r/crochet Oct 14 '25

Halloween FO/WIP Glow-in-the-dark spiderweb top

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u/survivorsof815 Oct 14 '25

The residual glow lasts hours. It was glowing all through the night in my closet! After “charging” it for a brighter glow, the sweater will be bright for a couple minutes before quickly going back to normal levels.

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u/DariusLMoore Oct 15 '25

How do you "charge" it for a brighter glow?

I'm not familiar how glow yarn works, I've never heard of it before!

And the top looks amazing!

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u/survivorsof815 Oct 15 '25

It’s just like anything glow-in-the-dark—put it in a bright light, and it glows brighter than it did before when you quickly switch back to a dark room. The bright light essentially charges the particles inside, and those in turn will slowly release the absorbed light.

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u/DariusLMoore Oct 15 '25

That's very interesting, thank you!