Scotty- The Crochet Spider – Free Pattern

I’m not a huge fan of spiders. To be honest I really do my best to avoid them. But with Halloween coming up it was about time to create a spider I’m very happy to share my house with. So happy that I made the spider even move houses with me! You actually might recognize Scotty. I made him as part of my contribution to Craftaholics Anonymous last year and now I finally got around to update the pattern (including UK crochet terms).

Scotty – The Crochet Spider

You’ll need:

• Acrylic or cotton DK yarn in black (I used Stylecraft Special DK)
• Size G/ 4 mm hook
• Tapestry needle
• Poly-fill
• Wobbly eyes

Abbreviations

ch= chain

sc= single crochet (US term); double crochet (dc, UK term)

sc2tog= single crochet decrease (US term); double crochet decrease (dc2tog, UK term)

st= stitch(es)

In my patterns UK terms are always given in brackets.

Let’s get started:

Round 1: 6 sc (dc)  in magic ring. (6 st)

Round 2: 2 sc (dc)  in each st around. (12 st)

Round 3: *2 sc (dc), sc (dc)  in next st*, 6 times (18 st)

Round 4: *2 sc (dc), sc (dc)  in next 2 st*, 6 times (24 st)

Round 5: *2 sc (dc), sc (dc) in next 3 st*, 6 times (30 st)

Round 6: *2 sc (dc), sc (dc) in next 4 st*, 6 times (36 st)

Round 7: *2 sc (dc), sc (dc) in next 5 st*, 6 times (42 st)

Round 8-12: sc (dc) in each st around (42 st)

Round 13: *sc2tog (dc2tog), sc (dc)  in next 5 st*,  6 times. (36 st)

Round 14: *sc2tog (dc2tog) , sc (dc) in next 4 st*,  6 times. (30 st)

Round 15: *sc2tog (dc2tog) , sc (dc) in next 3 st*,  6 times. (24 st)

Round 16: sc (dc)in next 3 st, *ch 13, 12 sl, sc (dc) in next 2 st*, 3 times, sc (dc) in next 6 st, *ch 13, 12 sl, sc (dc) in next 2 st*, 3 times, sc (dc) in last 3 st

Round 17: *sc2tog (dc2tog) , sc (dc) in next 2 st*,  6 times. (18 st)

Round 18: *sc2tog (dc2tog), sc (dc)in next 1 st*,  6 times. (12 st)

add remaining stuffing.

Round 19: *sc2tog (dc2tog)*,  6 times. (6 st)

fasten off and sew remaining hole close.

Nose

Make Magic ring, ch 1

Round 1: 5 sc (dc) in magic ring (5st)

fasten off and attach to head

Now Scotty the crochet spider only needs his wobbly eyes to be finished

I hope I’ve inspired you to make your own little Scotty and would love to see how he turned out so please feel free to post a picture to my Facebook wall or link the project to your Ravelry account. And don’t forget to follow me on bloglovin to stay updated on what’s happening here.

Happy Crocheting!

Disclaimer:  This pattern is not for resale so please do not sell it to other people. If you do use it and enjoy it, I’d be grateful for a link back to my blog and the pattern, but please don’t copy and paste it to your website or copy my pictures. You’re allowed to sell finished items created with the pattern, but please do give me credit as the designer (link back to the blog when selling online). Thank you!