We Call Him Spidey
Well, its hat-making season again. Not to be confused with hat-wearing season, which is much longer and starts a bit later in the fall.
I had planned to haul out the handspun and have PumpkinBoy choose the makings, but then I got to thinking he might like something more than a plain old ribbed brim handspun hat (and I also got to thinking I'd like to knit something more fun than that, truth be told). He's moderately into pirates, so I pulled up Adrian's "We Call them Pirates" and asked him what he thought. His eyes lit up and he said "Can you make it a Spiderman hat?" Here is the result. I pretty much just took Adrian's chart and recharted a Spidey and web design on it. It was really fun coming up with the chart, and the knitting was pretty simple, apart from the fact that I seem to have lost the ability to follow a chart. PumpkinBoy is pleased.
Project Specs:
Pattern: Spidey Hat, chart my own, chart template/pattern from Adrian
Yarn: Dale Falk for black and red, Elann Pure Alpaca for Blue, lined with Lionbrand Microspun in black to keep the itchies away
Needles: #3 for hat, #1 for lining
Notes: Love it! See above.
I had planned to haul out the handspun and have PumpkinBoy choose the makings, but then I got to thinking he might like something more than a plain old ribbed brim handspun hat (and I also got to thinking I'd like to knit something more fun than that, truth be told). He's moderately into pirates, so I pulled up Adrian's "We Call them Pirates" and asked him what he thought. His eyes lit up and he said "Can you make it a Spiderman hat?" Here is the result. I pretty much just took Adrian's chart and recharted a Spidey and web design on it. It was really fun coming up with the chart, and the knitting was pretty simple, apart from the fact that I seem to have lost the ability to follow a chart. PumpkinBoy is pleased.
Project Specs:
Pattern: Spidey Hat, chart my own, chart template/pattern from Adrian
Yarn: Dale Falk for black and red, Elann Pure Alpaca for Blue, lined with Lionbrand Microspun in black to keep the itchies away
Needles: #3 for hat, #1 for lining
Notes: Love it! See above.
posted by Pumpkinmama at Monday, October 01, 2007
21 Comments:
Nice hat and tailored to his wishes too! My son would love that!
That is so cool! Great job!
It is hat knitting season! It looks awesome! I'm sure he will be a big hit on the playground.
Sweet! What a lucky boy. It turned out spectacular. Great job!
That is awesome! And my friend Lois has a grandson who is totally into Spiderman. Any chance you'd share the chart design?
This is pure brilliance!!! Little Man is into pirates too, so I was also planning to ask him about Adrian's hat. [Great minds with same age boys?] But he's really into spiderman, so if I show him this one he'll die of delight. Are you willing to share the chart?
Wow, that is so cool! Those are some mad skillz you have there.
Great Spidey Hat. My nephew is one of the few boys who has absolutely no interest in Spider Man.
It's awesome. That PumpkinBoy is one lucky kid.
Now how darn awesome is THAT? Nice work. :)
Excellent. That is one cool hat. Pumpkinboy will be the envy of every boy at his school.
This is an awesome hat made by an awesome mom!
Love that hat!
What a cool hat.....I bet the pumpkin boy loves it!
Oh, really cool! What kid wouldn't love that hat? Kudos to you on your supreme cleverness!
You are quite the clever lady! I love that hat!
Look at that happy boy! Nice work!
I love it! What a great idea!
big geek beth
Cool hat! He does seem quite pleased. :)
Thank you so much for the pattern. Ive just finished one in red for my daugther.
www.lbknitting.blogspot
Very cool! I have a little spiderman too! Any chance I can get your pattern, I know he would love it!
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