BoingBoing (my favorite souce of offbeat news) just posted this link to what they call a knitted 1950s era sitting room. Actually most of the decor examples shown in ABC Tasmania’s article on this bit of unusual art are crocheted and not knit, but they’re amusing none the less. ?
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