Crochet Spider Bookmark Pattern

Meet Sisi, the cute little crochet spider bookmark. If you are looking for a quick, simple and effective project to make with just a few yards of yarn, then give the spider pattern a chance.

I particularly love that this is a super simple project that can be customized. You can adjust the spider bookmark by customizing the lenght to fit your books by increasing or decreasing the lenght of the chains as directed in the written pattern.

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Materials needed for the Spider Bookmark Pattern

Yarn: Any yarn weight can be used for this project. For a baby spider, go with a tiny thread.  

I used Stylecraft Special Aran (#4, 100% Acrylic, 196 m per 3.5 oz/100g Ball) for the prototype 

Hook and other materials

4 mm crochet hook

Darning Needle

Googly Eyes – 2 per bookmark

Glue

Guage

Guage is not crucial for this project.

Estimated Yardage

20 Yards

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Pattern Notes

1. Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
2. The pattern can be made using any yarn weight.
3. Chains at the beginning of the rows do not count as a stitch.

Skill Level – Intermediate

Terms – US Terminology

Stitches Abbreviations

Chain/chains – ch/chs

Single Crochet – sc

Half Double crochet – hdc

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Spider Bookmark Finished Measurement

Total length = 3 by 10”

Spider = 2 by 2”

Rope = 7”

Adjustments

Length: Increase or decrease the repeats for a longer or shorter bookmark.

How to crochet a spider bookmark

Section 1: Spider Body

Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc in magic ring. 6 sc

Round 2: 2 sc in each st. 12 sc

Round 3: *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st,* repeat from * to * to end. 18 sc

Section 2: Spider Legs

First and second legs: Ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, 2 sc in next ch, sl st in last 2 chs, sl st to next st the body of the spider

Third and fourth legs: Ch 7, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, sc2tog in next ch, sl st in last 2 chs, sl st to next st the body of the spider

Sl st in next 3 sts on the body of the spider.

Fifth and sixth legs: Ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, 2 sc in next ch, sl st in last 2 chs, sl st to next st the body of the spider

Seventh and Eight legs: Ch 7, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, sc2tog in next ch, sl st in last 2 chs, sl st to next st the body of the spider

Continue with sl st in the next 3 sts on the spider’s body.

Section 2: Bookmark Rope

Chain 36

Increase or decrease the number of chains as you would prefer.

Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and each ch across. Skip next st on the body of the spider, sl st in the remaining body on the body of the spider.

Fasten off.

Glue the googly eyes to the body of the spider.