Eight little tiptoes
Hanging Spider — pumpkin carving stencil
A rounded spider hangs beneath one short thread. Four angular legs on each side make the silhouette recognizable without tiny eyes or a web.
Eight little tiptoes
Your pumpkin, your way
Eight little tiptoes
A little detailA rounded spider hangs from one thread with eight boldly bent legs.
Sets the printed width. The pumpkin illustration stays the same size.
Print layoutA4 · 160 mm wideChoose Paper stencil for a larger print preview.
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Check narrow gaps on the printed template before carving.
Build your own pumpkin face →Mix eyes, a smile and playful extras to make a separate design.
A closer look at this pattern
What to cut. What to keep.
Follow these shapes
Remove the spider’s body and eight connected legs as one silhouette. The short vertical thread is its own rectangular opening above the body.
Leave these areas connected
Leave the light wedge between each pair of legs intact. Preserve the gap below the hanging thread instead of extending it into the body.
Fit this design to your pumpkin
Measure the span of the outer leg bends. The legs take more width than the body, and their narrow light gaps need to stay clear on the printed template.
Print width: 160–185 mm. Check the whole print against your pumpkin before transferring; this range does not guarantee the design will be easy to carve.
From this page to your pumpkin
Print, check, transfer.
Set the width of this pumpkin carving stencil with the controls above, flip the whole design if needed, and choose A4 or US Letter. The PDF keeps your chosen measurements; PNG gives you an image for other projects.
- Download the PDF and print at 100% or Actual size. Measure the 50 mm line to check your printer settings.
- Tape ordinary printer paper over a smooth area. Trace with transfer paper underneath, or mark closely spaced dots along the dark outlines.
- Remove the paper and compare your marks with the cut-and-keep notes above. An adult handles carving; use an LED light for the glow.
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