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. Get access to all my Youtube written patterns: Or send me photos of your Lovebug on instagram: I also have an Etsy for anyone looking to support the channel, but I do keep most of my patterns free here on Youtube: 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 Music by