Photo: Courtesy of Megan Lam
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — As a life-long Bostonian, graphic designer Meghan Lam finds inspiration in everyday life around the city and recently found herself in the spotlight online.
Instead of using pen and paper to showcase her creativity, she stitched memories of taking the T into a sweater.
Her latest project was an MBTA-themed sweater, a yellow hand-knit sweater that included train carts from the MBTA Red Line, Green Line, Orange Line and the Commuter Rail.
She filmed her creative process on her social media and caught the attention of Boston train enthusiasts, all jealous of the one-of-a-kind merch. Lam captioned the project her “love letter to my city + public transit.”
She wasn't expecting much attention, since she had posted it to her art Instagram account, but soon a scarf she made and the sweater had taken her page by storm.
“My internet fame started with a scarf I made that went viral,” she said. A whimsical scarf of Sanrio characters, Snoopy and Moomin she knitted last year garnered more than half a million views.
She loves the way her work has inspired others online and the idea of others getting into so called "grandma hobbies" to express creativity and showcase art in a different way.
“It’s really nice to see and really awesome to see people who don’t consider themselves super artistic really start to take that route, and I’m here for it,” she said.
As for what she’s making next, Lam said she wants to make a cardigan inspired by the Public Garden.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Emma Friedman (@EmmaFriedmanWBZ) reports.