Gather up your yarn and hook, it's time to make a crochet charming little ghost doll for Halloween! This delightful project is perfect for adding a touch of handmade spookiness to your holiday decor. With simple stitches, you'll stitch up a friendly ghost that's sure to be the centerpiece of your festive decorations.
Crochet Halloween Ghost Doll
Materials Needed:
- White and black yarn (and colors for the witch hat and accessories)
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle for assembling
- Stuffing material
- 4 mm plastic eyes and glue (or whatever you choose for the eyes)
- Optional: Pink yarn for blush, brown yarn for pumpkin stem
Ghost Body:
Start with a Magic Ring.
Round 1:
- Make 8 single crochet (sc) into the magic ring.
Round 2:
- Increase in each stitch around (make 2 sc in each stitch) - 16 sc.
In Round 3:
- 1 sc, then 1 increase repeat around - 24 sc.
Round 4:
- Make 1 sc in each stitch around - 24 sc.
Round 5:
- 2 sc, then 1 increase repeat around - 32 sc.
For Round 6:
- Make 1 sc in each stitch around - 32 sc.
Round 7:
- Make 7 sc, then 4 triple crochet cluster in the next stitch, 15 sc, another 4 triple crochet cluster, then 8 sc.
Round 8:
- Make 1 sc in each stitch around - 32 sc.
For Round 9:
- 3 sc, then 1 increase repeat around - 40 sc.
Rounds 10 & 11:
- Make 1 sc in each stitch around - 40 sc.
Round 12:
- Working in back loops only, 3 sc, then 1 decrease repeat around.
For Round 13:
- 2 sc, then 1 decrease repeat around.
Round 14:
- 1 sc, then 1 decrease repeat around.
Round 15:
- Make decreases around, stuff the ghost, then close the top.
Ghost Face:
- Attach the eyes between the 6th and 7th rounds, 4 stitches apart.
- Use black yarn to embroider the mouth and pink yarn for the blush.
Witch Hat:
Start with a Magic Ring.
Round 1:
- Make 6 sc into the magic ring.
Round 2:
- 1 sc, then 1 increase repeat three times - 9 sc.
For Round 3:
- Make 1 sc in each stitch around - 9 sc.
Round 4:
- 2 sc, then 1 increase repeat three times - 12 sc.
Round 5:
- Make 1 sc in each stitch in black yarn - 12 sc.
In Round 6:
- In purple, 3 sc, then 1 increase repeat three times. Change colors as described for a stripe effect.
Round 7:
- Working in front loops only, 1 double crochet (DC), chain 1, 1 DC in each stitch around for brim.
Accessories:
Pumpkin:
- Use orange yarn. Begin with a magic ring, 8 sc. Continue increasing for a round, then make 1 sc in each stitch around for several rounds before decreasing to close. Add a brown stem on top.
Maple Leaf:
- Begin with a magic ring and follow a sequence of stitches creating peaks for the leaf shape, ending with a slip stitch and a chain one to cut.
Assembly:
- Attach accessories as desired to the ghost using a yarn needle and glue if necessary.
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