Marieke Voorsluijs has always knitted realistic items but thought it would be hilarious to craft a bearded, grownup son "new and improved husband" after she got divorced.

The Amsterdambased artist decided to knit the woolly son after her own son became too old to want to cuddle. Due to the reaction that received, she decided to fashion a husband too.

Marieke wants people to know this crafting project was only for fun, she explains: "I am a professional knitter from Amsterdam who likes to knit cool things for my brand clubgeluk.nl.

My husband left me after I knitted my son for the first time, a few years ago so, I knitted a grownup son and a new and improved husband."