Ghost Crochet Appliqué
Get into the Halloween Spirit! with this super cute ghost applique crochet design.
Materials
DK Yarn in light grey and purple*
4.5mm Hook for the body
4mm Hook for the eyes
*For my design I used Scheepjes Softfun in Cloud and Heath, which is a cotton/acrylic blend but any DK yarn can be used.
Stitches
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
tr – treble
htr – half treble
dtr – double treble
ss – slip stitch
Pattern
Note: Starting chain does not count as a stitch.
Foundation: working in light grey with a 4.5mm hook and ch7.
Round 1 – htr in the second stitch from the hook, then htr in the next 5 stitches. Work 4tr in the same last stitch (making it 5htr in total, this is the curved edge), then htr in the next 5 stitches. [15]
Image 1: Showing Round 2 completed
Round 2 – Turn work and ch1, work a htr in the next 5 stitches, then 2htr in following 5 stitches, then htr in the next 5 stitches. [20]
Round 3 – Turn work and ch1, work a htr in the next 5 stitches, then (htr, 2htr) 5 times, then htr in the next 5 stitches. [25]
Round 4 – Turn work and ch1, work a htr in the next 5 stitches, then (htr, htr, 2htr) 5 times, then htr in the next 5 stitches. [30]
Round 5 – Turn work and ch1, htr in the next 5 stitches, then (htr, htr, htr, 2htr) 5 times, then htr in the next 5 stitches. DO NOT fasten off.
THE TAILS
Round 6 – Continuing on from the body… *work 2tr, 2dtr and 2tr all in the same stitch (marked by the first x in Image 2), then ss into the stitch marked with the first y*.
Repeat ** twice using image 2 as guidance, to create 3 half circle tails. Fasten off.
Image 2: Showing Round 6 positioning.
EYES
Using a 4mm hook, *Ch3, slipstitch into the third chain from the hook, to create a ring. Ch1 and 8dc into the centre of the ring, ss to first dc. Fasten off. Use ends to sew eye into place on the body.*
Repeat ** for the second eye.