Vampire Amigurumi Pattern: Free Halloween Crochet

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

Yarn: Worsted weight (CYC 4). A (lavender) about 10 yd (9 m), B (black) about 15 yd (14 m); C (white) 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.

Head (make 1, colour B), 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

Change to colour A.

• 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.

Cape (make 1, colour B), about 4.5 cm (1.8 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 sc in each st around 6
• Rnd 3 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 4 sc in each st around 12
• Rnd 5 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 6 sc in each st around 18
• Rnd 7 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnds 8-10 sc in each st around 24

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly if you like.

Assembly

1. Stuff the Head firmly before closing it. Stuff the Cape lightly so it keeps its cone shape and stands on its open edge.
2. Sew the head to the cape between Rnds 1 and 2. Sitting on top of the cape's point, centred, the cape standing on its open edge.
3. Embroider the hair point (a widow’s peak) on the head at Rnd 6 with colour B. A small solid triangle, point down, centred on the front edge of the black hair, 3 stitches wide at the top.
4. Embroider the two eyes on the head at Rnd 8 with colour B. On the front, about 4 stitches apart.
5. Embroider the small smile on the head at Rnd 9 with colour B. 4 stitches wide, centred under the eyes.
6. Embroider the two little fangs on the head at Rnd 9 with colour C. One short straight stitch down from each end of the smile.
7. Thread a length of colour B through the top of the Head and tie into a hanging loop.
8. Weave in all ends.