This Spider toy is great ideas for handmade halloween decorations. Spider knitting toy can be used as a toy, props for photo shoots, or for cute halloween crafts for your lovely ones. Halloween toy pdf spider is the simplicity halloween patterns for beginners and intermediate knitters.

The spideris knitted by the needles in a circle. Paws are knitted as separate parts (icord) and, later, sewn to the body with a thick needle.

SIZE of the finished spider toy is 3 x 1 1⁄2’’ (7,5x4cm from head to end of body). For other yarns, the size of the finished spider may vary.

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THE PATTERN INCLUDES: Row numbers for each step so you don’t lose your place, instructions for making the spider toy, photos, videos, a list of abbreviations and explanation of all techniques, a materials list. The pattern is 16 pages and written in English.

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SKILLS
To create such Halloween spider toy you shall know how to make knit and purl stitches, all other actions (cast on, decreases, increases and seams) are shown in the 5 videos and many pictures. You will succeed!

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MATERIALS and TOOLS you will need to knitting spider:

1) I used mink yarn from China (with blue label, mink 95%, polyester 5%) 382,8 yds/1,76Oz (350m /50gramms) in two (2) strands. I used color: black #12. Angora yarn, fluffy wool, alpaca, or mohair yarns with a similar footage are also suitable. For example you can use Lana Gatto Class in one strand.

For one spider toy, you will need about 0,5Oz (15 grams) of yarn;

2) Circular needles with long line (from 23.6’’ (60cm)) for round knitting, or Addi Crazy Trio needles, or double pointed needles. I used US 2 (2,75mm) size needles. Select a knitting needle size based on the specified knitting gauge and your yarn: from US 0 (1,75mm) to US 2 (3,0mm).

3) Plastic eyes for toys with diameter from 0,2’’ (5mm) to 0,4’’ (1cm) on the threaded mount;

4) Toy’s filler (holofiber, thinsulate etc.);

5) Scissors, thick needle for attaching details, wire cutters, long nose pliers and wire;

6) 1 knitting marker.