The Six Ugliest Holiday Sweaters on Etsy
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| U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi. |
Typically, these tacky-looking yarn creations are unearthed to donate back to the same thrift store (thus completing the cycle) or to wear at one of those ugly sweater parties (some of which are taking place during the next week at 1130 The Restaurant, The Rogue Bar in Scottsdale, and Cadillac Ranch in Tempe).
Adorned with prancing woodland creatures or other icons of the season (Christmas trees, snowflakes, Santa Claus), these holiday horrors are in abundance on D.I.Y. site Etsy as artists and crafters ironically attempt to outdo each other by creating the most unsightly or gaudy sweaters and pullovers ever.
Here's a look at a few of the most awkward, tacky, and downright awful sweaters we came across.
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6. Beam Me Up Santa
Shields up, set phasers on awful.
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5. Creepy Elves
We can't decide which is creepier: The dancing elves on this dude's sweater or the look on his mutton-chopped rape face.
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4. Walton Family Christmas
Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like having Santa Claus perched on your boob.


































