This is a step-by-step beginner crochet pattern to create a “spider” cat toy, which is a ball shape with eight floppy legs for your cat to attack! It includes additional instructions for adding a hanging loop to the toy.

The pattern calls for light/3 weight cotton or cotton blend yarn (the Caron Cotton Cakes are listed as the yarn I used, it automatically refers to them as a medium weight yarn but it is lighter/closer to DK based on actually working with it), a 4mm crochet hook, cat safe stuffing, and a yarn needle. It is presented in an abbreviated style with a glossary of explanations as well as photos to show the tricky steps for both right and left handed crocheters.