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Lupita’s Broadway Backstage Prep Includes This Classic DIY Hobby

Lupita’s Broadway Backstage Prep Includes This Classic DIY Hobby
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 12: Actress Lupita Nyong'o attends the inaugural Image Maker Awards hosted by Marie Claire at Chateau Marmont on January 12, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Is it just us, or is Hollywood going gaga for knitting as of late? We always knew superstar crafters like Cara Delevingne were into the whole purl one, knit two thang, but we’ve seen an influx of celebs posting their projects on Instagram recently, outing themselves as knitters who are damn proud of it.


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As if you needed any more proof that knitting is, in fact, taking Tinsel Town by storm, you needn’t look any further than Lupita Nyong’o’s latest DIY Instagram over a copy of the New York Times (featuring her and Broadway co-star Trevor Noah, natch). From the looks of things, the Oscar-winning beauty is off to a pretty good start — she’s even turned it into an on-set ritual. “Part of my @eclipsedbway preparation ritual before curtain-up is learning to knit. My progress so far. #beginnersluck,” she writes in her debut knitting post.

While it’s still a little early to tell what Lupita will transform this ball of yarn into, we’ve got a sneaking suspicion that she’ll look effortlessly cool in it — girl has a knack for that winter layered look.

Are you an accomplished or an aspiring knitter? Let us know at @BritandCo!

(Photos via Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty and @lupitanyongo)

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