Yes, you read that headline right. The world’s first ever Heavy Metal Knitting Championships were held in Finland over the weekend and it was…. unique.

Prospects entered by submitting a one-minute video of them knitting to Maniac Abductor’s “Fight or Die” and the Top 12 entrants were invited to perform in the finals. The final dozen knitters arrived from Denmark, Finland, Japan, Latvia, Russia, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S.

Giga Body Metal’s sumo and kabuki knitting sideshow from Japan won first place, with Denmark’s Knitting With Ellen placed second. and third went to America’s 9” Needles.

I still have no idea what the criteria to take part in a heavy metal knitting is, but it still looks like a lot of fun. Maybe next year we’ll get a team in from T95!