Jumping Spider Crochet Pattern
Hi! Ā I got a few asks wondering about a pattern for my jumping spider! Ā I made up the pattern myself, but itās fairly simple and Iām kinda interested to share with others! Ā I used a 2.5 mm crochet hook and Red Heart Yarn in āDay Glowā, but Iām sure with a project like this people can be very creative with their choices! Ā If anyone uses this pattern, please link back to my page, donāt sell things youāve made with this pattern, and also send me a picture! Ā Iād love to see what people do!
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
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
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!
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
3 sc, dec 6x to make 24 stitches
2 sc, dec 6x to make 18 stitches
1 sc, dec 6x to make 12 stitches
2 rows of 6 stitches (to make the waist)
Legs (you know what you have to do! make 8 of them!!):
~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! Ā
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. Ā (She looks like a dead spider here, donāt fret, little cutie!)
And thatās it! Ā I guess if someone tries this and comes up with questions, feel free to ask me! Ā I wrote this more for people who are familiar with crocheting amigurumis, but there are lots of resources out there for beginners!
Iām pretty pleased with how this spider turned out - I think itās a good combination of real spider anatomy and ācute-ificationā - to be fair though, jumping spiders are just so cute in general!Ā Ā I hope this results in more cute crocheted spiders in the world!