I am working on a project of knitted portraits, which is exactly as it sounds and involves me knitting selected photos from www.photosofoldpeople.com
Somewhat related, but mostly just because I love Michael Jackson and I am weird, here is my attempt at knitting his face from the Thriller cover. It is currently sitting on display in our living room under the glass of our coffee table.

Yes, I did knit this.

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amazing!
Love it! Did you do that from scratch? Skills…
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