
Don’t ask why, just marvel at these vegetables’ sexy, knitted curves.
It takes all sorts to make the world go round, and we each have our own little list of things that we do better than anyone else. For Kyushu-based blogger Becchin, it’s creating wonderful collections of cuteness from little more than a ball of yarn.
甥っ子にハンドウォーマーを編んであげる レベル2 https://t.co/FcTRWbhcqA https://t.co/Dm5436YUhs 輪編み時の段ズレを解消するテクニック pic.twitter.com/qhsDDCyoI5
— べっちん (@betibettin) February 20, 2016
But this knitting ninja doesn’t just do adorable: Becchin dreamed up this strangely erotic daikon radish back in February—on Valentine’s Day, no less—and shared a tweet announcing plans to make the design their next knitting project:
唐突に思いついてメモした次のあみぐるみのアイデア pic.twitter.com/LkmJFx7Jf1
— べっちん (@betibettin) February 14, 2016
Sure, it may have started off looking a bit like Thing from The Addams Family:
わりと良い感じになりそう pic.twitter.com/Nuej2bf6Ch
— べっちん (@betibettin) February 24, 2016
…and the “leaves” may have looked like they were trying to tell us something…
こういうパーツを縫い付けて大根の葉っぱにする pic.twitter.com/n7yzcoQq8r
— べっちん (@betibettin) March 5, 2016
…but we think you’ll agree that the finished article is simply marvellous, not to mention wonderfully sexy:
(Click the image for close-ups)
超セクシー大根を編んでみた https://t.co/nvuipmtvHP https://t.co/ZLcK1gyzCC pic.twitter.com/a6kUmOvXJf
— べっちん (@betibettin) March 10, 2016
Happy Monday, all! May your daikons be as sexy as they are delicious!
Source/feature image: Twitter/becchin h/t Curazy
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