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)
Thank you for share this post:
This is wonderful work!
Thanks for sharing with us!!!
I’ll start to crochet it as soon as possible)))
Greetings from Bahrain.. this is creative.. amazing.. adorable.. ama crochet it .. am grateful.. thank you.. god bless