Sam Barsky
@sambarsky.bsky.social
Sam Barsky is an artist who knits sweaters with pictures of nature, landmarks, and more that have been featured in the news and displayed in museums. Does not sell his sweaters, but offers T-shirt replicas of them found at sambarsky.com.
Strangely, just when escalators have unwittingly found their way into the political scene, my very next row on this sweater of a DC Metro Station (which is not intended to be political) will include an escalator #knitting #sweater #dcsubway #dcmetro #subway #train #escalator
September 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My sweater at the Maryland State Fair - first place #statefair #marylandstatefair #airplane #airplanes #blueribbon
September 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
My sweater at the Maryland State Fair - first place #statefair #marylandstatefair #airplane #airplanes #blueribbon
My Thanksgiving/pumpkin patch sweater that I knitted, featuring pumpkins and autumn scenery. No turkeys because I’m a vegetarian. #knitting #sweater #Thanksgiving #pumpkin #pumpkins #pumpkinpatch #fallcolors #autumncolors
July 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My Thanksgiving/pumpkin patch sweater that I knitted, featuring pumpkins and autumn scenery. No turkeys because I’m a vegetarian. #knitting #sweater #Thanksgiving #pumpkin #pumpkins #pumpkinpatch #fallcolors #autumncolors
My Chicago skyline sweater that I knitted. Picture taken on a boat on Lake Michigan during my visit in 2015. #knitting #sweater #chicago #chicagoskyline #lakemichigan #navypier
July 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My Chicago skyline sweater that I knitted. Picture taken on a boat on Lake Michigan during my visit in 2015. #knitting #sweater #chicago #chicagoskyline #lakemichigan #navypier
My cherry blossom sweater that I knitted. Made in honor of the DC cherry blossoms, where I have worn it several times. #knitting #sweater #cherryblossoms #cherryblossom #cherryblossomtree #cherryblossomfestival
July 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My cherry blossom sweater that I knitted. Made in honor of the DC cherry blossoms, where I have worn it several times. #knitting #sweater #cherryblossoms #cherryblossom #cherryblossomtree #cherryblossomfestival
My sweater that I knitted of no particular place. I had in mind the mountains of the Far East. But I later found it resembles many other places, including Lake Morey in Vermont. This is Noro yarn, which has an unpredictable outcome. #knitting #sweater #mountains #autumncolors #fallcolors #vermont
July 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My sweater that I knitted of no particular place. I had in mind the mountains of the Far East. But I later found it resembles many other places, including Lake Morey in Vermont. This is Noro yarn, which has an unpredictable outcome. #knitting #sweater #mountains #autumncolors #fallcolors #vermont
My Wizard of Oz sweater that I knitted. Made it for a play I saw in 2015 and have seen other WOO showings with it since (and #wicked). #knitting #sweater #wizardofoz #dorothy #scarecrow #emeraldcity #yellowbrickroad #lion #rubyslippers
July 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
My Wizard of Oz sweater that I knitted. Made it for a play I saw in 2015 and have seen other WOO showings with it since (and #wicked). #knitting #sweater #wizardofoz #dorothy #scarecrow #emeraldcity #yellowbrickroad #lion #rubyslippers
My Nutcracker sweater that I knitted. Made for seeing a performance of The Nutcracker many years ago. #knitting #sweater #nutcracker #nutcrackerballet #ballet
July 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
My Nutcracker sweater that I knitted. Made for seeing a performance of The Nutcracker many years ago. #knitting #sweater #nutcracker #nutcrackerballet #ballet
My alpaca sweater that I knitted. Made from 100% alpaca yarn. Intended for wearing to the Maryland Alpaca Festival that takes place every November. #knitting #sweater #alpaca #alpacas #alpacayarn #alpacawool #llama #llamas
July 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My alpaca sweater that I knitted. Made from 100% alpaca yarn. Intended for wearing to the Maryland Alpaca Festival that takes place every November. #knitting #sweater #alpaca #alpacas #alpacayarn #alpacawool #llama #llamas
My second of two Niagara Falls sweaters that I knitted. Niagara Falls was our honeymoon site. This picture was taken at a subsequent visit in 2015. #knitting #sweater #niagarafalls #niagara #niagarafallscanada #niagarafallsny
July 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My second of two Niagara Falls sweaters that I knitted. Niagara Falls was our honeymoon site. This picture was taken at a subsequent visit in 2015. #knitting #sweater #niagarafalls #niagara #niagarafallscanada #niagarafallsny
My Stonehenge sweater that I knitted. The first I made specifically for a trip overseas somewhere after I had the idea of wearing sweaters at their respective landmarks. I visited the location and got this picture in 2014. #knitting #sweater #stonehenge #wiltshire
July 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My Stonehenge sweater that I knitted. The first I made specifically for a trip overseas somewhere after I had the idea of wearing sweaters at their respective landmarks. I visited the location and got this picture in 2014. #knitting #sweater #stonehenge #wiltshire
My mushroom sweater that I knitted. Made of 100% alpaca yarn. While I had the idea for a mushroom sweater long before, I was inspired to get started after meeting a woman wearing a mushroom print dress who suggested it to me. #knitting #sweater #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi
July 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My Hong Kong skyline sweater that I knitted after my visit to Hong Kong 13 years ago. Haven’t had an opportunity to pose there with it, but created this image with an app. Picture (by itself) appears on the cover of the novel I wrote 12 years ago called The Masses. #knitting #sweater #hongkong
July 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Explaining the elements of the state fair themed sweater I am working on #knitting #sweater #fair #statefair
July 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Explaining the elements of the state fair themed sweater I am working on #knitting #sweater #fair #statefair
July 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
My second New York skyline sweater that I knitted. Picture taken from a boat ride on the Hudson River in 2017. On display at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan through July 20. #knitting #sweater #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #newyorkskyline #nycskyline #hudsonriver
July 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My second New York skyline sweater that I knitted. Picture taken from a boat ride on the Hudson River in 2017. On display at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan through July 20. #knitting #sweater #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #newyorkskyline #nycskyline #hudsonriver
My Costa Rica sweater that I knitted. Made between my two trips there. Features a rope bridge on the front, zip line on the back, vegetation, and a lot of monkeys. On display at JMKAC in Sheboygan through July 20. #knitting #sweater #costarica #ropebridge #monkey #monkeys #zipline #ziplining
July 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My Costa Rica sweater that I knitted. Made between my two trips there. Features a rope bridge on the front, zip line on the back, vegetation, and a lot of monkeys. On display at JMKAC in Sheboygan through July 20. #knitting #sweater #costarica #ropebridge #monkey #monkeys #zipline #ziplining
My current work in progress. This will be a sweater depicting a state fair. I am making it because I will soon have a sweater in the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in an exhibit called “State Fairs.” #knitting #sweater #statefair #renwickgallery #smithsonian
June 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My current work in progress. This will be a sweater depicting a state fair. I am making it because I will soon have a sweater in the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in an exhibit called “State Fairs.” #knitting #sweater #statefair #renwickgallery #smithsonian
My Baltimore Pagoda sweater that I knitted. Not what it originally was, but I took apart one side and made changed it after many people, including the local media, thought that’s what it was. #knitting #sweater #pagoda #pattersonpark #baltimore
June 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My Baltimore Pagoda sweater that I knitted. Not what it originally was, but I took apart one side and made changed it after many people, including the local media, thought that’s what it was. #knitting #sweater #pagoda #pattersonpark #baltimore
My arctic animals sweater that I knitted, featuring polar bears, walruses, and more. Made of mohair mixed with wool. #knitting #sweater #arcticanimals #polarbear #walrus #whale #arctic #arcticfox
June 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
My arctic animals sweater that I knitted, featuring polar bears, walruses, and more. Made of mohair mixed with wool. #knitting #sweater #arcticanimals #polarbear #walrus #whale #arctic #arcticfox