--- title: Man Who Knits Sweaters to Match Landmarks Charms Internet description: While many of us prepare for a trip by researching different places to visit, Sam Barsky prepares by knitting those places onto sweaters. canonical: https://time.com/5227917/samuel-barsky-sweater-knitting-guy/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-04T19:29:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:52.277Z og:title: This Man Who Knits Sweaters to Match Landmarks Is the Hero the Internet Needed og:description: He's knitted everything from Stonehenge to the Golden Gate Bridge og:url: https://time.com/5227917/samuel-barsky-sweater-knitting-guy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt170cb491a2a0dabd/69892cca4ee26248d631166b/landmark-sweaters.jpg?branch=production&width=507&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 507 og:image:height: 285 og:image:alt: Fisherman-Wearing-Sweater og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Man Who Knits Sweaters to Match Landmarks Is the Hero the Internet Needed twitter:description: He's knitted everything from Stonehenge to the Golden Gate Bridge twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt170cb491a2a0dabd/69892cca4ee26248d631166b/landmark-sweaters.jpg?branch=production&width=507&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Man Who Knits Sweaters to Match Landmarks Is the Hero the Internet Needed > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 4, 2018 7:29 PM UTC  Fisherman wearing traditional wool sweater Fisherman wearing traditional wool sweaterArctic-Images/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 4, 2018 7:29 PM UTC While many of us [prepare for a vacation](http://time.com/money/5212922/11-things-to-do-before-leave-vacation/) by researching different places to visit, Samuel Barsky prepares by [knitting](http://time.com/money/5160613/craftivism-protest/) those places onto [sweaters](http://time.com/money/4597774/ugly-christmas-sweater-lit/). The 43-year-old knitting extraordinaire has built up an online following by sharing photos of himself visiting famous landmarks while wearing homemade sweaters that match the sites. Knitting these destination outfits has been a pastime of Barsky’s for the past 20 years, according to the [New York _Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/style/sweater-guy-sam-barsky-landmarks.html?emc=edit%5Fnn%5F20180404&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=8527917620180404&te=1). However, he only recently decided to begin posting selfies showing off his creations — much to the [delight of the internet](https://twitter.com/i/moments/981553547190984704). > [](https://twitter.com/elle%5Frudy/status/981249551318298624) Barsky has reportedly knitted a total of 119 traveling sweaters over the years, including designs featuring Niagara Falls, Stonehenge and even the Hollywood sign. “I was looking for the right angle when a minibus full of tourists pulled over,” he said of his trip to the iconic Los Angeles location. “One of them asked, ‘Are you the knitting guy?’ I said, ‘I have some good news for you. I am about to take a picture with the landmark.'” See more of Barsky’s creations on his [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/sambarskyknitter/?hl=en) and [website](https://www.sambarsky.com/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5227917/samuel-barsky-sweater-knitting-guy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5227917/samuel-barsky-sweater-knitting-guy/"},"headline":"This Man Who Knits Sweaters to Match Landmarks Is the Hero the Internet Needed","datePublished":"2018-04-04T19:29:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:52.277Z","description":"He's knitted everything from Stonehenge to the Golden Gate Bridge","url":"https://time.com/5227917/samuel-barsky-sweater-knitting-guy/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt170cb491a2a0dabd/69892cca4ee26248d631166b/landmark-sweaters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt170cb491a2a0dabd/69892cca4ee26248d631166b/landmark-sweaters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Fisherman-Wearing-Sweater","caption":"Fisherman wearing traditional wool sweater","creditText":"Arctic-Images/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5227917/samuel-barsky-sweater-knitting-guy/","name":"This Man Who Knits Sweaters to Match Landmarks Is the Hero the Internet Needed"}}]}] ```