Wednesday 21 October 2015

Spooky Stanley Spider


Since it is the time of year for spookiness and all things creepy, I just thought I would show you my Spooky Stanley Spider. Actually I think he is not really frightening, just a little glum.

He is very easy to make. He is knitted flat on two needles, with icord legs. His feet are black buttons, although I think beads also would work well. Link to the pattern on Craftsy is in my lefthand sidebar.

I used Rowan Fine Tweed (Pendle), and knitted two Stanleys from one 25g ball. I think other wools would work well, although you would need to adjust the needle size. I liked the rough bumpy texture of this brand. 

13 comments:

  1. He does look rather forlorn, maybe he needs a lady spider to keep him company.

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  2. He's cute! Suction cup feet would be fun, too!

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  3. Stanley does look rather glum as opposed to spooky, however I think he is darling.

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  4. What a lovely little character! Contrary to what you say I do find him a bit scary, with his teeth showing and all. Love him!

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  5. Such a sweet "Mr Skinny-legs", he does look a little sad though, perfect for Halloween.

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  6. ...hmm... I think I saw him scurry over my STASH the other day..?
    ;-]

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  7. Have him dangling in your porch at night enough to frighten off the hardiest of T & T's

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  8. Adorable! I love his little eyes. I can picture him on roller skates like the spider in Harry Potter!

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  9. Adorable Halloween decoration. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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  10. He's great, if not very scary!!

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  11. he's so cute! not all spiders have to be spooky!! i'd much prefer your conntemplatory spider! xx

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  12. He is super cute - I love the buttons on his feet:)

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  13. I like his button feet! Thanks for sharing at Submarine Sunday! I hope you'll stop by this week's party!

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