Crochet Halloween Decorations – Free Pattern
Materials Needed:
- Worsted weight yarn in various Halloween colors (black, orange, white, purple, etc.)
- Crochet hooks (size G/4mm or size appropriate for your chosen yarn)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill stuffing (for 3D items)
Patterns:
- Pumpkin:
- Using orange yarn, create a magic ring.
- Round 1: Chain 1, make 8 single crochet (sc) stitches into the ring, pull tight, join with a slip stitch (8 stitches).
- Round 2: Chain 1, work 2 sc in each stitch around, join with a slip stitch (16 stitches).
- Round 3: Chain 1, work 1 sc in the next stitch, then 2 sc in the next stitch, repeat from * to * around, join (24 stitches).
- Rounds 4-7: Chain 1, work 1 sc in each stitch around, join.
- Change to green yarn.
- Round 8: Chain 1, work 1 single crochet decrease (sc2tog) in each stitch around, join (12 stitches).
- Stuff the pumpkin with fiberfill.
- Round 9: Chain 1, work sc2tog around, join (6 stitches).
- Fasten off, leaving a tail. Thread tail through a yarn needle, weave through the remaining stitches, and pull tight to close.
- Spiderweb:
- Using black yarn, create a magic ring.
- Round 1: Chain 3 (counts as 1 double crochet), work 11 dc into the ring, join with a slip stitch (12 stitches).
- Round 2: Chain 3, work 1 dc in the same stitch, work 2 dc in each stitch around, join (24 stitches).
- Change to white yarn.
- Round 3: Chain 1, work 1 single crochet (sc) in the same stitch, chain 5, skip 1 stitch, work 1 sc in the next stitch, chain 5, skip 1 stitch, repeat from * to * around, join.
- Round 4: Slip stitch into the first chain-5 space, chain 3 (counts as 1 dc), work 2 dc, chain 3, 3 dc in the same space, chain 3, work 3 dc, chain 3, 3 dc in the next chain-5 space, repeat from * to * around, join.
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
- Ghost:
- Using white yarn, create a magic ring.
- Round 1: Chain 1, work 6 single crochet (sc) stitches into the ring, join with a slip stitch (6 stitches).
- Round 2: Chain 1, work 2 sc in each stitch around, join (12 stitches).
- Round 3: Chain 1, work 1 sc in the next stitch, then 2 sc in the next stitch, repeat from * to * around, join (18 stitches).
- Rounds 4-6: Chain 1, work 1 sc in each stitch around, join.
- Fasten off, leaving a tail. Thread tail through a yarn needle, weave through the remaining stitches, and pull tight to close.
- Using black yarn, embroider eyes and a mouth onto the ghost.
- Bats:
- Using black yarn, create a magic ring.
- Row 1: Chain 4 (counts as 1 dc and 1 chain), work 1 dc into the ring, chain 2, work 2 dc into the ring, turn (4 stitches).
- Row 2: Chain 1, work 2 sc in the first stitch, chain 1, skip 1 stitch, work 2 sc in the next stitch, turn (4 stitches).
- Rows 3-7: Chain 1, work 2 sc in the first stitch, sc in the next stitch, chain 1, skip 1 stitch, sc in the next stitch, work 2 sc in the last stitch, turn (10 stitches at the end of row 7).
- Row 8: Chain 1, sc in each stitch across, turn (10 stitches).
- Rows 9-10: Repeat Row 8.
- Row 11: Chain 1, sc2tog, sc in the next 6 stitches, sc2tog, turn (8 stitches).
- Row 12: Chain 1, sc2tog, sc in the next 4 stitches, sc2tog, turn (6 stitches).
- Row 13: Chain 1, sc2tog, sc in the next 2 stitches, sc2tog, turn (4 stitches).
- Row 14: Chain 1, sc2tog twice, fasten off (2 stitches).
- Attach a small piece of black yarn to the top center stitch of the bat’s body to create a hanger.
Feel free to adjust the sizes and colors of these crochet Halloween decorations according to your preferences. Enjoy decorating your space with these spooky and fun crochet creations!