Crochet Skull Amigurumi: Free Halloween Ornament Pattern

Size: about 8 cm (3.1 in) tall in worsted yarn (approximate; it depends on your tension)

Yarn: Worsted weight (CYC 4). A (white) about 20 yd (18 m); B (black) small amount

Hook: 3.5-4.0 mm (smaller than the yarn label, for a tight fabric with no stuffing showing)

Notions: a little yarn for the embroidered details, fiberfill stuffing, stitch marker, yarn needle

ABBREVIATIONS (US terms): MR magic ring, sc single crochet, inc 2 sc in one stitch, dec single crochet 2 together (invisible decrease recommended), st(s) stitch(es), sl st slip stitch, FO fasten off, Rnd(s) round(s)

Notes: Worked in continuous spiral rounds; move your stitch marker up each round. The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.

Cranium (make 1, colour A), about 5.6 cm (2.2 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnd 5 sc, inc, (sc 3, inc) x 5, sc 2 30
• Rnds 6-8 sc in each st around 30
• Rnd 9 (sc 3, dec) x 6 24
• Rnd 10 sc, dec, (sc 2, dec) x 5, sc 18

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 11 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 12 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Jaw (make 1, colour A), about 3.4 cm (1.3 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnds 4-5 sc in each st around 18

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 6 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 7 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Assembly

1. Stuff the Cranium and the Jaw firmly before closing them, and leave a long tail of colour A.
2. Embroider the two large filled eye sockets on the cranium around Rnds 6-7 with colour B. Wide ovals filled in with satin stitch, about 5 stitches apart.
3. Embroider the small triangle nose on the cranium at Rnd 8 with colour B. Centred between and below the eye sockets: a solid triangle, point up, 2 stitches wide.
4. Sew the jaw to the cranium between Rnds 10 and 11. On the lower front, angled down, so it shows below the face.
5. Embroider the stitched grin on the jaw at Rnd 4 with colour B. A straight line across the front with 4 short stitches across it for teeth, 5 stitches wide.
6. Thread a length of colour A through the top of the cranium and tie into a hanging loop.
7. Weave in all ends.