Knitted Aladdin Sane Portrait by Lisa Bentman

Posted by Danielle | Sep 16, 2013 | Craftivist | 0 |

Lisa Bentman’s hand-knitted portrait of David Bowie as Aladdin Sane:

via Simply Knitting, “Lisa knitted it in five separate panels. Once finished, they were sewn together and mounted onto a box canvas, and she then added the red and blue sequins for David’s ‘flash’. She used 12 different shades of yarn, and it took five weeks to complete!”

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