How to crochet the Candy Spider/Valentine’s Day Lovebug
Whether you know him as the candy spider or the love bug, this friendly little arachnid is the perfect homemade Valentine’s Day present for that unusual person in your life.
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US terminology used
All pieces are worked in a continuous spiral unless otherwise indicated.
Stitch Glossary:
ss: “slipstitch“ - insert hook, yarn over and pull through loop on hook.
ch: “Chain” - yarn over, pull through only loop.
sc: “Single crochet” - Insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
bpsc: “backpost single crochet“ - work your single crochet around the post of the stitch from the back of the piece.
inc: “Increase” - Complete two single crochets into the same stitch, one after the other.
inc3: “increase three“ - work 3 single crochets into the same stitch.
dec: “Decrease over two stitches”- Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Yarn over a third time, and pull through all three loops on hook.
00:00 Hello, it’s Thursday
00:44 Tools & Materials
02:00 Face
05:19 How to insert the safety eyes
07:15 Finishing the head
07:49 How to change colour
09:00 Starting the body
11:01 Butt introduction
11:44 Candy spider version
12:05 Love bug heart motif
14:01 Finishing the body
14:38 Top-stitch details
15:25 Making long legs
16:07 Making short legs
16:20 Assembling the legs
17:04 Attaching legs to the body
17:50 Making a moustache
18:16 Attaching the moustache
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