Jessie has had to call a ceasefire to The Knitting War due to her business taking off, which … hello, priorities?? But, it’s fine — it gives me time to work on something really spectacular and time-consuming, something that would bring this war to an end and find me victorious. Something like the above. Only I might add feet, because while this lady is CLEARLY warmer than any person living on earth, her feet must be freezing. Put some slippers on!
(Via Knithacker and mrsalvo.)
The best part about giving this to someone would be the unveiling — imagine opening a wrapped box, and starting to lift this out, and lifting… lifting…lifting. It would be like a scarf trick, but a scarf trick that took you 5 months to make. WORTH IT.
This isn’t something I recommend making for anyone in your life (even I have my limits) — I’m just happy to see that prank crafting has its place even in high fashion. Well done, designer Ben Cho!
I found the pattern for these in an issue of Vogue Knits, which I do not subscribe to but appears to be chock full of super crazy knitwear modeled without an ounce of irony. I believe the same issue contained a sleeveless fur trimmed duster made out of a camel-colored chenille yarn (OR DID I DREAM THAT UP?). In any case, the second I saw this little number it was love at first sight. It matches the legwarmers I had previously knit and gifted to Jessie, so some day I expect her to model the entire ensemble as God intended it. Not pictured: two pockets on the butt, embellished with matching red knit hearts.
