A good yarn- Russia’s Insta-grannies take knitting skills online

Now a new Instagram project aims to change the public perception of their homely skills by promoting “granny chic” and help the women sell their knitted mittens, socks and other items online.Grandmother and participant Nina Lozhkova said she’d long wanted to sell her knits.

“But it’s a bit humiliating to sell things by the metro. Here, I feel like I am a creator and not a poor person,” th…

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