Jumping Spider Crochet Pattern
Hi! I got a few asks wondering about a pattern for my jumping spider! I made up the pattern myself, but it's fairly simple and I'm kinda interested to share with others! I used a 2.5 mm crochet hook and Red Heart Yarn in "Day Glow", but I'm sure with a project like this people can be very creative with their choices! If anyone uses this pattern, please link back to my page, don't sell things you've made with this pattern, and also send me a picture! I'd love to see what people do!
- 6 sc in a magic circle
- inc 6x to make 12 stitches
- 1 sc, inc 6x to make 18 stitches
- 2 sc, inc 6x to make 24 stitches
- 3 sc, inc 6x to make 30 stitches
- 4 sc inc 6x to make 36 stitches
- 6 rows of 36 stitches
- 4 sc, dec 6x to make 30 stitches
- 3 sc, dec 6x to make 24 stitches
- add eyes - I used 12mm, 9mm, and 6mm - I looked at a lot of pictures online to decide what the eye arrangements should be - jumping spiders have a very distinctive arrangement, but if you want to go for another style feel free!
- 2 sc, dec 6x to make 18 stitches
- 1 sc, dec 6x to make 12 stitches
- 6 dec to make 6 stitches
- close off w more decreases
- add pedipalps/chelicerae (aka those little face pincer things): 6 sc in a magic circle, 3 rows of 6, and sew on - this is a place where I went fairly ambiguous with the actual spider parts, I think it could be improved upon!
- 6 sc in a magic circle
- inc 6x to make 12 stitches
- do another row of 12 stitches (to elongate the abdomen slightly)
- 1 sc, inc 6x to make 18 stitches
- 2 sc, inc 6x to make 24 stitches
- 3 sc, inc 6x to make 30 stitches
- 8 rows of 30 stitches
- 3 sc, dec 6x to make 24 stitches
- 2 sc, dec 6x to make 18 stitches
- 1 sc, dec 6x to make 12 stitches
- 6 dec to make 6 stitches
- 2 rows of 6 stitches (to make the waist)
- attach to head
Legs (you know what you have to do! make 8 of them!!):
- 6 sc in a magic circle
- ~20 rows of 6 (basically make them as long as you want!)
I had to taper the legs off at the end by doing some decreases, so they would all fit under the head as the cephalothorax - Spiders have such interesting anatomy!
I then sewed on all the legs, and used a combination of stitching with yarn (to make the bend in the middle of the leg) and a hot glue gun (keeping the legs close to the head) to pose the legs. (She looks like a dead spider here, don't fret, little cutie!)
And that's it! I guess if someone tries this and comes up with questions, feel free to ask me! I wrote this more for people who are familiar with crocheting amigurumis, but there are lots of resources out there for beginners!
I'm pretty pleased with how this spider turned out - I think it's a good combination of real spider anatomy and "cute-ification" - to be fair though, jumping spiders are just so cute in general! I hope this results in more cute crocheted spiders in the world!
