# Giant Crochet Spider Free Crochet Pattern
Okay, confession time: I am not a Halloween-decorations-everywhere kind of girl. But when a giant fluffy spider this cute came into my life, all my rules went out the window! This big fuzzy buddy is the perfect mix of spooky and snuggly, and honestly? He might just end up living on my couch year-round.
Here’s my favorite part: the whole body works up in one single piece with fluffy fur yarn, and there is ZERO sewing. Not even a little. The legs are crocheted as tubes and just threaded right through the body. My hands were a little nervous about the fur yarn at first (where are my stitches?!), but trust me — once you get going, you can feel every stitch with your fingers and the stitch marker keeps you on track.
Materials
- Jumbo (7) fur yarn — the original used Lion Brand Go For Faux Thick & Quick in “Black Panther”, 3 skeins or about 60 yards of any similar yarn
- Super bulky (6) blanket yarn — the original used Lion Brand Cover Story in “Ebony”, 1 cake or approximately 100 yards
- N/9.00mm crochet hook (for the legs)
- Q/16mm crochet hook (a P/15mm hook will work too, for the body)
- Polyfil stuffing
- Safety eyes
- 16 chenille stems (pipe cleaners)
- Large plastic yarn needle
- Stitch marker
Gauge: 4×4″ = 3.5 rows by 4 sc
Finished size: Body — 15″ L, 9″ W, 24″ W with legs attached
Abbreviations
ML = Magic Loop, Ch = Chain, Sc = Single Crochet, Inc = Increase (2 sc in same stitch), Sc2tog = Single Crochet 2 Together (decrease), FLO = Front Loop Only, St(s) = Stitch(es)
The Pattern
Legs (make 4 tubes)
Each tube becomes two legs, so four tubes give you all eight legs. Twist two chenille stems together, slide them inside the tube, and stuff with polyfil as you go — when you reach the end of the stems, twist two more on and keep going. Worked in continuous rounds, no joining or chaining between rounds.
With your N/9.00mm hook and super bulky (6) blanket yarn:
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Round 1: Ch 1, 3 sc into the ML, pull tail tight to close. (3 sc)
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Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (6 sc)
- Rounds 3–35: 1 sc in each stitch around. (6 sc)
Tie off and leave an 8″ tail to sew the top shut. Thread your needle through the FLO of each stitch, pull tight to close, then weave the end in by poking the needle through the center of the closure, down a few inches and out the side of the leg. Snip.
Body
The body is worked bottom-up in continuous rounds with no joining or chaining — use a stitch marker to hold your spot in every round. Feel your stitches with your fingers; the fur yarn hides them visually.
With your Q/16mm hook and jumbo (7) fur yarn:
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Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc into ML. (6 sc)
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Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
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Round 3: *1 sc, Inc* repeat around. (18 sc)
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Round 4: *2 sc, Inc* repeat around. (24 sc)
- Rounds 5–8: 1 sc in each stitch around.
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Round 9: *2 sc, Sc2tog* repeat around. (18 sc)
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Round 10: 1 sc in each stitch around.
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Round 11: *1 sc, Sc2tog* repeat around. (12 sc)
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Round 12: 1 sc in each stitch around.
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Round 13: *1 sc, Inc* in each stitch around. (18 sc)
- Rounds 14–15: 1 sc in each stitch around.
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Round 16: *1 sc, Sc2tog* repeat around. (12 sc)
Now the fun part — leg day! Thread the four leg tubes through the spider body to create all eight legs. Space them out as you like; the original skipped 2 rounds between each leg placement, and you can shuffle them around until they look right. Once the legs are in, start stuffing the body.
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Round 17: *Sc2tog* repeat around. (6 sc)
Assembly
1. Place the safety eyes on the head. The original put them at round 16 with 2 stitches in between — but honestly, pop them wherever your spider looks happiest to you. Finish stuffing the head.
2. Tie off and leave an 8″ tail for sewing shut. Thread your needle through the FLO of each stitch, pull tight to close, weave the end through the center of the closure, down a few inches and out the head. Tuck in or trim any leftover yarn.
3. Bend the chenille-stem legs into gentle spider curves. My spider immediately looked ten times spookier with a little bend in each leg!
Tips From Sophie
- Scared of fur yarn? Don’t be! You really can feel the stitches — just keep a stitch marker in the first stitch of every round and count by touch.
- Make it yours: I adore the black-on-black look, but a gray or brown faux fur would be adorable too. Imagine a whole spider family!
- Kid gift alert: This works up fast and is SO huggable. Just embroider the eyes instead of safety eyes if it’s for a little one under 3.
Happy hooking! Whether this giant cutie guards your porch for Halloween or just hogs the couch all year, I hope you love him as much as I do. 🕷️
