Spider Stitch Crochet Tutorial
Learn how to crochet the Spider Stitch with this tutorial!
Welcome back to another crochet tutorial with Stitch of the Week; this week it’s the Spider Stitch. Just in time for Halloween, too! Though I have to admit, I dislike spiders and that’s putting it very mildly. This stitch also does not look like a spider, which I suppose is a good thing!
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About the Stitch
The Spider Stitch is actually a very pretty stitch with nice texture and it is very sturdy. It’s ideal for homewares projects such as baskets, washcloths, and towels. It is also best made with bright or light colored crisp cotton yarns.
You could make a baby blanket with it however, I recommend using a lighter weight yarn to try to get a little drape out of it, or it will just be stiff as a board!
Materials:
Abbreviations:
CH(s)—chain(s)
ST(s)—stitch(es)
SK—skip
Rep—repeat
YO—yarn over
SC—single crochet
Multiple:
Any odd number plus 2 for the turning chain
How-To
For the video tutorial, I chained up 15
Step 1: (Row 1) [sc, ch1, sc] in the 3rd ch from the hook
Step 2: (Row 1 continued) sk 1 st, [sc, ch1, sc] into the next st. Sk 1 st, *[sc, ch1, sc] in the next st, sk 1 st; rep from * to last two sts; after skipping one stitch, place a SC in the last st.
Step 3: (Row 2) Ch2 and turn, skip over that lonely SC and the next SC and work [sc, ch1, sc] into the ch1 sp from previous row. Into each ch1 sp along the row, work [sc, ch1, sc] to the end; SC in the turning chain.
Step 4: repeat step 3 for the rest of the project.
Finishing Up
It’s a nice paired stitch that works well for homeware items and looks great when you change colors each row. I like the zig-zag look it gives when changing color.
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