23 Free Crochet Spider Patterns For Halloween

You’ll find spider appliques, mug rugs, granny squares, toys, socks, hats, a baby lovey, wreaths and other home decorations. Use the filters to narrow the list by the skill level, yarn weight and style supplied for each pattern.

Choose a project that fits your experience and yarn stash, then follow the link to read the designer’s complete materials and instructions.

Easy Spider Applique Crochet Pattern

Quick enough to finish in under an hour, this easy spider applique uses scrap worsted yarn and works well for beginners. The free crochet pattern makes a flat Halloween motif you can sew onto a blanket, hat, hoodie, cardigan, bag or garland.

Free Halloween Spider Mug Rug

Fancy trying tapestry crochet? This easy Halloween spider mug rug is worked in back-loop single crochet, with the yarn ends becoming its fringe. The pattern is free, and there are no ends to weave in when you’re done.

No-Sew Spider Granny Square

Made with less than 8g of sport-weight cotton, this Halloween spider granny square is a satisfying scrap project. The free crochet pattern joins the applique directly to the square, so there’s no sewing between the two.

Crochet Spider Hand Puppet Pattern

One size fits children through adults, making this spider hand puppet fun for Halloween stories and play. Written as a free crochet pattern, the body is worked top-down before you sew on the separate legs and your choice of two, four or eight eyes.

Easy Halloween Spider Web Pattern

Beginners only need chains and double crochet for this easy Halloween spider web. Follow the free pattern for the first rounds, keep going if you want a larger web, then block it to open the shape; there’s a complete crochet video tutorial too.

Heart-Shaped Crochet Spider Applique

Heart-shaped and surprisingly sweet, this little spider applique has all eight legs crocheted into the final round. The free crochet pattern uses fine thread for a delicate Halloween finish, with embroidered eyes suggested for baby or children’s projects.

Free Stanley Spider Amigurumi

Stanley is a small Halloween spider amigurumi and a useful stash-buster for advanced beginners. Using about 30 yards of worsted yarn, the free crochet pattern has you make two body pieces and eight legs before sewing everything together and adding stuffing.

Halloween Crochet Spider Socks

Worked from the toe up, these Halloween spider socks mix colourwork, puff stitches and an afterthought heel. The intermediate crochet pattern is free and written for adult women, with notes for baby and child sizes plus an adjustable fit as you work.

Furry Tarantula Crochet Pattern

Two colours of faux fur give Taran the spider a wonderfully shaggy finish for Halloween. This intermediate crochet pattern is free, with eight unstuffed legs to sew on and a helpful video showing how to feel the stitches hidden beneath the fur.

Giant Crochet Spider Pattern

Jumbo fur creates the cuddly body in this giant Halloween amigurumi, while four blanket-yarn tubes form the spider legs. In the free crochet pattern, the tubes slide through the body instead of being attached separately, although a yarn needle is still needed to close the tubes and body.

Quick Free Crochet House Spider

Small amounts of DK yarn are all you need for this quick little Halloween amigurumi. The free crochet spider pattern sends four chains through the body to make eight legs, then finishes the face with sewn-on bead eyes.

Halloween Spider Web Wreath Pattern

Turn a standard foam wreath into Halloween decor with a simple crocheted cover, a chain-and-double-crochet web and a big pom-pom spider. This free crochet pattern uses worsted yarn plus scraps and is rated easy.

Crochet Spider Web Newsboy Hat

Starting at the centre, this adult newsboy hat uses gentle shaping and a soft attached brim before the spider web is embroidered on top. The free crochet pattern is rated easy for Halloween, while the paid PDF adds an easier-to-read web graph.

Bendable Spider Amigurumi Pattern

Bendable i-cord legs hide pipe cleaners inside this small Halloween spider, and optional fangs give it a cheeky finish. Rated beginner to intermediate, the free crochet amigurumi pattern uses very little worsted yarn.

Spider Pumpkin Hat Crochet Pattern

Pumpkin features and spider pom-poms turn this quick adult hat into an easy Halloween costume. The free crochet pattern includes several videos and shows how to resize the ribbing for other head sizes.

Free Crochet Spider Baby Lovey

Curly spider legs are worked directly into the amigurumi body before it is added to this colourful baby lovey blanket. The free crochet pattern uses surface slip stitches for the Halloween web and can be finished in an evening or two; embroider the eyes for a young child.

Halloween Spider Tissue Box Cover

Pulling a tissue from the back makes this Halloween spider look as though it is spinning a web. The free crochet pattern uses single crochet for the main cover, with a sewn-on stuffed head and pipe-cleaner legs.

Black Cat Spider Towel Topper

Playful and practical, this spider applique dangles beneath the black cat on a Halloween towel topper. Designed as an adventurous-beginner scrap project, the free crochet pattern hides a ring inside so the towel can be removed for washing.

Squishy Crochet Spider Pillow Pattern

Super bulky blanket yarn makes this Halloween spider pillow soft, chunky and satisfyingly squishy. The free crochet pattern is rated easy, with two joined body panels, eight separate legs and a supporting video tutorial.

Easy Crochet Spider Web Decoration

Choose any yarn weight from your stash to change the look of this easy Halloween web. The free crochet spider pattern explains how thinner yarn makes a mini version and thicker yarn makes a giant one, with blocking used to sharpen the finished lace.

Spider Pocket Pet Amigurumi Pattern

Four safety eyes, two little pincers and eight separate legs give this Halloween Pocket Pet plenty of spider character. The intermediate amigurumi pattern is free to crochet and includes step-by-step photos plus a techniques video to help with the sewing.

Mini Crochet Spider Web Applique

Round or asymmetrical, these mini spider web motifs are easy to use for Halloween garlands, table decor, scrapbooking, frames, children’s clothes or a blanket. The free crochet applique pattern also includes a video tutorial.

Free Sharlotte Spider Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Sharlotte is a small stuffed spider with embroidered sleepy eyes, eight legs and a sweet little bow for extra personality. The free crochet pattern is beginner-friendly, worked in continuous spirals with worsted yarn, and includes clear photos plus step-by-step video tutorial help.