Crochet Spider Stitch Tutorial
The crochet spider stitch creates a unique, textured pattern with small clusters resembling tiny spiders. Despite its intricate appearance, this stitch is easy to learn, making it a great choice for both beginners and experienced crocheters looking to add texture to their projects.
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This stitch is the October 2024 New Year’s Resolution CAL stitch!
The crochet spider stitch is made by working pattern repeats multiple times, creating a dense, textured pattern. This stitch creates a slightly thicker fabric, making it ideal for cozy items like blankets, winter accessories, and even dishcloths.
You can easily adjust hook sizes and yarn weights with the crochet spider stitch and yield different finished looks! And since this is a simple stitch pattern, it’s a great way for beginners to experiment with different yarns!
This stitch would also be beautiful in stripes, color blocks, and variegated yarns! Since this pattern is worked in one row repeats, you can change colors as little or as often as you like!
The crochet Spider Stitch is considered an easy skill level, as it only requires knowledge of basic crochet stitches, but this stitch really can be considered beginner friendly, once you master the single crochet stitch!
What is the Crochet Spider Stitch?
The spider crochet stitch is a versatile and decorative stitch pattern that features a web or spider like effect . The look is created by combining single crochet stitches, and chain spaces. The resulting texture is beautiful!
Crochet Spider
Stitch Tutorial
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What materials do I need?
To make the crochet spider stitch you will need yarn and a crochet hook. To determine the pairing of these two supplies, you can either use the hook listed on the yarn label, or play around with different hook and yarn combinations as mentioned above! For this specific tutorial you will need worsted weight yarn and a H/8/5.00mm crochet hook.
What are the stitch multiples?
The crochet spider stitch is worked over an odd number of stitches, starting with an even chain count and ending with an even stitch count.
This stitch is worked over a one row repeat.
To work a gauge swatch, chain 12 then work the pattern below for 13 total rows.
What else do I need to know about the Crochet Spider Stitch?
This stitch is reversible, so there is no right or wrong side.
The Pattern
Keep reading for a list of what you need to make this stitch, including the stitch pattern instructions!
Gauge
5.5 spider sts x 13 rows = 4”
Finished Measurements
14.5” x 14.5” without border
Block to 15” after border
Stitch Guide
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
sl st(s) = slip stitch(es)
Skill Level
Easy
Written in U.S. Terms
Pattern Notes
- Beginning chains do not count as stitches.
- Where asterisks appear, repeat the instructions between them.
- Where parenthesis appear within the instruction, work those stitch all into the same space.
- This pattern is worked in an odd multiple stitch count, so the beginning chain should be an even number; the instructions are written for a beginning ch-40, but you can add or remove chains in multiples of 2.
- To work a gauge swatch, chain 12 then work the pattern below for 13 total rows.
- Stitch chart is on the last page.
- There is a companion video on YouTube.
Instructions
R1. Working in the back bump of the chain across:
Ch 40, (sc, ch 1, sc), *skip next ch, (sc, ch 1, sc)* across, turn (40 sc, 20 ch-1 / 20 spider sts)
R2. (sc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-1 space across, turn
Repeat R2 until the fabric measures 14 ½” high.
R4. Ch 1, sc evenly down the side, in every stitch across the bottom, evenly up the other side, and every stitch across the top, keeping a loose tension; Fasten.
Finishing
- Block square to 15″ x 15″
- Hide all strings.
And that’s how you work the crochet Spider Stitch!
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