Funny Ghost – Crochet Pattern

Free crochet tutorial for the Funny Ghost by @valentinavoskovniuk.

Difficulty level: easy

With this pattern, you can crochet an amigurumi ghost. You can use any semi-cotton yarn suitable for amigurumi: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others. As decoration, you can cut out small bats from black felt.

Finished size: approximately 20 cm.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans: main color and off-white
• Iris yarn: black
• 2 mm crochet hook
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Embroidery thread for facial features
• Stuffing for toys
• Wire
• Dry pastel or blush
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors
  Everything you need can be purchased here.

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (…) x n — repeat n times

Crochet Pattern for the Funny Ghost

Arms (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4-6. Rounds: 15 sc
7. (1 sc, dec) x 5 (10)
8-22. Rounds: 10 sc
Fasten off, leaving a small tail.

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
2-5.  6 sc
6. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
7-8.  9 sc
9. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
10-12. 12 sc
13. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
14-15.  15 sc
16. (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
17-19. 18 sc
Cut a piece of wire, bend loops at the ends, and wrap with tape. Insert the wire into the ghost’s tail and lightly stuff around it.
20. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
21. 24 sc
22. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
23. 30 sc
24. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
25. 36 sc
26. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
27. 42 sc
28. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
29-32. 48 sc
33. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
34. 42 sc
35. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
36. 36 sc
37. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
38. 30 sc
39. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
40. crochet 24 sc, attaching half of the arms—5 stitches. 7 sc, 5 sc over the arm and body, 7 sc, 5 sc over the arm and body
Stuff the body. Next, make a frame for the arms: cut a piece of wire the length of two arms and the width of the body. Bend loops on both sides, wrap with tape. Bend according to the photo reference. Insert the wire into the arms and lightly stuff.
Continue crocheting the body, which will require some skill! If you prefer, you can omit the wire frame, simply stuffing the arms and attaching them by sewing or crocheting.
41. 24 sc, 7 sc over the body, 5 sc over the arm, 7 sc over the body, 5 sc over the arm
42. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Incorporate the arm yarn tails into Round 42, pulling them snugly. Tighten the stitches at the transition from the body to the arms as well.
43. 18 sc, sl st
Finish stuffing the body, fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Head

1. 6 sc in MR
2-4. 6 sc
5. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
6. 9 sc
7. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
8. 12 sc
9. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
10-11. 15 sc
12. (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
13-14. 18 sc
Insert wire into the tail as done in the body. Lightly stuff around it.
15. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
16. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
17-22. 30 sc
23. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
24. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
25. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
26-28. 48 sc
Insert safety eyes between Rounds 21 and 22.
29. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
30. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
31. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
32. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
33. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
34. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
35. 6 dec, sl st
Pull the hole closed, fasten off and cut the thread.

Assembly and Finishing Touches

When attaching the eyes and embroidering the face, insert and pull the thread from the base of the head. Secure and cut.
Position the eyes between Rounds 21 and 22, leaving 5 stitches between them for a happy or spooky ghost, or 3 stitches for a sad one. Tighten the eye area slightly when securing the threads to create a slight indentation for the eyes.
Embroider the nose with a few horizontal stitches, adjusting the thread for evenness. My ghosts have noses 2 stitches wide, located directly under the eyes. Choose the size of the nose based on your preference.
Embroider the mouth, eyelashes, and eyebrows.
Use dry pastel to blush the cheeks.
Sew the head to the body.
Bend the tails on the head and body.
Decorate as desired.