This handcrafted crochet Spider-Man amigurumi perfectly captures the essence of the much-loved superhero with its vibrant red and blue costume, meticulous web design, and the unmistakable spider emblem, bringing the character right off the comic pages into a charming craft form. The standout feature, Spider-Man's large, white, oval-shaped eyes, are faithfully recreated, reflecting the unique look of his mask. A testament to creativity and craftsmanship, this amigurumi transforms an iconic character into a lovely, handmade keepsake, showcasing the joy of transforming yarn into a beloved figure.
Materials:
- Threads in colors: • Medium blue
- Red
- Black
- White
- Crochet hook - numbering
- corresponding to the wires
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Filling
- Point marker
- Pins (to help with sewing)
- Black sewing thread
Abbreviations:
- AM: magic ring
- sc: single crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- increase: increase
- dim: decrease
- MPA: half double crochet
- PA: high point
- run: current
- carr: career
- BLO: back loop only, i.e. weave in the back loop of the stitch
- FLO: front loop only, i.e. weave into the front loop of the stitch
Step By Step Pattern
Size:
Approximately 15cm if made with a 2.5 needle and corresponding threads.
Difficulty:
Easy
Hands & Arms:
Double Wire:
Red + sewing thread black
- 1) 6bps in AM [6]
- 2 to 4) 6 sc [6] - 3 rows
Medium blue
- 5) BLO: 6bp [6]
- 6 to 10) 6 sc [6]
Flatten the arm and, taking both sides, finish closing it with 3 sc, then finish.
Repeat the same process on the second arm and set them aside.
Feet & Legs:
Double thread: Red + black sewing thread 1) 6sc in AM [6] 2) 6inc [12]
- 3) BLO: 12bp [12]
- 4) 4sc, 2dec, 4sc [10] 5) 10sc [10]
Medium blue
- 6) BLO: 10scx [10]
- 7) BLO: 10bp [10]
- 8 to 10) 10bp [10]
Fasten off and add stuffing, then finish the boot by working on the front loops of row 6. Attach the yarn to the first stitch of the row, on the back of the foot, and weave:
- 6 FLO) 10sc [10]
Fasten off, hide the excess thread and set aside. Repeat the same process on the second leg and, when you finish it, make 4 more sc.
Body:
- Continue exactly where you left off on the second leg, still with blue yarn. Go up 2 ch and fasten with dc in the penultimate (9th) stitch of the first leg. This is the first stitch of row 11.
- Medium blue
- 11) 10sc around one leg, 2sc,
- 10sc around the other leg, 2sc [24]
- 12 to 14) 24bp [24]
- 15) (5sc, inc) x4 [28]
Double Wire:
- Red + black sewing thread 16) BLO: 28scx [28]
- 17) BLO: 28bp [28]
- Blue (A) and double wire (Red + black sewing thread) 18) 2sc / A: 9scx in BLO / 5sc / A: 9scx in BLO/3sc [28]
- 19) 2sc / A in BLO: 4sc, dec, 3sc/ 5sc/A in BLO: 3sc, dec, 4sc/ 3sc [26]
- 20) 3sc / A: 2sc, dec, 2sc / 7sc / A: 2sc, dec, 2sc / 4sc [24] 21) 3sc/A: 5sc / 7sc / A: 5sc/ 4sc [24]
- 22) 4sc/A: 1sc, 1dec / 9sc / A: 1dec, 1sc / 5sc [22]
- 23) 4sc/A: 1dec / 9sc / A: 1dec / 5sc [20]
Add filling as you make the body, where the arms will be weights on row 24:
Double Wire:
- Red + black sewing thread 24) 3sc, 3sc securing one arm, dec, 3sc, dec, 3sc securing the second arm, 4sc [18]
Head:
Double Wire:
- Red + sewing thread black
- 25) (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
- 26) (sc, inc) x 12 [36]
- 27) (5sc, inc) x6 [42]
- 28) 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x 5, 3sc [48]
- 29 to 37) 48sc [48] 38) (6sc, dec) x6 [42] 39) (5sc, dec) x6 [36] 40) (4sc, dec) x6 [30]
- 41) (3sc, dec) x6 [24]
- 42) (2sc, dec) x6 [18] 43) (sc, dec) x6 [12] 44) 6dec [6]
Finish with a false AM.
Eyes (2x):
Work in linear crochet and white thread: make 8 ch, skip the first one and come back with:
1) sl st, sc, mpA, PA, mpA, sc, sl st. Make 1 ch, turn and skip a stitch.
2) sc, inc of mpA, dc, inc of mpA, sc, sl st.
Switch to black thread and make sl sts all around the piece; in the corners, do 1 ch to turn. Fasten off and leave thread for sewing: eyes are attached on rows 32 to 36, with 4 stitches between them. Use the image below as a reference for positioning.
Uniform Embroidery:
Embroider the spider with black thread on rows 19 to 23, centered on the chest. Start with the spider's body, in an oval shape, on rows 20 to 22, then embroider the legs. Use the images below for reference.
Pattern By @bosquegurumi
