Materials needed:

• Crochet cotton size 20: Small amounts each black (A) and white (B) 
• Kreinik Blending Filament (55 yd per spool): 1 spool each black #005 (BFA) and silver #001HL (BFB) 
• Kreinik Medium (#16) braid (11 yd per spool): 1 spool tangerine #051F (C) 
• Size 9 steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge 
• 2 small orange seed beads 
• 1-inch long pin back 
• Sewing needle and orange sewing thread and white sewing thread 
• Embroidery needle 
• Tapestry needle 
• Spray starch

Instructions:

Gauge: Rnds 1 - 3 = 5/8 inch. Check gauge to save time.

Pattern Note: Join rnds with a sl st unless otherwise stated.

Pattern Stitch: Sl st dec: Draw up a lp in next ch, sk next ch, draw up a lp in next ch, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.

HEAD

Back

Note: Do not join rnds unless otherwise stated. Mark first st of each rnd with safety pin or other small marker.

Rnd 1 (RS): With 1 strand A and 1 strand BFA held together, ch 2, 7 sc in 2nd ch from hook. (7 sc)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (14 sc)

Rnd 3: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] rep around, join in beg sc, fasten off. (21 sc)

Front

Rnds 1-3: Rep Rnds 1-3 of Back; at end of Rnd 3, do not fasten off.

With sewing needle and orange sewing thread, using photo for a guide, sew 2 beads to Front for eyes. With embroidery needle and C, embroider mouth beneath eyes.

Join Back and Front

Holding Front and Back with WS together, working through both thicknesses at once, sl st around, join in beg sl st, fasten off.

BODY

Back

Rnds 1-3: Rep Rnds 1-3 of Back for Head, at end of Rnd 3, do not join in beg sc, do not fasten off.

Rnd 4: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sc] rep around. (28 sc)

Rnd 5: [Sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc] rep around, join in beg sc, fasten off. (35 sc)

Front

Rnds 1-5: Rep Rnds 1-5 of Back; do not fasten off at end of Rnd 5.

Join Back and Front

Holding Back and Front with WS tog, working through both thicknesses at once, sl st in first st, *ch 8, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each of next 2 chs, [sl st, ch 1, sl st] in next ch, sl st in each of next 3 chs (leg worked)*, [sl st in each of next 3 sc, ch 10, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each of next 3 chs, {sl st, ch 1, sl st} in next ch, sl st in each of next 4 chs] twice (two legs worked), sl st in each of next 3 sc, rep from * to *, sl st in each of next 6 sc, **ch 8, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next ch, sl st dec, sl st in each of next 2 chs (leg worked)**, [sl st in each of next 3 sc, ch 10, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each of next 2 chs, sl st dec, sl st in each of next 3 chs] twice, sl st in each of next 3 sc, rep from ** to **, sl st in each of next 10 sc (opening for head worked), join in beg sl st, fasten off. 

With tapestry needle and A, using photo as a guide, tack head to body at opening for head so that front half of head extends over edge of body. 

WEB

Row 1: With 1 strand B and 1 strand BFB held together, ch 1 (center ch), ch 6 more (counts as first tr, ch-2), [{dtr, ch 2} twice, tr] in center ch, turn. (3 ch-2 sps)

Row 2: Ch 9 (counts as first tr, ch-5), dtr in next dtr, ch 4, dtr in next dtr, ch 5, tr in 4th ch of turning ch-6, turn.

Row 3: Ch 12 (counts as first tr, ch-8), dtr in next dtr, ch 7, dtr in next dtr, ch 8, tr in 4th ch of turning ch-9, turn.

Row 4: Ch 15 (counts as first tr, ch-11), dtr in next dtr, ch 10, dtr in next dtr, ch 11, tr in 4th ch of turning ch-12, turn.

Row 5: Ch 18 (counts as first tr, ch-14), dtr in next dtr, ch 13, dtr in next dtr, ch 14, tr in 4th ch of turning ch-15, do not turn.

Rnd 6: Ch 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each of next 2 chs; working over ends of rows, sc in top of last tr worked, 4 sc over side of same st, *[5 sc over side of end st of next row] 4 times*, [sc, dc, sc] in rem lp of center ch, rep from * to *, 4 sc in turning ch-18 sp, **ch 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each of next 2 chs**, 14 sc in same turning ch-18 sp, sc in next dtr, rep from ** to **, 13 sc in next sp, sc in next dtr, rep from ** to **, 14 sc in next sp, join in first sc, fasten off.

Steam press web lightly. Using photo as a guide, place spider on web. With sewing needle and white thread, tack back of spider's body to web at several points. Tack each of spider's legs to web at any one point where leg touches web, taking care not to come through to RS. Sew pin back to back of spider. Spray spider and web with spray starch.