Sasha Obama is following in her mother Michelle’s creative footsteps—one stitch at a time. The 23-year-old was spotted knitting at Everett Park in Los Angeles on Wednesday, embracing one of the former First Lady’s favorite pastimes.
Dressed casually in oversized denim shorts and a turquoise T-shirt, Sasha enjoyed a laid-back moment in the warm California sun, as reported by Daily Mail.
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Sasha enjoyed a peaceful afternoon at Everett Park, knitting while listening to music through her AirPods. Dressed casually with dark sunglasses and a water bottle in hand, the former First Daughter appeared focused as she sat cross-legged on a blanket.
Her mother, Michelle, first took up knitting during the 2020 COVID lockdowns.
“Over the course of this quarantine, I have knitted a blanket, like five scarves, three halter tops, a couple of hats for Barack, and I just finished my first pair of mittens for Malia,” she previously shared on The Rachael Ray Show.
“One is twice as big as the other,” she added. “I’m still working on my stitching gauge.”
She has joined an online knitting community but has kept her identity under wraps.
“They don’t know I’m in the knitting community because I don’t use my real name, but I have some knitting, you know, tutors who I kind of go through to get my yarn and my patterns and all that,” she said.
In 2022, Michelle expressed her love for knitting once again in an Instagram post.
“Every time I tell people how much I love to knit, they seem so surprised! But it truly has become one of my most meaningful (and fun) pastimes,” she wrote.
“For me, knitting is a release. It lets my hands lead the way as my mind trails behind,” the former First Lady continued.
“And it turns out that knitting was buried in my DNA–I am the descendant of many seamstresses. My mom shared with me that every woman on her side of the family learned how to work a needle and thread, to sew, crochet, and knit.”
Michelle revealed that knitting helped her manage anxiety during the “bleak” COVID-19 pandemic.
“Practicing it roots me in this idea that I talk about in my book, The Light We Carry called ‘the power of small.’ It’s the idea that narrowing your focus into a small, seemingly insignificant task can remind us of our own agency,” she explained.
“It shows us our own ability to build, create, and succeed. I truly believe that when you know you are capable of small tasks, it makes the bigger ones feel easier. In this case, every small stitch builds into a bigger purpose.”
Malia and Sasha, born in 1998 and 2001 respectively, are both living in Los Angeles. Sasha graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2023 with a sociology degree, while Malia is pursuing a career in Hollywood. Unlike her older sister, Sasha appears to embrace a more relaxed lifestyle.
