I’ve been churning through several feet of stockinette over the last couple weeks, and you know what that means: binge-watching Netflix.
I had finished most of the shows I had been working on, so I had to find a new show to watch. Preferably one with sweaters. Lots of sweaters.
Enter: Bates Motel. A show from A&E, it’s a sort-of prequel/reboot/bizarro version of Psycho (the Hitchcock movie). It’s actually really good, or at least I enjoyed it. Lots of twists and turns and intrigue (and murder… and drugs… and taxidermy).
It’s based in modern-day, but the costumes have a very fifties-feel. Which, for Norman Bates, means sweaters.
Norman’s sweater game is on point.
Even though he is a (maybe) insane murderer, and definitely creepy weirdo, I kind of want to copy his sweater action.
Want to make yourself a Norman Bates sweater, too? Try one of these vintage-y Fair Isle creations:
Fair Isle V-necked Jumper by Shetland Museum Textile Archives
Ovaltinie by Patricia Roberts
South Atlantic by Rita C Taylor
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I really liked Bates Motel! Never even noticed all those sweaters…LOL!