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Spiders with 12 legs

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Introduction

On this page we show examples of grounds with spiders with 12 (4x3) legs. Also see Counting snowflake families.

Torchon spiders

4x3 legs

Please note: for a traditional Torchon spider, a stitch like ctcctc or ctctctc has to be chosen in the heart of the spider.

4x3 legs binche style 4x3 legs in a diamond

Spiders with an eye

4x3 with eye

Please note: to get a clear eye in the middle, the stitches in the eye of the spider have to be chosen like the example for the 4x3 legged spider: B2=ctclctc F2=ctcrctc .

4x3 legs with eye 4x3 legs with eye 4x3 legs with eye in diamond

Spiders with a narrow eye

Spiders with a narrow eye also can be achieved using step 2 or step 3 on a fish in half stitch.

spider with narrow eye

spider with narrow eye spider with narrow eye spider with narrow eye, diamond spider with narrow eye and stars

spider with narrow eye

spider with narrow eye star from narrow eyed spider

Open centered spider

open centered spider

Please note: these spiders have 12 legs. On each side, a pair is “bouncing”: it takes a detour outside the spider and returns in. The outside of the spider is indicated in pink in the diagram on the right.

open centered spider 1 open centered spider 2 open centered spider B open centered spider Q