Madness, sheer madness, I tell you.

[daphnep]

Gather 'round, my knitty/crafty friends, and behold this:



...very small knitted paintbrush.

anne_jumps posted this link yesterday, and I simply can't get it out of my mind.

It's crazy/small knitting, done on pins with thread, and so perfectly done on such a ridiculous tiny scale.



It looks like magic to me.



I mean, really. This is absurd. I keep holding up my fingers and looking at them, and then looking back at the picture. Then, in the same moment, I'm just crazy enough to be tempted to try this myself...I mean, they're short projects, they don't take much in materials! But it just might be too crazy, even for me.

But they're soooo beautiful, in such a wacky way.

Comments

[raydon-12.livejournal.com]

You should check out lwood's journal. she posts quite a bit on knitting as well.

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

Frankly, raydon_12, I don't know whether to thank you or curse you, since that journal is home to the most beautiful stole known to knitting-kind: the seaweed one with sparkly beads and trailing tendrils. Clearly, this means that now I have to go out and buy more yarn.

[raydon-12.livejournal.com]

well, you can always blame it on me. many other people do for a number of other things too. :)

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

As cute as those are, having to or even attempting to knit them would be one of my visions of Hell. LOL. I can't even knit socks; I only am comfortable knitting bulky scarves.

I'm still boggled.

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

I wonder what happens if she drops a stitch.

Re: I'm still boggled.

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

I think I know the secret -- she gets Rumpelstiltskin to do it. XD

Re: I'm still boggled.

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna have to skip that step and go straight to the magic wand.

[summer-diva.livejournal.com]

Man are those just the cutest things ever! OmG sooooooo tiny.

[fermi-daza.livejournal.com]

HA! I belong to a bunch of photography communities so when I saw the photo of the mini paint brush, I didn't look at who posted it and thought it was someone from one of those communities then said to myself, "OMG, I need to send that photo to daphnep!!"

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

I'm so predictable. :D

I just keep coming back to that one.

[liliths-roses.livejournal.com]

Those are just too neat!! There is so much to fibre/yarn arts now. It's no longer something associated with just little old ladies now.
Did you know that knitting/crocheting was originally "man's work"?

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

Nope, I did not...but I think the little old lady brigade has done a fine job of "taking back the knit". ;)

[marina-kataeva.livejournal.com]

Я просто безума от Ваших вязанных деталей !