Just a month left until Halloween. So I offer you a crochet skull pattern. It decorate your festive interior, also it can be used to decorate clothes, bags, children’s things.
I wanted to make the skull fun and cheerful, added floral elements, so it turned out in the Mexican style.
Materials:
- For skull I used white cotton yarn 50 gr / 90 m and crochet hook 4.5 mm.
- For roses – rose and pink cotton yarn 50 gr / 180 m and crochet hook 2 mm.
- For skull eyes and nose – black and yellow cotton yarn 50 gr / 180 m and crochet hook 2 mm.
Abbreviations Used (In American Terms)
sts= stitches
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
Inc = increase
Dec = decrease
How to crochet skull:
Make Magic Ring.
1 Round: 6 Sc into magic ring (6)
2 Round: [1 sc, 1 Inc] x 6 times (12)
3 Round: [2 sc, 1 Inc] x 6 times (18)
4 Round: [3 sc, 1 Inc] x 6 times (24)
5 Round: [4 sc, 1 Inc] x 6 times (30)
6 Round: [5 sc, 1 Inc] x 6 times (36)
7 Round: [6 sc, 1 Inc] x 6 times (42)
Ch 2, 8 dc, ch2, turn
Dec, 5 dc, Dec, ch 1
make 49 sc along the contour. Sl.st to join. Fasten off.
How to crochet roses:
1 Row: Ch 35, 1 dc to 8th st. from hook, (Ch 2, skip 2 at, 1 dc) x 9 times,
2 Row: (ch2, 3-dc Cluster, Ch 2, 1 sc into dc) x 10 times. Fasten off.
Roll it into a rose as in the picture. Fix with a needle and thread.
Skull’s eyes:
Work in black color.
Make Magic Ring.
1 Round: 6 sc into magic ring, sl. st. to join. (6)
2 Round: 6 Inc around, sl. st. to join. (12) Fasten off.
Continue work in yellow color:
3 Round: 1 sc to join yarn, (Ch 2, 3 dc into next stitch, Ch 2, sl.st. into next stitch) x 6 times. Fasten off.
Skull nose and hearts for decor :
Ch 4, join to ring, Ch 2, 3 dc into ring, 3 hdc, Ch 1, 1 dc, Ch 1, 3 hdc, 3 dc, Ch 2, 1 sc into ring to join. Fasten off.
Sew all the pieces. Happy Halloween!!
Love, Ana (Bohemian Cat)
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