Knit Wit

If you can’t afford that Ferrari F355, why not just knit one? This hand-crafted wooly bully of a Ferrari will make your neighbor’s Snuggie look like Dom Deluise’s last muu-muu.


Lauren Porter knitted this homage to Enzo’s late ’90s V8 Berlinetta from 12 miles of yarn – and most of it in molto rosso. Why knit a Ferrari from sheep’s shearings? The artist explains:

I created a Ferrari because it is instantly recognisable and the opposite of what people expect from something that is knitted. Bringing binary opposites together results in the work becoming appealing to a mixture of audiences. I want as many people as possible to see and enjoy my work — including those who wouldn’t ordinarily go to an art gallery

Four round tail lamps, prancing horse logos, and Cuisinart five-blade wheels, she got the details right. And while it may be a little lumpier than you might like your Maranello masterpiece to be, it’ll sure keep you warm on a cold winter night.

The artist took 10 months to complete the project – less time than it takes to get a real Ferrari sometimes – and created the car out of 240 knitted squares, which were then assembled over a metal support frame.  Kind of makes that scarf your mom knitted for your birthday pale in comparison, huh?
Image and story source: [Illusionscene360]