each moment working on that blanket was meaningfully spent for someone special. I didn’t just create an item. It was a lovingly crafted message of love from me to a dear friend.
We crafters are often our own worst critics. Sometimes we become too obsessed with perfection that it hinders us from communicating our love.
Perhaps next time, rather than focus on the little imperfections, I should step back and see the whole of what I created.
forget fast fashion in 2023 the only viral trend i wanna see is workers unionizing
oh hey look what game it’s time for:
Every time I see another thing like this, my firm adherence to the idea that history is complicated and big events can’t be laid at the feet of a single person gets a little shakier.
many people put him in office. an individual does not become president
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