Spooky Spiderweb Square
Have awesome homemade Halloween decorations this year with this Spooky Spiderweb Square pattern. If you work up an entire batch, they can all be joined together for a table cover. On the other hand, you can use each individual square as a coaster without having to join them together. This Halloween crochet pattern uses orange, white, and black yarn so that you mix and match the backgrounds and spiderweb design with each square.
Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
- Red Heart Creme de la Creme:
- A: Creme (2 balls)
- B: Brite Orange (2 balls)
- C: Black (2 balls)
- Susan Bates Crochet Hook (H/8, 5.0 mm)
- Yarn Needle
GAUGE:
Spiderweb Square is 4.5" (11.4 cm) wide x 5" (12.7 cm) high
SIZE:
Coaster measures 4.5" x 5" (11.4 x 12.7 cm)
Table Topper measures 16" x 18" (40.6 x 45.7 cm)
SPIDERWEB SQUARE
Ch 26.
Row 1: Dc in 8th ch from hook, *(ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch); repeat from * a total
of 6 times. Ch 5, turn.
Row 2: Dc in next dc, *ch 4, skip space, tr in next dc; repeat from * a total of 4 times, ch 2, skip space, dc in dc, ch 2, skip space, dc in 3rd turning ch. Ch 5, turn.
Row 3: Dc in next dc, *ch 4, sc in tr; repeat from * a total of 4 times, ch 4, dc in next dc, ch 2, skip space, dc in next dc. Ch 5, turn.
Rows 4-7: Dc in next dc, *ch 4, sc in sc; repeat from * a total of 4 times, ch 4, skip space, dc in dc, ch 2, dc in 3rd turning ch. Ch 5, turn.
Row 8: Dc in next dc, *ch 2, tr in sc; repeat from * a total of 4 times, ch 2, skip space, dc in dc, ch 2, dc in 3rd turning ch. Ch 5, turn.Row 9: Dc in next dc, *ch 2, dc in tr; repeat from * a total of 4 times, ch 2, dc in dc, ch 2, dc in 3rd turning ch. Cut yarn and fasten off.
Halloween Table Center
Make 5 Spiderweb blocks in A and 4 in B.
Using C, join yarn in any space and sc around, working 3 sc in each corner. Work a round of hdc in each sc, working 3 hdc in each corner.
Fasten off.
Note: One side of block has 7 spaces and one side has 8 spaces. Blocks should be oriented with the 8 space ends along the side when joining.
Assemble rows as follows:
Rows 1 and 3: B, A, B.
Row 2: A, B, A. Join rows. Embroider spider in center of A blocks as shown.
Spider Embroidery
Using C and yarn needle, secure on the wrong side and bring needle up at 1. Following diagram, make 4 parallel stitches for legs ending with yarn on wrong side. Bring needle to right side at 9 and over the top of the legs, pass needle under legs and down at 10. Pull yarn carefully to splay legs. Fasten off on wrong side.
Skull Border
Rnd 1: With right side facing, join A in any corner, ch 2 (counts as 1 hdc), *FPhdc, hdc in next st, ch 2, skip 1, sc in next stitch, ch 2, skip 1, hdc in next stitch; repeat from * around, join with slip st to top of beginning ch 2.
Rnd 2: 2 hdc in hdc, *FPdc, 2 hdc in hdc, slip st in ch-2 space, ch 3, slip st in ch-2 space, 2 hdc in hdc; repeat from * around, join with slip st to beginning hdc. Fasten off. With C, embroider skull faces as shown. Weave in ends.
Spiderweb Coaster
With A work Spider web Block. With either B or C, work 1 rnd in sc and 1 rnd in hdc as for table center block. With C, embroider spider. Weave in ends.