This scarf was designed as a present for my friend’s 4 year old, who loves all sorts of bugs and creepy crawlies. I wanted something to keep him cosy on the way to school. The spiders have spooky eyes and legs on the front and a fluffy behind too.

You can use any double knitting wool/ light worsted wool for this, but the spiders look best in some sort of fluffy wool- I used Sirdar Funky Fur. I used size 4.5mm needles USA size 7 for the scarf- but you can use larger or smaller needles if you prefer a looser or tighter knit.
You need
• about 100 g of the main colour
• remnants of the contrast stripe colour
• about 50g of fluffy black wool for spider body
• remnants of fluffy black wool for the spiders’ legs
You also need 4 white buttons about 1.2cm (0.5inches) in diameter. I ‘upcycled’ some buttons I bought from a charity shop for this- old shirt buttons should be just the right size.
Dimensions of finished scarf approximately 60cm (24 inches) long 7.5cm (3 inches) wide- you can easily adapt it to make it longer by knitting more rows

Any queries or comments about this pattern contact me via val@craftycox.co.uk