Crochet this adorable ghost plushie this fall and Halloween! Using blanket yarn, this amigurumi comes out so squishy, soft, and huggable. Find the free crochet pattern below on my blog.
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Crochet Plushies + Blanket Yarn
Using blanket yarn for amigurumi projects just makes the softest and most cuddly plushies! While many amigurumi are made with regular worsted weight yarns, the blanket yarn just elevates the cute-ness!
There are many different blanket yarns to choose from but Bernat Blanket is the most accessible to me. This blanket yarn I used is a super bulky 6 but there are soft chenille yarns that are even jumbo 7. These would make even bigger plushies!
If you already have an amigurumi pattern that you love, you can try it with blanket yarn for a bigger version! Or vice versa! Make this ghosty pattern with worsted weight yarn for a little ghost. (Adjust hook size as needed!)
Safety Eyes for Amigurumi
These 35mm safety eyes are adorable with the colored iris. I got a pack of ten here on Etsy. You can get a mixed bag of colors or all the same color. They also have other sizes available.
In my experience, these eyes aren’t very “safe”. Meaning, they come apart easily even after attaching to the ghost face. Because of this, I would advise using a method to really seal the backing onto the safety eye.
I’ve seen people melt part of the eye after the backing is put on so it doesn’t come apart form the plastic washer. To do this, you would need to first attach your safety eye with washer backing. Carefully warm the part of the safety eye sticking out of the washer backing with either a hot iron or lighter. Smash that part down with a piece of cardboard or something other than your finger. This gives that stubby part of the safety eye a greater area surface and will not come back out of the backing.
Ghost Plushie Crochet Pattern
Materials
Bernat Blanket yarn in whipped cream (300g/220yds)
Worsted weight yarn in black
6.5mm crochet hook
Polyfil
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Crochet Pattern Notes
Beginning chain of each round does not count as a stitch.
Ghost is made by first crocheting the body, attaching and sewing on the face, then crocheting a circle piece for the bottom. The bottom circle piece will be crocheted together with the bottom of the ghost body. Arms are crocheted on last.
Dimensions: ~7.5” tall and 9” wide with arms
Abbreviations: (US terms)
Ch = chain, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, tr = treble crochet, sl st = slip stitch, BLO = back loop only, st = stitch
Crochet Pattern
Ghost Body
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 10sc, join to first st (10)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first st (20)
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, 2sc in next st, *sc in next st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (30)
Round 4: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, repeat from * around, join to first st (40)
Round 5: Ch 1, *sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, repeat from * around, join to first st (50)
Round 6: Ch 1, *sc in next 4 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, repeat from * around, join to first st (60)
Round 7-20: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (60)
Fasten off.
Attach safety eyes and use black yarn and tapestry needle to sew on eye brows and face.
Safety eye placement: between rows 12-13, about 7 stitches apart
Stuff body with polyfil.
Bottom Circle
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 10sc, join to first st (10)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first st (20)
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, 2sc in next st, *sc in next st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (30)
Round 4: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, repeat from * around, join to first st (40)
Round 5: Ch 1, *sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, repeat from * around, join to first st (50)
Round 6: Ch 1, *sc in next 4 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, repeat from * around, join to first st (60)
Round 7: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (60)
DO NOT FASTEN OFF.
Joining Bottom to Body
We will now be joining the bottom circle to the bottom of the ghost body/the last row of the ghost body. Be sure your ghost is stuffed before joining these two pieces.
Round 1: Ch 1, insert hook into first st of bottom circle and BLO of the last row of the ghost body, sc together and continue to sc together all the way around the bottom circle to BLO of the last row of the ghost, join to first st
Round 2: Ch 1, *hdc in next st, dc in next st, 2tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sl st into next st, repeat from * around, join to first st
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Arms
First arm:
Attach yarn 14 rows down to the left of the face – about 6 stitches away from the left edge of the eye.
Ch 1, dc in next 2 sp, ch 2, sl st to next sp. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Second arm:
Attach yarn 17 rows down to the right of the face – about 6 stitches away from the right edge of the eye.
Ch 1, dc in next 2 sp, ch 2, sl st to next sp. Fasten off and weave in ends.
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