Decorate your home this Halloween with this adorably spooky Spider and Web.

Designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz, these toys are knitted in acrylic DK yarns.

The spider is knitted on a pair of straight single-pointed knitting needles, size 2.75mm, and the head and body are knitted in one piece and seamed. The legs are i-cord tubes which are knitted on a pair of 2.75mm double pointed needles (DPNs).

The web is knitted in the round using 3.5mm DPNs or circular needle for magic loop. The finished web is stretched over a 15cm embroidery hoop to frame the decoration, but you can skip this part if you wish.

RECOMMENDED YARN
Deramores Studio Anti-Pilling DK in Ebony and Frost
Double knitting/light worsted weight
100% acrylic
One 100g/250m skein in each colour

NEEDLES
A pair of 2.75mm straight single pointed knitting needles (US 2)
A pair of 2.75mm DPNs, minimum length 10cm (US 2)
A set of 3.5mm DPNs, minimum length 10cm (US 4)

NOTIONS
A few handfuls of toy filling
A darning or tapestry needle for seaming
Two 9mm domed black buttons for eyes
A 15cm embroidery hoop

SIZES
One Size: The spider is 10cm long and the web is 15cm wide (stretched).

TECHNIQUES
Spider: Beginner/Intermediate. Techniques used include seaming, increases and decreases, and knitting i-cord.
Web: Advanced. Techniques used include knitting in the round, casting on sts in the middle of a row, and increases.