At the end of Friday’s Spidey Blanket update I was about to run out of Royal blue yarn and head to Joanns for more.
Once I crocheted that laaast blue double-crochet round, I could add the spider web’s black chain and slip-stitch spokes. This was a real slow awkward step for me, working with my right hand on top of the blanket and constantly switching between having my left hand on top and under the blanket, but it was so worth it!! The spokes are what turned my red and blue striped round ripple into a Spider’s Web! Yes!!
Starting each spoke on one of the blanket’s twelve points, I stopped as soon as I reached the blanket’s red center spot, leaving that area open for a crocheted SPIDER! Ewww.
I followed agamerswife’s quick and easy spider pattern. My spider’s legs somehow came out awfully large in proportion to its body, so I did a round of single-crochet to enlarge it. By the time DH went to bed last Wednesday night I’d pinned the body and legs onto the blanket and was ready to start sewing them on with fingering-weight black yarn. I stayed awake, slowly and carefully sewing on Spidey. I’m so happy that I took my time – I think he’s the crowning glory of an already great-looking blanket!
With only an edging round left to crochet and the yarn ends to weave in, I was too excited to go to sleep, so I stayed up and finished. Haven’t we all done that with some project we just couldn’t wait to complete?!
The pattern called for reverse crochet, but I did just plain ole regular single crochet and it worked fine, making the blanket’s edge sturdier and less likely to stretch out of shape. My superhero blanket is 65″ point-to-point and weighs 2 1/2 pounds. That’s a whole lotta yarn!
Thursday morning I softened up the Red Heart Super Saver by throwing Spidey in the dryer for twenty minutes. Afterward, the blanket feels so much nicer, more like. . . oh, Vanna’s Choice than my good old friend, RHSS!
This was such a fun Christmas project! I wish I could see Dylan’s face when he first sees his blanket, sigh, but I can be satisfied by imagining his shriek of joy and the way he’ll jump up and down, grinning, with it wrapped around himself!!
Merry Christmas, Dylan!!
Absolutely awesome! Dylan will be soooo excited and surprised! Now this is what Christmas is about!
I heartily agree!!
Hello and Merry Christmas!
This is a stunning example both in word and deed of love!!
Sharon
Hi Sharon!
Thank You.
This project was a fun challenge, lots more fun than searching the stores for that ‘perfect Christmas gift’, lol, even though it was certainly alot to get done in just two weeks!
So it was very nice that I didn’t have to do it all on my own – not only did I have DH and my faithful readers, I had Ravelry, where I found the free Spidey blanket pattern and the help of over 500 members’ project photos and notes, including that fantastic spider pattern!!
And Merry Christmas to You and Yours!
Spidey is wonderful, and spider in the middle of the blanket is the finishing touch of perfection. I am sure Dylan will be over excited when he sees it, and what you have done is not measurable at all, love, time, long hours of working on the blanket. It is true meaning of giving and gifts – it is a gift for little boy who is unknown for you, who can not do anything in return, you are truly Christmas spirited woman.
Merry Christmas to you and your DH
Thank you for your very thoughtful comment.
This project really “made” Christmas for DH and me this year. I’m so glad I remembered seeing the Superhero blanket pattern and that I had the time and determination to make it!
“Christmas project – Part Two’ comes to the blog tomorrow!
P.S. – I’ve tried to send my answers to your comments directly to you by email, but the address you’ve given doesn’t work. I don’t mind if you did it to block ‘junkmail’, I just wanted to let you know in case that wasn’t your intention.
I love it. Thank you so much for finishing it and sharing it with all of us.
I definitely will make this for one of my four great-grandsons.
You’re welcome, Sharon!
I’m so glad I could share these great patterns, blanket and spider, with you!! I’ll try to answer if you have any questions about either of them.
Hmm, I see one very happy great-grandson in your future.
It’s so cool! I think the spider applique totally makes it!
I agree. . . totally!! lol.