CROCHET INFO 1 (applies to web):
Replace first dtr at beg of round with 4 ch and finish every round with 1 sl st in 4th ch from beg of round.
CROCHET INFO 2 (applies to spider):
Beg every round with 1 ch and finish with 1 sl st in first dc from beg of round.
WORK 2 DC TOG AS FOLLOWS:
Insert hook in first dc and pull yarn through, insert hook in next dc and pull yarn through, make a YO and pull yarn through all 3 loops on hook.
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SPIDER WEB:
Crochet 6 ch on hook size 3 mm with Safran and form 1 ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: Work 8 ch (= 1 dtr + 4 ch), * 1 dtr in ch-ring, 4 ch *, repeat from *-* 6 times in total, finish with 1 sl st in 4th ch from beg of round = 7 ch-spaces.
ROUND 2: READ CROCHET INFO 1. Work 1 dtr in first dtr from previous round, 7 ch, * 1 dtr in next dtr from previous round, 7 ch *, repeat from *-* the entire round.
ROUND 3: Work 1 dtr in first dtr from previous round, 10 ch, * 1 dtr in next dtr from previous round, 10 ch *, repeat from *-* the entire round.
ROUND 4: Work 5 ch (= 1 triple tr) in first dtr from previous round, 15 ch, * 1 triple tr in next dtr from previous round, 3 ch, 1 dc in first ch, then 1 sl st at the top of triple tr, 15 ch *, repeat from *-* the entire round, finish with 1 sl st in 5th ch from beg of round, then 3 ch, 1 dc in first ch and 1 sl st in 5th ch from beg of round. Fasten off.
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SPIDER:
BODY:
Beg at the back of body and work forward.
Work 4 ch on hook size 3 mm with Safran and form 1 ring with 1 sl st in first ch. READ CROCHET INFO 2.
ROUND 1: 8 dc in ch-ring.
ROUND 2: * 2 dc in first dc, 1 dc in next dc *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 12 dc.
ROUND 3: * 2 dc in first dc, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 16 dc.
ROUND 4-7: 1 dc in every dc.
ROUND 8: Work all dc tog 2 by 2 - see explanation above. = 8 dc.
HEAD:
ROUND 9: * 1 dc in first dc, 2 dc in next dc *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 12 dc.
ROUND 10: 1 dc in every dc.
ROUND 11: Work all dc tog 2 by 2 = 6 dc.
Put some cotton wool in the spider, cut the yarn. Bast it up and down around the opening at the top of head and tighten.
Twine a yarn around the transition between body and head, fasten.
LEGS:
Work 4 pairs of legs (= 8 legs in total). Beg with the longest legs at the back. Work legs tog in the middle so that they are easy to fasten under the spider.
The 2 legs at the back: Work 21 ch, cut the yarn.
The 2 second to last legs: Work 10 ch, then 1 sl st in the middle ch from previous ch-row and 10 ch, cut the yarn.
The 2 second foremost legs: Work 9 ch, then 1 sl st in sl st from previous ch-row and 9 ch, cut the yarn.
The 2 front legs: Work 8 ch, then 1 sl st in sl st from previous ch-row and 8 ch, cut the yarn.
To avoid fastening the strands in each end of legs, tie a small knot right by the ch row, then cut the yarn directly below the knot.
Place all legs under the spider and fasten them on the middle.
If you want to hang the spider, make a loop by pulling a yarn through the middle of body and back, let the loop be approx. 6 cm long, tie the 2 strands tog under the body and fasten.
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