Crochet Ghost Pillow: Spooky Cute Crochet Pattern

Need a friend this Halloween? This crochet ghost pillow is the perfect addition to your couch or bed for the spooky season. Just follow the pattern below to make a lovely friend.

Below are the complete crochet pattern and instructional photos for the crochet ghost pillow pattern. You will also find the material list, stitch list, gauge, and sizing information.

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Casper has nothing on the cuteness of this little ghost with her big eyes and bow. You can omit the eyelashes and bow to make a cute little boy ghost.

crochet supplies

Yarn

I Love This Yarn Acrylic – (Weight 4/ Medium, 7 oz/ 141g, 355 yds/ 324 m)

Yarn Quantity

White – ? yds (? m) 5 oz (? g)

Black – 3 yds (3 m)

Pink – 15 yds (15 m)

Yarn Substitutions

Any medium-weight (#4) yarn will work for this project. I used acrylic, but cotton will work as well. You can also use a thinner yarn with a thinner hook (try a E (3.5 mm) hook) or a thicker yarn with a larger hook to adjust the ghost’s size. For larger yarns, use a size J (6.5 mm) hook.

Hook

Size G (4 mm) Crochet Hook

Notions

• Yarn Needle
• Scissors
• Stuffing/ Polyfil (3-4 oz)

Skill Level – Easy

For this project, you will need to know how to work into a magic circle. An alternative way will be provided to use instead of a magic circle. You will also need to know how to increase and decrease using single crochet stitches. You will also be joining two pieces together by single crocheting into the side of rows.

Gauge

9 SC x 11 rows = 2 inches

Size

The ghost is 9 inches tall, 7.5 inches wide, and 2-4 inches thick, depending on the amount of stuffing you use.

pattern notes

• The pattern is written using American crochet terms.
• The turning chain does not count as a stitch.
• The Crochet Ghost Pillow pattern is copyrighted by Winding Road Crochet.
• You will either use Round 1 and a Magic circle to start the eye pattern or use Alternate Round 1, which does not use a magic circle to start the pattern.
• The eye pattern is worked in joined rounds.
• The ghost, bow, and side patterns are worked in rows.

Special Stitches

SC2TOG – Single Crochet 2 Stitches Together – Insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull the loop through the hook (2 loops on hook), insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull the loop through the hook, (3 loops on the hook) yarn over and pull the first loop through all the loops on the hook. Your decrease is complete.

SC3TOG – Single Crochet 3 Stitches Together – Insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull the loop through the hook (2 loops on hook), insert hook into the 2nd next stitch, yarn over, pull the loop through the hook, (3 loops on the hook), insert hook into the 3rd next stitch, yarn over, pull the loop through the hook, (4 loops on the hook), yarn over and pull the first loop through all the loops on the hook. Your decrease is complete.

crochet ghost pillow pattern

Crochet Ghost Pillow Front and Back Pattern (Make 2)

Start with white yarn, CH 42.

Row 1: Work a SC into the 2nd CH from the hook. HDC into the next CH, DC into the next 5 CHs, HDC into the next CH, SC into the next 2 CHs. SLST to the CH. *SC into the next 2 CH, HDC into the next CH, DC into the next 3 CH, HDC into the next CH, SLST into the next CH,* repeat from *to* a second time. SC into the next 2 CHs, HDC into the next CH, HDC into the next 5 CHs, HDC into the next CH, SC into the next CH. (41 STs)

Row 2: CH1, turn, SC across. (41)

Row 3: CH 1, turn, SC3TOG, SC into the next 35 STs, SC3TOG. (37)

Row 4: CH 1. turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 33 STs, SC2TOG. (35)

Row 5: CH 1. turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 31 STs, SC2TOG. (33)

Rows 6- 18: CH 1, turn, SC across. (33)

Row 19: CH 1, turn, Work 2 SC into the first ST. SC into the next 31 STs, Work 2 SC into the last ST. (35)

Rows 20-34: CH 1, turn, SC across.

Row 35: CH 1. turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 31 STs, SC2TOG. (33)

Rows 36-37: CH 1, turn, SC across. (33)

Row 38: CH 1. turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 29 STs, SC2TOG. (31)

Row 39: CH 1, turn, SC across. (31)

Row 40: CH 1. turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 27 STs, SC2TOG. (29)

Row 41: CH 1, turn, SC across. (29)

Row 42: CH 1, turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 25 STs, SC2TOG. (27)

Row 43: CH 1, turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 23 STs, SC2TOG. (25)

Row 44: CH 1, turn, SC across. (25)

Row 45: CH 1, turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 21 STs, SC2TOG. (23)

Row 46: CH 1, turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 19 STs, SC2TOG. (21)

Row 47: CH 1, turn, SC2TOG, SC into the next 17 STs, SC2TOG. (19)

Row 48: CH 1, turn, SC3TOG, SC into the next 13 STs, SC3TOG. (15)

Fasten off and weave in your ends.

Crochet Ghost Pillow Side Piece

With white yarn, CH 12.

Row 1: SC into the 2nd CH from the hook. SC into each CH across. (11 SC)

Rows 2-152: CH 1, turn, SC in each ST across.

Fasten off, leaving a 12-inch yarn end to sew a seam later.

Crochet Ghost Eyes (Make 2)

Use black yarn and work in joined rounds.

Round 1: Work 12 DC into a Magic Circle. SLST to the first DC. (12 DC)

Alternate Round 1: CH 3. Work 12 DC into the 3rd CH from the hook. SLST TO first DC. (12 DC)

Round 2: CH 1, Work 2 HDC into the first 3 STs. Work 2 SC into the next 3 STs, Work 2 HDC into the next 3 STs, Work 2 SC into the last 3 STs. SLST to the first HDC. (12 HDC, 12 SC)

Fasten off and leave an 18-inch yarn end to sew the eye to the front of the ghost. There is enough yarn left to also embroider the eyelashes for the ghost. Use a little more black yarn to embroider a mouth onto the ghost. You can also use a little white yarn to make two stitches right next to each other for an eye highlight.

Crochet Ghost Pillow Bow

With Orange yarn, CH 20.

Row 1: SC into the 2nd CH from the hook. SC in each CH across. (19 SC)

Row 2-13: CH1, turn, SC across.

Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends. Take a 24-inch long yarn strand and use it to cinch the center of the bow and wrap the yarn around the center to hold it in place. Knot the yarn around the center to hold it in place and use the yarn ends to sew the bow to the top of the ghost front.

Assembling the Crochet Ghost Pillow

Now all your pieces are complete. Let’s assemble this cute crochet ghost pillow. First, make sure the eyes and mouth have been sewn onto the front of the ghost.

Next, take the front of the ghost and the side piece, starting at the bottom side point of the ghost, and hold the two pieces together. Make a slip knot with white yarn and insert your hook. Now work a single crochet through the sides of both crochet pieces.

Working into the sides of the ghost front piece and the sides of the side panel. Single crochet the two pieces together. For the side panel, you will always be working into the side of the rows. For the ghost piece, you will work into the side of each row up one side. Then you will work into the stitches of the last row, then into the sides of all the rows down the other side of the ghost. Lastly, you will work into the opposite side of the starting chain.

Once the front side of the ghost is joined to the side panel, sew the bow onto the ghost. Now repeat the process, connecting the back side of the ghost to the side panel. When the side panel is 75% of the way joined, stuff the ghost. Then, complete single crocheting the two panels together. This will leave you with a 2-inch opening on the side of the ghost. Add any additional stuffing that you want to add, then sew up the 2-inch opening. Weave in all your ends.

Now your ghost pillow is complete! It is ready to cuddle up with you for a not-so-spooky movie.

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