Knitted nail art is the beauty trend bringing cozy comfort to your fingertips

The knitted nail art trend – aka sweater nails – is gaining ground on TikTok. Photo: AFP

While colour and glitter have been popular recently, one noticeably cosier trend stands out. Knitted-effect nails are proving to be a viral hit on TikTok.

While the "Skittles manicure" looked poised to dominate the season's beauty trends, TikTok users have doubled down on creativity, and their ability to make each new micro-trend more desirable than the next.