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Materials Needed Yarn: Light Pink (For the ghost body and arms - Cotton amigurumi yarn) Dark Pink / Rose Pink (For the witch hat, bow, and pumpkin) Black (For the bat wings, hat band, and mouth embroidery) Brown (For the pumpkin stem and basket handle) Crochet Hook: 2.5 mm or 3.0 mm Safety Eyes: 6 mm or 8 mm black safety eyes (1 pair per ghost) Stuffing: Fiberfill (poly-fill) Tapestry Needle, Scissors, Stitch Marker Pink Blush (for the cheeks) Abbreviations (US Crochet Terms) MR: Magic Ring sc: Single crochet inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch) dec: Decrease (Invisible decrease - sc 2 together) FLO: Front loops only BLO: Back loops only dc: Double crochet hdc inc: Half double crochet increase (2 hdc in the same stitch) *( )N: Repeat instructions within brackets N times [ ]: Total number of stitches at the end of the round
1. Basic Ghost Body (Base Pattern) Using Light Pink yarn. Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6] Rnd 2: (inc)*6 [12] Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 [18] Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 [24] Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 [30] Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 [36] Rnd 7-18 (12 rounds): sc in each st around [36] (Attach safety eyes between Rnds 11 and 12, leaving 5-6 stitches apart. Embroider a small "v" or curved mouth with thin black yarn right between the eyes.) Rnd 19: Working in FLO (for the ruffled skirt): (Skip 1 st, 5 dc in the next st, skip 1 st, sl st in the next st)*9 [Creates 9 ruffles] Fasten off and weave in the end. Bottom Base & Closing: Rnd 20: Join light pink yarn to the remaining BLO loops of Rnd 18: (4 sc, dec)*6 [30] Rnd 21: (3 sc, dec)*6 [24] (Start stuffing with fiberfill) Rnd 22: (2 sc, dec)*6 [18] Rnd 23: (1 sc, dec)*6 [12] Rnd 24: (dec)*6 [6] Fasten off, weave needle through front loops of remaining 6 sts, pull tight to close.
2. Arms (Make 2 for each ghost) Using Light Pink yarn: Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6] Rnd 2-4 (3 rounds): sc in each st around [6] Do not stuff. Flatten the opening and sc 3 across to close. Sew to the sides of the body around Rnd 12. 3. Accessories & Variations A. Witch Hat (Top Middle Model) Dark Pink Yarn: Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR [4] Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)*2 [6] Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc)*2 [8] Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc)*2 [10] Rnd 5: (4 sc, inc)*2 [12] Rnd 6: (5 sc, inc)*2 [14] Rnd 7: (6 sc, inc)*2 [16] Black Yarn (Band): Rnd 8: sc in each st around [16] Dark Pink Yarn (Brim): Rnd 9: In FLO: (1 sc, inc)*8 [24] Rnd 10: (2 sc, inc)*8 [32] Fasten off and sew slightly tilted onto the top of the ghost.
Black Yarn (Band): Rnd 8: sc in each st around [16] Dark Pink Yarn (Brim): Rnd 9: In FLO: (1 sc, inc)*8 [24] Rnd 10: (2 sc, inc)*8 [32] Fasten off and sew slightly tilted onto the top of the ghost. B. Bat Wings (Top Left Model) Black Yarn (Make 2): Ch 10, starting in 2nd ch from hook: 2 sc, 2 hdc, 3 dc, in the last ch work (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc). Turn to work along the opposite side of the chain: 3 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc. Sl st along the edges to create a pointy bat wing shape and sew onto the back/sides of the ghost. C. Pink Bow (Bottom Middle Model) Dark Pink Yarn: In MR work: (Ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3, sl st into ring)*2. Pull MR tight to close. Wrap yarn around the center several times to form the bow knot, knot tightly, and sew to the top right side of the head. D. Mini Pumpkin (Top Right Model) Dark Pink Yarn: Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6] Rnd 2: (inc)*6 [12] Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 [18] Rnd 4-6: sc in each st around [18] Rnd 7: (1 sc, dec)*6 [12] (Stuff firmly) Rnd 8: (dec)*6 [6] Fasten off leaving a long tail. Wrap the tail around the outside of the ball from bottom to top 5-6 times, pulling tightly to create the pumpkin ridges. Attach a small brown stem (Ch 3) on top and sew between the ghost's hands.
E. Candy Bucket (Bottom Right Model) Dark Pink Yarn: Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6] Rnd 2: (inc)*6 [12] Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 [18] Rnd 4: In BLO: sc in each st around [18] Rnd 5-6: sc in each st around [18] Handle (Brown Yarn): Attach yarn to side, ch 12, sl st to opposite side. Fill bucket with a bit of fiberfill and colorful sprinkles/yarn bits, then sew between the ghost's hands. Assembly & Finishing Sew all accessories firmly onto the ghosts using a tapestry needle. Apply a small amount of pink powder blush under the eyes using a cotton swab to give them rosy cheeks. Add a keychain ring/loop to the top center if you'd like to use them as bag charms or keychains.