First off, you can't tell because our camera didn't make the colors clear, but what looks gray here is actually almost a royal blue--or whatever blue Spiderman wears. This is a Spiderman blanket that I made for our three-year-old grandson. He is absolutely ecstatic!
Here's the link for those who have little guys who would like a Spiderman blanket:
Stitch 'n Frog: Superhero Dream Catcher Afghan, especially for Spiderman Fans
I was so proud. I started this last Sunday and have worked diligently to get this done for him. I delivered it last night.
Now, there's one thing about our dear little grandson, he's a bit, well, obsessive compulsive. He cannot stand strings. I know this so I was careful to weave the ends of yarn into the stitches. But before I had even left their addition, my daughter called me. Said grandson was wailing in the background.
He pulled a string. And pulled it. And pulled it.
Yes. The beloved blanket now has a big stinkin' hole--not near the end where I can easily fix it, no. But rather just a few rows into the beginning.
All those hours. The aching fingers.
Still, love compels me to fix it. So today it's back to the drawing board. I have to go over there and perform crochet surgery.
Is anybody out there cold? Me, the hot flash queen, I'm COLD!!! What's your temperatures there? We had a two-hour snow delay because it's seven below zero! Yikes, that's cold. Though my brother, who lives in Montana, said they have been having twenty below temperatures.
Good Spiderman blanket weather, don't you think? :-)
Labels: blankets, crochet, knit, Spiderman
You all know I've gotten into crocheting lately. I've crocheted--are you ready for this--drum roll--ten hats and I'm working on my second baby blanket. Now, here's the kicker. This Saturday I'm starting my first of three knitting classes. Isn't that a hoot?
But here's the thing I wanted to blog about--a friend of mine who is also getting into knitting for the first time has discovered youtube.com. Then she told me about it. I had no idea they had little video clips for just about any question known to mankind! And that includes knitting and crocheting! And some of those knitting/crocheting clips are in slow motion! How cool is that? I'm so excited! Can you tell by all the exclamation points? *g*
Have you discovered the tips on there? Am I the last to know? Where else, besides Google, do you go to get tips on whatever it is you're learning at the time? Do you know any knitter/crochet-friendly sites? I'm having a ball with this!
Labels: crochet, knit, youtube
First off, you can't tell because our camera didn't make the colors clear, but what looks gray here is actually almost a royal blue--or whatever blue Spiderman wears. This is a Spiderman blanket that I made for our three-year-old grandson. He is absolutely ecstatic!
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