Hillary Miller (model)
David Frahm (photo)

To Weave a Tangled Web

I came back to my townhouse after a long day, only to find that my arch-nemesis was waiting for me. That's right. The spider. My foe crept slowly along the wall, pausing, waiting to strike. I knew I had to act fast, but I also knew that no weapon known to man could defeat this long-despised rival. So, summoning up my courage, I called my boyfriend to come do the dirty deed.

It wasn't until a week or so later that I uncovered my defeated foe's lair...now fallen in status to that of a cobweb. Let me tell you, I despise touching spiderwebs or any variant thereof almost as much as I avoid their makers. Yet as I shrieked and whipped my arms about trying to dislodge the sticky substance, a brilliant thought occurred to me. What if, the next time I should encounter such a hideous fiend, I should camouflage myself? Cloak myself in an unsuspecting innocent web?

It was at that moment I knew what I had to do. Cover my arms (the only body part I might permit to enter the vicinity of a spider) in the facade of a web, disguise myself, so that the next time such a creature intrudes on my humble abode...I'll be ready.

by Leathra

Suggested Recitation, With Hand Gestures

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Hillary Miller (model)
David Frahm (photo)
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Difficulty

Coquette
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Finished Measurements

11.25" diameter (widest point)
6.75" diameter (wrist)
~12" in length (end to end)

Materials

• Any worsted weight yarn in white, 1 skien
• US F/4mm crochet hook
• stitch marker

Design Notes

North American crochet terminology is used throughout.

Hillary Miller (model)
David Frahm (photo)
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Abbreviations

ch chain
sc single crochet (English double crochet)
hdc half double crochet (English half treble crochet)
dc double crochet (English treble crochet)
trc treble crochet (English double treble crochet)
sl st slip stitch

Directions

To begin: ch 52, mark with stitch marker. Ch 3, turn, ch 11, dc in 13th ch from marker. Ch 11, dc in 13th ch, repeat to end. Sl st into 3rd ch in front of marker (first 3 ch after marker count as 1st dc.)

R1: ch 3, ch11 *dc in dc, ch 11* repeat * 3 more times, join sl st in top of ch 3.

R2-5: ch 1, ch 11 *sc in dc, ch 11 * 3 more times, join sl st in ch 1

R6: ch 4, ch 11, *trc in sc, ch 11 * 3 more times, join sl st in top of ch 4.

R7: ch 4, ch 11, sc, ch 11, trc, ch 11, sc, ch 11, join sl st in top of ch 4.

R8: ch 1, ch 10, trc, ch 10, sc, ch 10, trc, ch 10, join.

R9: ch 1, ch 10, *sc, ch 10* repeat 3 more times, join.

R10: ch 3, ch 9, *dc, ch 9 * repeat 3 more times, join.

R11: ch 4, ch 8, *trc, ch 8 * repeat 3 more times, join.

R12: ch 2, ch 7, *hdc, ch 7 * repeat 3 more times, join.

R13: ch 3, ch 7, *dc, ch 7 * repeat 3 more times, join.

R14: ch 4, ch 7, *trc, ch 7 * repeat 3 more times, join.

R15: ch 2, ch 7, *hdc, ch 7 * repeat 3 more times, join.

R16: ch 2, ch 7, hdc, ch 8, hdc, ch 8, hdc, ch 7, join.

R17: ch 2, ch 7, hdc, ch 9, hdc, ch 9, hdc, ch 7, join.

R18-22: ch 1, ch 7, sc, ch 9, sc, ch 9, sc, ch 7, join.

R23: ch 1, ch 7, sc, ch 10, sc, ch 10, sc, ch 7, join.

R24: ch 1, ch 7, sc, ch 17, skip 1st sc, sc in 2nd sc, ch 7, join.

R25-29: ch 1, ch 7, ch 8, sc 9th ch, ch 8, sc, ch 7, join.

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