Not all vintage knit and crochet patterns for men were terrible—there were some great psychedelic sweaters to come out of that era. But let’s face it, most of them were gaudy, bulky and just plain terrible. Overall, wearing crochet—any form of it—probably constitutes a major fashion faux pas. Here is a fine selection of the worst of the lot.

As a side note: can we bring back the crochet poncho, please?

And the dude in the white sweater with the chicken? What’s with that?

 

 

 
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The Granny Square Snug Sack crochet robe is a marvelous—albeit a mouthful to say—wonderment. JUST LOOK AT IT!

I’m also curious about the directions for the Billy the Clown spread… What elaborate yarny gloriousness did that reveal?

Portland artist, Jo Hamilton, creates these really cool and funky crochet portraits from photographs:

Originally trained in drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, Jo Hamilton discovered crochet ten years later and assimilated it into her practice.

In the series ?