Add spooky charm to your decorations with a Free Crochet Halloween Ghost Pattern, offering an easy way to create adorable ghost accents for your home.
Halloween decorations are always fun and exciting, especially when they have a cute or spooky touch. The free crochet Halloween ghost pattern lets you create a small, charming ghost that looks soft and friendly. This little ghost is perfect for adding some Halloween spirit to your home or party.
Free Crochet Halloween Ghost Pattern for Easy Decor
The ghost made from this pattern has a lovely round head and a flowing, wavy body that looks like it is floating. Its texture is soft and fluffy because of the yarn and crochet stitches, making it feel nice to touch. The shape is simple but very effective in showing a ghostly figure, which makes it both adorable and a little spooky.
You can use this ghost decoration in lots of places. It’s great to hang on your Halloween tree, put on your table, or even attach to gift bags. You might also use it as a fun keychain or a small toy for kids to enjoy during the Halloween season. Its size can be changed depending on your needs, so you can have tiny ones or bigger decorations.
This pattern works well for all kinds of people. Beginners will like how simple the stitches are, while more experienced crocheters can add details or use different colors to make unique ghosts. Whether you want to make Halloween gifts, home decorations, or party favors, this little ghost is a perfect choice.
Making this ghost is a fun way to celebrate Halloween with your hands. It’s easy to do, looks great, and adds a special touch of Halloween magic wherever you place it.
Little Crochet Halloween GhostAmigurumi
Today we're going to make this super cute little ghost. Perfect for Halloween or just as a fun decoration. Grab your yarn and hook, and crochet along with me.
Quick Overview Of Pattern
- Crocheted in the round from top to bottom with simple body shaping.
- Uses basic single crochet increases and seamless construction.
- Tiny hands are created using a mix of slip stitch, chain, and double crochet.
- Finished with a cute wavy base and easy-to-attach eyes and cheek blush.
Notes
- Mark the first stitch of every round with a stitch marker for accuracy.
- Crochet is continuous rounds—do not join rounds or turn.
- The hands are created as you crochet the body; follow instructions for working into these “hand” stitches.
- You can adjust the amount of stuffing for a firmer or softer ghost.
- Hide yarn tails inside the body for a neat finish.
Skill Level
- Beginner/Advanced Beginner: Great for crocheters comfortable with working in the round and following simple increase and decrease patterns.
Materials
- Yarn: White, Medium/Fine
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Small amount of stuffing/polyfill
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- 2 safety eyes or decorative eyes
- Hot glue gun (to attach eyes)
- Blush powder or soft pink eyeshadow (for cheeks)
Measurements / Sizing
- Finished ghost is approximately 3”–3.5” (8–9 cm) tall (exact size will vary based on yarn and tension).
Gauge
- Gauge is not critical; use a small hook so stitches are dense enough that stuffing doesn’t show.
Stitch Abbreviations
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- sl st = slip stitch
- dc = double crochet
- st(s) = stitch(es)
Special Stitches
Magic Ring:
Wrap yarn into a loop, hold with your fingers, insert hook, pull up a loop, ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), then begin crocheting into ring.
Invisible Increase:
Work 2 sc into one stitch.
Slip Stitch + Ch 2 + Dc + Ch 2 + Sl St (Hand):
All worked into a single stitch to create a tiny "hand" loop. Follow stitch-by-stitch for shaping.
The Crochet Pattern
Body
Round 1:
- Make a magic ring.
- Ch 1
- Work 6 sc into the ring.
- Pull tail to close ring.
- Mark the first sc of each round.
Round 2:
- 2 sc in each stitch around (inc) (12 sc total).
- Move marker to new first stitch.
Round 3:
- (1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) – repeat around (18 sc).
- Mark the first sc.
Round 4:
- (1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) – repeat around (24 sc).
Rounds 5–9 (5 rows):
- Sc in each st around (24 sc per round).
- Always mark the first sc of the round.
Round 10 (Hand Creation):
- Sc in next 2 sts. Mark the first sc.
- In the next st: sl st, ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st, all in the same st (creates one hand).
- Sc in next 6 sts.
- In the next st: sl st, ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st, all in same st (creates second hand).
- Sc in the remaining 14 sts (completing the 24 sts of the round).
Round 11:
- Sc in first st (mark it).
- Sc in next st.
- For each “hand” stitch (the st at root of the hand): Insert hook, pull up a loop under the hand, sc (to secure/anchor the hand at its root).
- After passing the hand, (3 sc, 2 sc in next st) – repeat: Work 3 sc, then 2 sc in one st, around.
- Again for the next hand, work sc into stitch at its base under the hand.
- At the end of the round you’ll have 30 sc.
Round 12:
- (Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) – repeat around.
- End with 36 sc in this round. Mark each first sc of the new round.
Round 13 (Wavy Edge):
- Remove marker.
- In the first st: dc (mark it).
- In next st: sl st.
- In next st: 2 dc in same st.
- In next st: sl st.
- Repeat:*
- dc in next st,
- sl st,
- 2 dc in next st,
- sl st*
- Continue this sequence a total of 9 times (36 sts).
- End with a sl st. Cut yarn and finish off.
Basement (Ghost's Base Closure):
- Turn to row/rnd 12 (last single crochet round).
- Join yarn behind any st in round 12.
- Ch 1.
- For all next 36 sts:
- Insert hook behind the next sc of row 12,
- sc,
- mark first st (optional).
- Continue all around (36 sc).
Gathering the Ghost Base
- Row 15:
- (Sc in next 5 sts, skip 1 st) - repeat around (30 sc).
- Row 16:
- (Sc in next 4 sts, skip 1 st) - repeat around (24 sc).
- Row 17:
- (Sc in next 3 sts, skip 1 st) - repeat around (18 sc).
- Row 18:
- (Sc in next 2 sts, skip 1 st) - repeat around (12 sc).
- Stuff the ghost firmly.
- Row 19:
- (Sc in next st, skip 1 st) - repeat around (6 sc).
- Sew closure:
- Pinch base closed; work 2–3 more sc, pulling tightly to close, or finish with a yarn needle, weaving through the last 6 sts.
- Fasten off, secure, and bury all remaining tails inside the ghost.
Assembly & Finished Size
- With a yarn needle, hide all yarn ends and weave them through the ghost’s body so they are hidden.
- Using a hot glue gun, attach 2 safety eyes or decorative eyes midway on the face.
- Add a bit of blush or pink eyeshadow with your finger or a brush for cheeks.
- Finished ghost is approx. 3”–3.5” (8–9 cm) high.
Conclusion
That’s it! Your adorable little Crochet Halloween Ghost is all done and ready to decorate your home, gift to a friend, or add to your Halloween display.
