Halloween Horrors Make A Crochet Hair-raising Shrunken Head Tutorial For Festive Time Décor

Imagine holding a crochet hook in one hand, a skein of yarn in the other, and the thrill of bringing to life a whimsical, hair-raising, shrunken head. This isn't your everyday crochet project; it's a playful twist on handmade charm, perfect for those who appreciate a touch of the peculiar and the mischievous grins it will spark.

Crochet Hair-raising Shrunken Head

Materials Needed:

3.75 mm (F) crochet hook
Worsted weight yarn in white, black, and brown (specifically Big Twist Value yarn in the color camel)
Yarn needle
Scissors
6 mm safety eyes

Pattern Instructions:

Start with a magic ring.

Into the magic ring, chain 1 and make six single crochet (6 sc).
For round two, do single crochet increase in each stitch to have a total of 12 single crochets (12 sc).

Round three, single crochet increase in the first stitch, then one single crochet in the next; repeat this pattern around to have 18 single crochets (18 sc).

Rounds four and five, crochet two rows of 18 single crochet for a total of 36 stitches.

Round six, single crochet increase in the first stitch, then one single crochet in the next two stitches; repeat this pattern around for a total of 24 single crochets (24 sc).
Rounds seven through twelve, maintain the 24 single crochet pattern in each round to accumulate 144 stitches in total.

Next, single crochet decrease and one single crochet in the next two stitches for a total of 18 sc.'

Round after the decrease, crochet 18 single crochets.

Chain seven for the mouth and then single crochet across six more times.
Attach the mouth to the head.

Make the eyes:

With a magic ring, crochet five single crochet, close ring, then single crochet increase into the next, followed by a single crochet; repeat around. Attach 6 mm safety eyes.

Sew the eyes onto the head, leaving a row space between the eyes and the mouth and a stitch space between the two eyes.

Attach the mouth below the eyes:

For the decoration, nose, and mouth, use black yarn to create the desired facial details.

Resume with the head pattern, doing a single crochet decrease all the way around for nine decreases.
Follow with a round of nine single crochets.
Stuff the head with polyfill before it gets too small.
Continue decreasing as per the video tutorial's instructions to shape the top of the head.
Once the head is shaped and stuffed, attach the hair using strands of brown yarn; you can create hair by looping the yarn through stitches on the head and securing them.