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30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted

We can sometimes forget that celebrities are people too, and that many of them enjoy the same pastimes as us! It’s no surprise then that many celebs like to knit and crochet, especially considering the pressures of fame and the therapeutic benefits these crafts have. Here’s a list of 30 famous people who share your passion…

Julia Roberts

Photographed knitting along with Tom Hanks, Julia also brought knitting to the red carpet.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Nicholas Hoult

He once knitted for ten hours straight, apparently.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
David Arquette

In aid of Breast Cancer Research, David was part of Celebrity Scarves 2 and knitted the pink beauty around his neck.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Audrey Hepburn

This photo was taken in 1960, on the set of The Unforgiven.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Lorde

One of the latest celebs to become part of knitting royalty, we love the singer’s choice of colours.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Amanda Seyfried

The actress isn’t afraid of knitting in public, and rightly so!

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Sarah Jessica Parker

Saz and co-star Kristin Davis took to the hobby while on the set of Sex and the City.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Cara Delevingne

Here, the model-turned-actress knits up a sumptuous chunky yarn. Good choice!

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Geri Halliwell

Spicing up her life with a cuddly-looking WIP.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Uma Thurman

Uma is thought to be obsessed with the yarn craft.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
George Lucas

May the yarn be with him. George reportedly knits at a Starbucks each morning! We wonder what he’s working on…

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Bill Bailey

We don’t actually know if he knits, but hope it’s what it looks like.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Ashley Olsen

She’s a #celebknitter too! Good research for her career as a fashion designer.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Ryan Gosling

In an interview with GQ he revealed that his perfect day would be spent knitting. It’s our perfect day too, Ryan.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Felicity Huffman

The Desperate Housewives star knows how to unwind.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
The Queen

The then Princess Elizabeth looks intently at her WIP.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Oliver Proudlock

Oliver Proudlock from Made In Chelsea celebrated Wool Week by joining a Campaign for Wool knitting class.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Rita Hayworth

The glamorous icon knitted during her breaks from filming.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Kristen Stewart

We spy a pair of needles in the Twilight actress’ bag.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Sufjan Stevens

Apparently, he has learned how to knit European style after being scolded in public!

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Kate Nash

The singer cast on at Camp Bestival in Dorset!

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Scarlett Johansson

She also knitted and co-designed the City of Hope beanies for charity, back in 2011.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Prince Charles

After having a go at spinning when he visited the National Wool Museum at Dre-fach Felindre in West Wales, we’d like to think Charles took up knitting.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Meryl Streep

Meryl has said that she knits all the time on set and taught actress Amy Adams how to knit. She also knitted this shawl by hand, when she appeared in the film Doubt.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Margaret Atwood

The author made this panel showing a great auk, for an exhibition campaigning for the conservation of birds.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Kate Moss

Some of Kate’s earliest work was for Rowan and funnily enough, she’s now a knitter!

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Ashton Kutcher

In this advert for Lenovo, Ashton shows off his impressive knitting skills…

Frank Sinatra

Jane Powell attempting to teach Frank how to knit back in 1947.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
Freddie Flintoff

In the I’m a Celebrity jungle, Andrew Daddo shared his skills with Freddie Flintoff.

30 Celebs Who You Never Knew Knitted
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