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Black Widow Crochet Amigurumi PDF Pattern

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Black widow spiders are arachnids that are known for their peculiar red hourglass-shaped

marking on females' abdomen. They are considered the most venomus spiders in North
America even though their bite is rarely fatal to humans. If you are an arachind fan you can
use this pattern to make your own black widow spider. This pattern requires intermediate
crochet skill level as it combines crocheting and wire working. Instructions are divided into
three sections, so that each body part pattern is described separately (1. abdomen, 2. head
and thorax, , 3. legs). Finished product should be 17 cm (6,69 in) long and 13 cm (5,12 in)
wide with legs, while the body alone is 6 cm (2,36 in) long and 3,5 cm (1,38 in) wide. The
size may vary depending on your yarn and hook size. The hourglass-shaped marking is
embroided on the abdomen since I did not know how to crochet it to look good.
Material:
- Black yarn (55 % acrylic, 45 % fleece wool; 3,5 mm) - 50 g = 115 m, Steinbach Wolle
- Red yarn (100 % acrylic; 3-4 mm) – 50 g = 133 m, Bravo originals
- Hook size: 2 mm (US: B/1; UK: 14)
- Yarn needle and scissors
- Fiberfill for stuffing
- Marker
- Measuring tape
- 1 cm copper wire for handcraft
- Pliers and wire cutting pliers
- Super glue (strong fast-acting adhesives)

Abbreviations:
R = row
mr = magic ring
ch n = chain the number of times stated
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet two together (hidden decrease)
hdc dec = half double crochet two together (hidden decrease)
(…)* n = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
FO = finish off

1. Abdomen
R 1: 3 sc in mr (3)
R 2: 3 inc (6)
R 3: (1 sc, 2 inc)*2 (10)
R 4: 2 sc, (sc, inc)*4 (14)
R 5: 4 sc, (sc, inc)*4, 2sc (18)
R 6: 6 sl st,* (2 sc, inc)*4 (22)
R 7: 10 sc, (3 sc, inc)*3 (25)
R 8: 8 sl st, 17 sc (25)
R 9: 25 sc (25)
R 10: 1 sc, 8 sl st, 16 sc (25)
R 11: 12sc, 13 hdc (25)
R 12: 2 sc, 8 sl st, 15 sc (25)
R 13: 2sc, 8 sl st, (3 hdc, hdc dec)*3 (22)
R 14: 2 hdc, dec, 6 sc, (2 sc, dec)* 3 (18) – stuff with fiberfill
R 15: 1 sc, dec, 5 sl st, (sc, dec)*3, sc (14)
R 16: (1 sc, dec)*4, dec (9)
R 17: FO leaving a small tail. Weave in the yarn tail in front loops of the rest 9 stitches, then
pull to close the hole. Hide the end.

2. Cephalothorax (head and thorax)

R 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
R 2: 6 inc (12)
R 3-R5: 12 sc (12)
R 6: (4 sc, dec)*2 (10) – stuff with fiberfill
R 7: 5 dec (5)
R 8: FO leaving a longer tail. Weave in the yarn tail in front loops of the rest 5 stitches, then
pull to close the hole. Pull the rest of the yarn tail through the cephalothorax so it comes
out on the other end.

Assembly: Sew the cephalothorax on the abdomen with the left over yarn tail. You can
make it easier by pinning down the cephalothorax to abdomen with pin needle.
Hourglass-shaped marking on the abdomen: (Red yarn) Embroid the marking on the
abdomen between row 4 and 12 with a yarn needle.

3. Legs
In this last section you will combine working with wire and crocheting.

To make one pair of legs you need to cut the wire


and insert it through the bottom of the
cephalothorax (you can help widen the hole with
a crochet hook). The wire length for each pair of
legs are written below. After you inserted the
wire, you need to bend it on both sides two times
so each leg is segmented three times (just like in
real life). Each segment has different length. The
first segment (the closest to the body) is always
the longest, the last two segments that follow are
shorter. The lengths of segments are written
below.
A) First pair of legs (front legs):
Wire length: 27 cm (10,63 in)
Segment length:
1. segment: 5,5 cm (2,17 in)
2. segment: 5 cm (1,57 in)
3. segment: 2,5 cm (1,38 in)

For front legs cut 27 cm (10,63 in) long wire and insert it into the thorax. Approximately
1 cm (0,39 in) of the wire should be in the body which means there should be 13 cm (5,12
in) of wire on each side (27 - 1 = 26; 26 ÷ 2 = 13). Bend the first segment at 5,5 cm (2,17
in) and the second at 5 cm (1,97 in). That means that the last segment should be 2,5 cm
(0,98 in) long (13 - 5,5 = 7,5; 7,5 – 5 = 2,5).

Hopefully these instructions and the pictures are clear enough (if not you can contact
me). Further instructions will be simplified.

B) Second pair of legs:


Wire length: 14 cm (5,51 in)
Segment length:
1. segment: 3 cm (1,18 in)
2. segment: 2 cm (0,79 in)
3. segment: 1,5 cm (0,59 in)
C) Third pair of legs: same as the second pair of legs.

D) Fourth pair of legs (back legs):


Wire length: 27 cm (10,63 in)
Segment length:
1. segment: 5,5 cm (2,17 in)
2. segment: 4 cm (1,57 in)
3. segment: 3,5 cm (1,38 in)
To finish the legs you need to crochet around the wires. (Black yarn) Begin with one
chain on the crochet hook and start making chains around the wire alternating between
front and back of the wire to grab the yarn with your hook. Always start crocheting
around the first segment (the segment that is attached to the body) and continue to
move along to the second segment. When you finish the second segment, finish of the
yarn and leave a long yarn tail. At the last segment wind the rest of the yarn around the
wire and glue it to the end. I usually scratch the wire a bit before puting the glue on so
the yarn sticks better to the wire.
Do not forget to sew the leg (begining of the 1. segment) to the body.

When you finish sewing the last pair of legs to the body, pull the left over yarn (from
both legs) through the body so it comes out where the mouth is suposed to be than
cut the yarn close to the head. These two forms are called pedipalps, spiders use it to
eat the prey. I made them approximately 0,5 cm long (0,2 in ).

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