Add a spooky vibe to any room with this crocheted spider web bunting. Prettier than your average fake cobweb -- and much easier to clean up -- this is a craft you'll want to display on to year after year.

What you'll need:

• Wool/silk/cashmere lace-weight yarn: Spider web, chains: 1 x 100g (3 1/2oz) ball – approximately 1200m (1312yd) – of white (A)
• Mohair/silk lace-weight yarn: Spider web: 4 x 25g (7/8oz) balls – approximately 840m (919yd) – of cream (B)
• Crochet hook size: 2mm (B/1)

Abbreviations

• Ch chain
• Dc double crochet
• Dc2tog *insert hook into next st and draw up a loop; rep from * once, yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
• Dtr double treble
• Rep repeat
• Ss slip stitch
• St(s) stitch(es)
• Tr treble crochet

Size

Approximately web diameter: 30cm (12in)
Approximately chain length: 20cm (8in)

Tips

Chains are not included in stitch counts.
The webs are made using two different yarns; the mohair/silk mix gives a ‘hazy’ effect and the wool/silk/cashmere yarn a finer silk web. Use one for each alternate web, or just one yarn throughout.

Take a look at a larger image of this finished spider web.
 

Directions

Spider web

1 Using either A or B, make 8ch, join with ss to form a ring.

2 Round 1: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 2ch, *1tr in ring, 2ch; rep from * 6 times more, join with ss in top of first dc. (8 sts)

3 Round 2: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 4ch, *1tr in next st, 4ch; rep from * 6 times more, join with ss in top of first dc.

4 Round 3: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 6ch, *1tr in next st, 6ch; rep from * 6 times more, join with ss in top of first dc.

5 Round 4: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 8ch, *1tr in next st, 8ch; rep from * 6 times more, join with ss in top of first dc.

6 Round 5: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 10ch, *1tr in next st, 10ch; rep from * 6 times more, join with ss in top of first dc.

7 Round 6: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 6ch, 1dc in next 10-ch sp, 6ch, *1tr in next st, 6ch, 1dc in next 10-ch sp, 6ch; rep from * to end, join with ss in top of first dc. (16 sts)

8 Round 7: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 4ch, 1tr in same st as join, (this counts as 1tr, 4ch, 1tr). 4ch, [1tr, 4ch, 1tr] in next st, 4ch, *[1tr, 4ch, 1tr] in next st, 4ch [1tr, 4ch, 1tr] in next st, 4ch; rep from * to end, join with ss in top of first dc. (32 sts)

9 Round 8: Ss into centre of next 4ch sp, 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 7ch, miss next 4-ch sp, *1tr in next 4-ch sp, 7ch, miss next 4-ch sp; rep from * to end, join with ss in top of first dc.
(16 sts)

10 Round 9: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 9ch, *1tr in next st, 9ch; rep from * to end, join with ss in top of first dc.

11 Round 10: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 3ch, [1tr, 4ch, 1tr] in fifth ch of next 9ch sp, 3ch, *1tr in next st, 3ch, [1tr, 4ch, 1tr] in fifth ch of next 9ch sp, 3ch; rep from * to end, join with ss in top of first dc. (48 sts)

12 Round 11: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 2ch, 1tr in next st, 7ch, 1tr in next st, 2ch, *1tr in next st, 2ch, 1tr in next st, 7ch, 1tr in next st, 2ch; rep from * to end, join with ss in top of first dc.

13 Round 12: 9ch (counts as 1dtr, 6ch), miss next st, 1tr in next 7-ch sp, 6ch, *miss next st, 1dtr in next st, 6ch, miss next st, 1tr in next 7ch sp, 6ch; rep from * to end, join with ss in third of first 9-ch. (32 sts)

14 Round 13: 2ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 7ch, 1tr in next st, 7ch, *1tr in next st, 7ch, 1tr in next st 7ch; rep from * to end, join with ss in top of first dc.
Fasten off.

Assembling

Make two chains to join each spider web to the next and add two chains at each end as ties.

Chains
Using A, make 40ch.
Fasten off.
Rep for each chain required. Join spider webs using yarn ends of chains.

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