On TikTok, this knitter stays a stitch ahead of his social media fans

Barsky has gained a large following on Instagram and most recently, TikTok. Photos: Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun/TNS

Pikesville, Maryland, the United States resident Sam Barsky recalls first learning of TikTok, the social media app that’s taken off across the globe, during an interview with 60 Second Docs, which produces short documentaries, in 2019.

By the following year, Barsky, 48, was uploading TikTok videos of his nature walks and, eventually, of his hand-knit sweaters, which portray landmarks and destinations from Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa to the Inner Harbor of Baltimore.