--- 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: 2026-10-12T09:05:09.481Z 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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While many of us prepare for a vacation by researching different places to visit, Samuel Barsky prepares by knitting those places onto sweaters_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 4, 2018 7:29 PM UTC  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/). ## Transcript You can pretty much make anything you want, and I use yarns that resemble things in the real world. [ MUSIC ] And wear, this is the sweater I'm wearing. It features an ant farm. It's one of the ones I made a long time ago. 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