My Free Crochet Spider Pattern is easy to make and perfect for those spooky Halloween decorations! This crochet spider has 8 legs and looks like an actual spider without any of the creepy crawly!
This free crochet spider pattern is an excellent addition to your fall crochet collection. It is easy to make and highly versatile. I completed two spiders within just a few hours, making them perfect for craft fairs and Halloween markets!
Speaking of Halloween, this is a great crochet pattern because you can easily make them to decorate your home, or use chunky yarn to create giant statement pieces!
You can also get creative with colors and textures to make your crochet spider unique. Try using black yarn for a classic spooky look, or opt for bright, bold colors to make fun, kid-friendly versions.
Adding different embellishments, like tiny hats, bows, or even glow-in-the-dark yarn, can transform your crochet spider into a charming decoration that fits any Halloween theme.
These versatile spiders also make adorable gifts or party favors, adding a handmade touch to any fall celebration.
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✏️ Things To Note:
- Yarn Options: I used acrylic yarn for this free crochet spider pattern, but you can use any type of yarn. Note that using chunky yarn will make a much larger crochet spider.
- Safety Eyes: I used two different pairs of safety eyes for the spider crochet pattern. The sizing doesn't matter as long as they are two different sizes.
- Finished Size: The finished spider plushie is roughly 6 inches long.
💭 Abbreviations to Remember (US Terms)
- Magic ring (mr)
- Single Crochet (sc)
- Increase (inc) - 2 stitches in 1 stitch
- Decrease (dec) - 1 stitch in 2 stitches
🧋 Variations
Try chunky yarn for a larger spider! Experiment with different safety eye sizes for small beady eyes or large eyes. You can even add more eyes for a more spooktastic crochet spider.
🍵 Instructions for the Free Crochet Spider Pattern
For this pattern, we will be working in rounds.
Crochet Spider Head:
Round 1: Using light purple yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
Round 3: Inc, sc, inc, sc and repeat until end of round (18)
Round 4: Inc, sc x2, inc, sc x2 and repeat until end of round (24)
Round 5: Inc, sc x3, inc, sc x3 and repeat until end of round (30)
Round 6-8: Sc in every stitch (30)
Round 9: Dec, sc x3 and repeat for the rest of the round (24) Put in eyes for the spider on the top of the head. Begin to stuff the spider head.
Round 10: Dec, sc x2, repeat for the rest of the round (18)
Round 11: Dec, sc repeat for the rest of the round (12)
Round 12: Dec and repeat for the rest of the round (6). Fasten off and weave in the tail.
Crochet Spider Body:
Round 1: Using light purple yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
Round 3: Inc, sc, inc, sc and repeat until end of round (18)
Round 4: Inc, sc x2, inc, sc x2 and repeat until end of round (24)
Round 5: Inc, sc x3, inc, sc x3 and repeat until end of round (30)
Round 6: Inc, sc x4, inc, sc x4 and repeat until end of round (36)
Round 7: Inc, sc x5, inc, sc x5 and repeat until end of round. (42)
Round 8-9: Sc for the entire round (42)
Round 10: Dec, sc x12, repeat for the entire round (39)
Round 11: Dec, sc x11, repeat for the entire round (36)
Round 12: Dec, sc x10, repeat for the entire round (33)
Round 13: Dec, sc x9, repeat for the entire round (30)
Round 14: Dec, sc x8, repeat for the entire round (27)
Round 15: Dec, sc x7, repeat for the entire round (24) Begin stuffing the body.
Round 16: Dec, sc x6, repeat for the entire round (21)
Round 17: Dec, sc x5, repeat for the entire round (18)
Round 18: Dec, sc x4, repeat for the entire round (15). Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Sew the head and body together.
Crochet Spider Legs:
Shorter legs x4:
Round 1: Using light purple yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
Round 2-5: Sc in every stitch. (6)
Round 6: Inc, sc x2 and repeat for the rest of the round (8)
Round 7: Dec, sc x2 and repeat for the rest of the round (6)
Round 8-11: Sc in every stitch (6) Fasten off and stuff. Make sure to only stuff the first half of the legs and not the top part where it will connect to the spider body.
Longer legs x4:
Round 1: Using light purple yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
Round 2-6: Sc in every stitch. (6)
Round 7: Inc, sc x2 and repeat for the rest of the round (8)
Round 8: Dec, sc x2 and repeat for the rest of the round (6)
Round 9-13: Sc in every stitch (6) Fasten off (for 2 of these legs leave long tails for sewing) and stuff. Make sure to only stuff the first half of the legs and not the top part where it will connect to the spider body.
Sewing:
For the legs take 2 of the shorter arms and sandwich them between 2 of the longer legs. Then sew through all 4 legs at once until all 4 legs are sewn shut and together. Then sew to the point where the spider head and body connect. You can sew it to that spot by going through the neck and then go back through the neck to its original side. Do that a few times to make it secure. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Attach the other set of legs to the other side of the spider in the same way. Fasten off and weave in the end.
And now you have a crochet spider made from my free crochet spider pattern!
🐌Expert Tips
- Choosing Yarn and Hook: Opt for softer acrylic or cotton yarn for a plush, huggable finish. Larger hooks paired with chunky yarns can make a statement piece, while smaller hooks give you detailed, compact spiders.
- Safety Eyes: Experiment with safety eye placements to create various expressions. You can even use felt circles to add more character to the eyes before attaching them.
- Color Combinations: Mix different shades for a striped or multicolored spider to make them more playful or unique.
- Stuffing Technique: For more realistic leg positions, only stuff the ends of the legs. This allows for a more natural bend and flexibility when posing your spider.
🧵 Pattern FAQs
It could be 3-5 times bigger, depending on the yarn and hook size.
Absolutely! You can change the colors, make it larger or smaller, or add embellishments like appliqués on its body.
If you prefer yarning under for amigurumi, go ahead! I find yarning over more natural.
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If you tried this Free Crochet Spider Pattern (or any other pattern on my website), please let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. I'd love to hear from you!
Free Crochet Spider Pattern
Materials
Abbreviations (US terms)
- mr = Magic ring
- sc = Single crochet
- inc = Increase (2 stitches in 1 stitch)
- dec = Decrease (1 stitch in 2 stitches)
Instructions
- For this pattern we will be working in rounds.
Head:
- Round 1: Using light purple yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
- Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
- Round 3: Inc, sc, inc, sc and repeat until end of round (18)
- Round 4: Inc, sc x2, inc, sc x2 and repeat until end of round (24)
- Round 5: Inc, sc x3, inc, sc x3 and repeat until end of round (30)
- Round 6-8: Sc in every stitch (30)
- Round 9: Dec, sc x3 and repeat for the rest of the round (24) Put in eyes for the spider on the top of the head. Begin to stuff the spider head.
- Round 10: Dec, sc x2, repeat for the rest of the round (18)
- Round 11: Dec, sc repeat for the rest of the round (12)
- Round 12: Dec and repeat for the rest of the round (6). Fasten off and weave in the tail.
Body:
- Round 1: Using light purple yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
- Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
- Round 3: Inc, sc, inc, sc and repeat until end of round (18)
- Round 4: Inc, sc x2, inc, sc x2 and repeat until end of round (24)
- Round 5: Inc, sc x3, inc, sc x3 and repeat until end of round (30)
- Round 6: Inc, sc x4, inc, sc x4 and repeat until end of round (36)
- Round 7: Inc, sc x5, inc, sc x5 and repeat until end of round (42)
- Round 8-9: Sc for the entire round (42)
- Round 10: Dec, sc x12, repeat for the entire round (39)
- Round 11: Dec, sc x11, repeat for the entire round (36)
- Round 12: Dec, sc x10, repeat for the entire round (33)
- Round 13: Dec, sc x9, repeat for the entire round (30)
- Round 14: Dec, sc x8, repeat for the entire round (27)
- Round 15: Dec, sc x7, repeat for the entire round (24) Begin stuffing the body.
- Round 16: Dec, sc x6, repeat for the entire round (21)
- Round 17: Dec, sc x5, repeat for the entire round (18)
- Round 18: Dec, sc x4, repeat for the entire round (15). Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Shorter legs x4:
- Round 1: Using light purple yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
- Round 2-5: Sc in every stitch. (6)
- Round 6: Inc, sc x2 and repeat for the rest of the round (8)
- Round 7: Dec, sc x2 and repeat for the rest of the round (6)
- Round 8-11: Sc in every stitch (6) Fasten off and stuff. Make sure to only stuff the first half of the legs and not the top part where it will connect to the spider body.
Longer legs x4:
- Round 1: Using light purple yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
- Round 2-6: Sc in every stitch. (6)
- Round 7: Inc, sc x2 and repeat for the rest of the round (8)
- Round 8: Dec, sc x2 and repeat for the rest of the round (6)
- Round 8-13: Sc in every stitch (6) Fasten off (for 2 of these legs leave long tails for sewing) and stuff. Make sure to only stuff the first half of the legs and not the top part where it will connect to the spider body.
Sewing:
- For the legs take 2 of the shorter arms and sandwich them between 2 of the longer legs. Then sew through all 4 legs at once until all 4 legs are sewn shut and together. The nsew to point where the spider head and body connect. You can sew it to that spot by going through the neck and then go back through the neck to its original side. Do that a few times to make it secure. Fasten off and weave in the end.
- Attach the other set of legs to the other side of the spider in the same way. Fasten off and weave in the end.
- Sew the body and head together.
- And now you have a crochet spider made from my crochet spider pattern!
Judy Richardson says
Love, love the Spider, easy to do to the end thank you so much for the pattern…
Thelma says
I am sorry but I am not sure what a crochet pattern or stitch "MR" is??
I am anxious to get started-alsois there any way you could email the pattern for the spider/snail... glad you are here...
Kimberly Arenas says
Hi there, MR stands for magic ring, also known as MC magic circle. I unfortunately cannot email the pattern, however there is a pattern card at the bottom of the post similar to a "recipe" card. This card can be printed or saved on most devices. I hope you enjoy the pattern!
Laurent Tyrone says
I've done the body, but as I was performing the decreases each round, it began to take on a triangular shape. Pretty sure I'm doing the sc dec correctly, so not sure what's up. Please help!
Kimberly Arenas says
Since you are decreasing each round in only 3 places evenly spaced out it can appear triangular or tapered, whereas a normal decrease of 6 appears more circular. This is normal and shouldn't affect the overall outcome when stuffed.
Kelly says
Idk what I'm doing wrong.
On round 10 of the body when I do it I end up with 30 stitches instead of 39.
Kimberly Arenas says
Hi there, before starting round 10, make sure you have 42 stitches from the previous round. Round 10 is a decrease then single crochet in the next 12 stitches. This sequence of stitches requires 14 stitches to work in from the previous round, which will turn into 13 stitches this round because of the decrease. This sequence will be repeated a total of 3 times for Round 10. So you will lose 3 stitches in total for the round making the 42 stitches go down to 39.
Alex says
i just saw this on The Faded Wildflower Crochet : youtube https://youtu.be/caF3y7E1j7o?si=--mV6bRMrL3nMeLB
it looks great so i had to check out the website
Kimberly Arenas says
Yay! I'm glad you found me and hope you enjoy my patterns!
Helen Valdes says
Hi what kind of yarn do I use to make rhe spider?
Kimberly Arenas says
I used Caron One Pound Lilac for the light purple spider and Red Heart Dark Orchid for the darker purple spider.
Jessica says
I made this with chunky yarn and it came out soo cute!! Great pattern 😃
Kimberly Arenas says
I bet it is so soft! I hope you enjoy your new spider friend!
Amber says
This was so easy to follow and fun to make! I did a sparkly teal color and my son is obsessed with it.
So cute!
Lori says
Easy to read and follow!! Turned out really cute!
KimberlyArenas says
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the pattern 🙂