Frighteningly Fabulous Halloween Crochet Coasters!

Here’s a frighteningly fabulous way to add a spooky touch to your home decor this October – Halloween crochet coasters! These ghoulish little ghosts will be the talk of your Halloween party, impressing guests AND saving your furniture from drink spills all at the same time. Not only do these spooky little characters make fully functional coasters, but you could also string them together to create Halloween bunting, or hang them individually in windows and doorways using transparent thread to give your guests a fright! Check out Mandy Cameron’s free crochet pattern below, and create a gang of ghosts in time for your own frightful festivities!

Time to Make: 1 hour each approximately

Skill Level: Confident Beginner

You Will Need:

• Caron Simply Soft Aran yarn in White
• 1m black DK yarn for facial features
• 4mm crochet hook
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations:

• ch = chain
• ss = slip stitch
• sts = stitches
• dc = double crochet
• 2dcinc = 2 double crochet into next stitch
• dc2tog = double crochet 2 sts together

Top Tip: Using a turning ch at the beginning of every row will cause an uneven edge and can be confusing whether it is a stitch or not. In this pattern, no turning chains have been used. The first stitch of every row is just a little looser than normal, you will be able to gauge how loose to do it and it will be obvious where the last stitch is to be positioned. Also as a failsafe, count your stitches regularly.

Halloween Crochet Coasters Pattern:

Make a slip knot and ch17.

Turn chain over to reveal the three parts of every stitch with the inner part looking like a spine. Work dc into chains using this inner spine part of the stitch.

Row 1:

1dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each remaining ch (16dc)

Row 2:

2dcinc, 10dc (12dc)

Row 3: dc across

Row 4:

2dcinc, 9dc (11dc)

Row 5: 11dc across

Row 6:

9dc across

Row 7: 2dcinc, 7dc, 2dcinc (11dc)
Row 8: 2dcinc, 9dc, 2dcinc (13dc)
Row 9: dc across
Row 10: 2dcinc, 11dc, 2dcinc (15dc)
Row 11: 14dc, 2dcinc (16dc)
Row 12: 15dc, 2dcinc (17dc)
Row 13: dc across

Row 14:

2dcinc, 16dc (18dc)

Row 15-20: dc across

Row 21:

8ch, 1dc in second ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 6ch, 18dc
across body

Row 22:

8ch, 1dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 6ch, 25dc (32dc)

Row 23-24: 3dc, 2dcinc, dc to end (33dc)
Row 25: dc2tog, 2dc, 2dcinc, 3dc, 2dcinc, 21dc, 2dcinc, 3dc (36dc)
Row 26: dc2tog, 2dc, 2dcinc, 3dc, 2dcinc, 16dc turn (26dc)

Row 27:

dc2tog, 13dc turn (14dc)

Row 28: dc2tog, 12dc (13dc)
Row 29: dc across
Row 30: dc2tog, 11dc (12dc)
Row 31: dc2tog, 10dc (11dc)
Row 32: dc across
Row 33: dc2tog, 9dc (10dc)
Row 34: dc2tog, 6dc, dc2tog (8dc)
Row 35: dc2tog, 4dc, dc2tog (6dc)
Row 36: dc2tog, 4dc (5dc)

Row 37:

dc2tog, 2dc, 2dcinc, 8ch

Row 38: 1dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 6ch, 4dc, dc2tog

Row 39:

dc2tog, 5dc, 2ss, fasten off.

Finishing:

With black DK yarn, embroider eyes and mouth to form the face. Sew in all ends and secure. And there you have it – your first of many spooktacular Halloween crochet coasters is complete!

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