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🕸️ Haunted Halloween Crochet Table Runner
Finished size
Approximately 35 × 90 cm (14 × 35 in).
You can make it shorter or longer by changing the number of motifs.
🧶 Materials
- Purple crochet cotton/yarn
- Black crochet cotton/yarn
- Cream/off-white crochet cotton/yarn
- Small amount of orange yarn
- Crochet hook appropriate for your yarn, approximately 3–3.5 mm
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations — US terms
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- sp = space
- MR = magic ring
🕸️ 1. Purple Spiderweb Motif
Make 4–6 webs.
Round 1
With purple yarn, make an MR.
Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 11 dc into the ring.
Sl st to the top of ch 3.
12 dc total.
Round 2
Ch 5, dc in the same stitch.
Then repeat:
dc, ch 2, dc in each stitch around.
Sl st to the 3rd chain of the beginning ch 5.
Round 3
Sl st into the next ch-2 space.
Ch 3, 2 dc in the same space, ch 2.
Repeat around:
3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch 2.
Sl st to the top of ch 3.
Round 4 — Web points
Sl st into the next ch-2 space.
Ch 6, sc into the next ch-2 space.
Repeat around.
You should have a series of long chains forming the web.
Round 5
Sc into the first ch-6 loop, ch 7.
Repeat around.
Round 6
Sc into the next loop, ch 8.
Repeat around.
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
You now have a delicate spiderweb/star-shaped motif.
🕷️ 2. Small Black Spider
With black yarn:
Body
Make an MR.
Round 1: 8 sc into MR.
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around = 16 sc.
Fasten off.
Legs
Cut 8 pieces of black yarn, approximately 8–10 cm each.
Attach four pieces to each side of the body.
Separate and twist the strands slightly to create spider legs.
Sew the spider onto a purple web.
🏚️ 3. Haunted House Motif
Make 3 houses in black.
House body
Ch 21.
Row 1
Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across.
20 sc.
Rows 2–10
Ch 1, turn.
Sc across.
Roof
At the end of Row 10, begin decreasing:
Row 11: sc2tog, sc across until last 2 sts, sc2tog.
Repeat until approximately 10 sts remain.
Continue decreasing until 2 sts remain.
Fasten off.
Chimney
Attach black yarn near the top.
Ch 5, sc across.
Fasten off.
Windows
With cream yarn, embroider:
- 2 small square windows
- 1 small door
Add tiny yellow stitches inside the windows for a spooky glowing effect.
🦇 4. Crochet Bat
With black yarn:
Body
MR.
Round 1: 6 sc into ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch = 12 sc.
Round 3: sc around.
Fasten off.
Wings
Attach black yarn to one side of the body.
Wing 1:
Ch 5, tr into the next stitch, dc into the next stitch, hdc into the next stitch, sc into the next stitch.
Fasten off.
Repeat on the opposite side for Wing 2.
Add two tiny black ears with embroidery stitches.
Sew the bat above a haunted house.
🎃 5. Crochet Pumpkin
Make 3–5 pumpkins in different shades of purple/orange.
Round 1
MR, 8 sc into ring.
Round 2
2 sc in each stitch around.
16 sc.
Round 3
Sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next stitch.
Repeat around.
24 sc.
Rounds 4–6
Sc around.
Round 7
Sc2tog, sc in next stitch.
Repeat around.
Round 8
Sc2tog around.
Stuff lightly with yarn scraps if you want a raised pumpkin.
Fasten off and close.
Pumpkin shape
Using a yarn needle and matching yarn:
Insert the needle from bottom to top several times around the pumpkin, gently pulling to create vertical grooves.
Stem
With green or brown yarn:
Ch 4.
Sl st back along the chain.
Sew to the top.
Jack-o’-lantern face
With black yarn, embroider:
- ▲ eyes
- ▲ nose
- A curved or zigzag mouth
🕸️ 6. Cream Spiderweb Medallion
These are the round cream motifs visible in the video.
With cream yarn:
Round 1
MR, 12 dc into ring.
Round 2
Ch 3.
Dc in same stitch.
2 dc in next stitch.
Repeat around.
Round 3
Ch 4.
Dc, ch 2 around.
Round 4
Into each ch-2 space:
2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc.
Repeat around.
Round 5
Ch 5.
Sc into next ch-3 space.
Repeat around.
Fasten off.
Add a small black bat or spider applique to the center.
🧩 7. Assembly
The easiest layout is:
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🕸️ 🦇 🏚️ 🕸️Arrange the pieces until you get the alternating look shown in the video.
Joining
Place two motifs together with wrong sides facing.
Using black yarn:
Sc through both motifs, working through corresponding stitches/spaces.
For a flatter, more delicate finish, use sl st through both pieces instead.
Continue joining until the runner is assembled.
🖤 8. Outer Border
Once everything is joined, work around the entire outside edge.
Border Round 1
Attach black yarn.
Sc evenly around the entire runner.
At each corner:
sc, ch 2, sc
to keep the corner flat.
Border Round 2 — Spiderweb edge
Ch 5, skip 2 stitches, sc in next stitch.
Repeat around.
At the corners, work an additional ch-5 loop.
Fasten off.
Weave in all ends.
✨ Finishing
Lightly block the finished runner:
- Pin it into the desired shape.
- Lightly dampen it.
- Allow it to dry completely.
- Remove the pins.
This will make the spiderwebs and openwork motifs much more defined.
Color combination
For the closest overall look to the video:
🟣 Purple = spiderwebs
⚫ Black = haunted houses, bats & spiders
🤍 Cream = round web motifs
🟠 Orange/purple = pumpkins
If you want, I can also turn this into a proper printable crochet pattern with a stitch chart/diagram for every motif.
