Crochet Spider & Spiderweb Patterns: 12 Free Halloween Designs
Two techniques split this list roughly in half: spiderwebs surface-crocheted or embroidered flat onto coasters and doilies, and spiders built as proper three-dimensional amigurumi toys. Worth deciding which camp you’re in before picking a pattern, since the skills barely overlap.
The amigurumi spiders need safety eyes and fiberfill; the flat coaster and web versions need almost nothing beyond a hook and cotton yarn.
Spider and web patterns to explore
1. Spiderweb Coasters
Annie Design Crochet builds these as two pieces: a 5-inch round coaster base, plus a separate eight-spoke spiderweb motif with picot edging that gets sewn or glued to the center. DK weight cotton keeps it practical for actual coaster use, and the designer suggests swapping the usual orange and black for purple and green if you want something less literal.
2. Spiderweb Halloween Coasters
Raffamusa Designs takes a different approach to the same idea: a solid, gap-free hexagon worked in DK cotton, with the web surface-crocheted on top in slip stitch using a contrasting color. It finishes smaller than Annie’s version at 3.5 inches corner to corner, and the surface-crochet technique is worth comparing against the sewn-on web above before you pick a method.
3. Amigurumi Spider
The Caffeinated Snail builds a proper 6-inch stuffed spider in worsted weight, with eight individually crocheted legs of two different lengths sewn on in a specific order so the shorter pairs sit sandwiched between the longer ones. Only the legs are left lightly stuffed, which keeps them poseable instead of stiff.
4. Jelly Bean Spider
Darling Maple Designs uses super bulky yarn and a no-sew construction, part of their wider “Jelly Bean” amigurumi series, so it works up fast with minimal finishing. Two different safety eye sizes give it a slightly lopsided, friendly look rather than a symmetrical, realistic one.
5. Black Spider Keychain
Designer @canuckcreativity, published on Amigurumiday, keeps this one keychain-sized using super bulky yarn for a quick chunky build. The thin chained legs can be reinforced with floral wire if you want them to hold a pose instead of flopping, and a ring of green around the eyes adds a bit of contrast against the black body.
6. Spooky Crochet Spider
Lovable Loops builds a rounded, stuffed spider body in worsted weight with eight tubular legs worked over 12 rounds each for a bendable, poseable result. A separate black-and-white eye piece gets sewn on partway through the body assembly rather than at the very end.
7. Spider Pocket Pet
Virkadia adds pincers to this 4.5-inch spider for a more insect-accurate look than most amigurumi versions, with four safety eyes at two different sizes set at different heights for personality. Legs are sewn on in pairs so they fan outward instead of sitting flat.
8. Amigurumi Spider
Krazy Kabbage works this one as a genuine no-sew, single-piece build with an inverted popcorn-stitch head and legs crocheted directly into the body as chain loops. There’s a matching spider beanie hat pattern linked from the same post if you want a coordinating accessory.
9. Spider Web
Nana’s Crafty Home keeps this web pattern simple and fully customizable in size, worked in worsted weight chains and double crochet rounds. It pairs with the designer’s separate spider applique pattern, and wet-blocking is recommended to open up the stitches into a proper web shape.
10. Spiderweb Doily
KristinesCrochets works this one in fingering weight cotton thread for a genuine lace doily rather than a chunkier decoration, finishing at 26 cm across over six rounds of increasing chain spaces. The finest of the web patterns here, closer to traditional doily-making than typical Halloween decor.
11. Spider Web
Craft Fix builds a 5-inch web in sport or DK weight over five rounds, then relies on fabric stiffener and careful pinning on a blocking mat to hold the radial shape rather than letting the yarn do all the work. It’s part of a larger garland collection that also includes matching ghost, pumpkin, bat, and cat motifs.
12. Spiderweb Bunting
Delia Creates takes the most different approach of any web pattern here: instead of a round motif, each 3 by 6.5-inch web is worked in arched rows using triple crochet for extra airiness, then strung along a garland. Ten webs make a 5.5-foot bunting in the designer’s original.
Choosing a spider or web pattern
Decide between flat decor and a toy first. Annie Design Crochet and Raffamusa’s coasters are both practical, usable pieces for a Halloween table; The Caffeinated Snail’s spider is the most detailed three-dimensional build if you want something that looks realistic; and Darling Maple Designs and Amigurumiday’s versions are both quick, friendly-looking spiders sized for gifting or keychains. Use each designer’s own directions for construction and safety choices rather than mixing details between patterns.
