How to Crochet a Ghost: A Spooky DIY Guide

Crochet Ghost Plushie

Get ready to embrace the spooky sea­son with a cute lit­tle cro­chet ghost, per­fect for your Hal­loween dec­o­ra­tions! This free cro­chet pat­tern will guide you through cre­at­ing an amigu­ru­mi ghost that is both adorable and easy to make. Whether you’re a begin­ner or an expe­ri­enced cro­cheter, you’ll find this pat­tern sim­ple to fol­low, using basic stitch­es like sin­gle cro­chet and dou­ble cro­chet. With a few mate­ri­als, includ­ing bulky yarn, a cro­chet hook size of your choice, and some mm safe­ty eyes, you’ll have your very own friend­ly ghost ready to haunt your home.

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To start your ghost, you’ll use a mag­ic ring, a com­mon tech­nique in amigu­ru­mi pat­terns that allows you to begin with a tight, closed loop. After cre­at­ing the mag­ic ring, you’ll work in rounds, using sin­gle cro­chet stitch­es and increas­ing in the back loop of some stitch­es to shape the ghost’s body. For a neat fin­ish, be sure to use a stitch mark­er to keep track of your rounds. As you con­tin­ue, you’ll add details like the ghost’s arms, start­ing with the first arm and work­ing to the sec­ond arm. Don’t for­get to insert safe­ty eyes before fin­ish­ing the head to give your ghost its per­son­al­i­ty.

I used Size 6 White Chunky Yarn and Vel­vet Black Yarn

G hook, Yarn nee­dle, eyes

To cre­ate a cro­chet ghost plushie, you’ll fol­low a basic amigu­ru­mi pat­tern with sim­ple stitch­es and tech­niques. Here’s a brief out­line of the steps:

Mate­ri­als:
White yarn (Worsted weight or chunky for a larg­er plushie)
Safe­ty eyes (6mm or 8mm, depend­ing on the size of your plushie)
Stuff­ing (Poly­ester fiber­fill)
-Tapes­try nee­dle

Rnd 1: In the Mag­ic Cir­cle, work 6 sc, sl st (use a stitch mark­er to keep track of your rounds)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each stitch around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds — 12 sc

Rnd 3: *sc, 2 sc, *Repeat around, — 18 sc

Rnd 4: *sc in the next two stitch­es, 2 sc, *Repeat around, — 24 sc

Rnds 5–7: *sc in each sc around, *Repeat for 3 times total

Eyes: insert your eyes about inch apart, the row above the arms.

Rnd 8: Bob­ble Stitch for the arm, *yarn over, insert your hook, yarn over and draw up your loop, *Repeat 4 more times, yarn over and pull through. sc in the next 8 sc, cre­ate a bob­ble stitch for the next arm, sc around to the stitch mark­er. 

Rnds 9–10: sc in each stitch around twice, then sl st

Rnd 11: In the back loop, sc in each stitch around, sl st

Rnd 12: *sc in the next two stitch­es, 2 sctog decrease, *Repeat around, sl st

Rnd 13: *sc, 2sctog decrease, *Repeat around

Rnd 14: *2sctog decrease, *Repeat around, sl st, Fas­ten off

Go Back to the Rnd 11, sl st into the back loop, *sc, hdc, sc in one stitch, sl st into the next stitch, *Repeat around, sl st Fas­ten off. Weave in your ends. 

Option­al: Witch Hat

Black Vel­vet Yarn, G hook

Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in the Mag­ic Cir­cle, sl st ‑6sc

Rnd 2: *sc in the next 2 sc, 2sc, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds no sl st ‑8 sc

Rnd 3: *sc in each sc around, *Repeat around, ‑8 sc

Rnd 4: *sc in the next 3 sc, 2sc, *Repeat around, ‑10 sc

Rnd 5: *sc in each sc around, *Repeat around, ‑10 sc

Rnd 6: *sc in the next 4 sc, 2sc, *Repeat around, ‑12 sc

Rnd 7: *sc in each sc around, *Repeat around, ‑12 sc

Rnd 8: *sc in the next 5 sc, 2sc, *Repeat around, ‑14 sc

Rnd 9: *sc in each sc around, *Repeat around, sl st ‑14 sc

Rnd 10: In the Back Loop, *sc in the next 3 sc, 2sc, *Repeat around, sl st

Rnd 11: *sc in the next 2 sc, 2sc, *Repeat around

Rnd 12: *sc, 2sc, *Repeat around, sl st Fas­ten off

Add a pur­ple accent around the hat, with a F hook, ch 25, sl st. place it around the base of the hat. Sew it in or hot glue gun it around the base. You can hot glue gun the hat to the ghost or sew it on. My daugh­ter liked to take it off and on so we did­n’t attach it. 

This plushie can be cus­tomized by adjust­ing the size, adding acces­sories, or chang­ing yarn col­ors. It’s a fun and quick project, per­fect for Hal­loween or as a cute gift.

As you progress, you’ll find instruc­tions to cre­ate the ghost’s cute face and a witch hat to add a fes­tive touch. This pat­tern also offers tips on how to fin­ish stuff­ing your ghost, thread the yarn tail, and make an invis­i­ble join for a seam­less look. For those who pre­fer thick­er yarn or a big­ger ghost, you can eas­i­ly adjust the pat­tern by using chunky yarn weight and a larg­er hook size. The ghost can be per­son­al­ized with dif­fer­ent yarn col­ors, and for a pol­ished fin­ish, con­sid­er using blan­ket yarn for a soft, plush feel.

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This free cro­chet ghost pat­tern is per­fect for cre­at­ing your own spooky yet cute lit­tle ghost just in time for Hal­loween. With clear instruc­tions and basic stitch­es, this project is suit­able for all expe­ri­ence lev­els. If you pre­fer a more detailed guide, there’s a full video tuto­r­i­al avail­able, along with an ad-free PDF ver­sion of the pat­tern at an addi­tion­al cost. Once fin­ished, your lit­tle fel­la will make a delight­ful addi­tion to your Hal­loween decor, or a thought­ful hand­made gift. Share your fin­ished prod­uct on social media and join a Face­book group or Rav­el­ry store to con­nect with oth­er cro­chet enthu­si­asts. Don’t for­get to check out the pat­tern design­er’s oth­er free pat­terns, like the free bat cro­chet pat­tern, to expand your col­lec­tion of spooky sea­son dec­o­ra­tions!

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