Free Crochet Skull Appliqué Pattern – Quick & Easy Halloween Decor
Looking for a quick and spooky touch to your Halloween crafts? This no-sew skull appliqué is fast, beginner-friendly, and perfect for decorating treat bags, buntings, or cards. With the free pattern and step-by-step video below, you’ll have a creepy-cute skull ready in minutes!
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Introduction to Crocheting Skull Applique
In this post, we will first be starting off with the relevant supplies and techniques you would need to crochet this mini skull. Here, we will only be using white yarn, you can also consider trying it with glow in the dark white yarn. Then we will head into the pattern proper.
Stick around after that to check out the full video of how to crochet a skull applique (as part of a halloween garland) and stay tuned for an exciting storytelling bundle that comes with this pattern. Don’t forget to grab the free Animal Shaping Starter Guide if this is something you would love to design in the future!
Supplies and Techniques for Crocheting a Small Skull
Here I have listed the techniques as well as the materials needed to crochet the skull applique. Each one is individually linked if you need to learn more about how to master each technique, or you could check out this post on “How to Learn Basic Crochet Stitches step by step for Absolute Beginners - 6 Easy Steps!”.
The materials needed are also listed below or if you wish to see what I start off most of my projects with, then check out this post on “My Crochet Tools and Accessories that are Super Simple to Start With”. Read on below.
Terminology for Crocheting Skull
Ch = chain
St = stitch (refers to number of stitches in one round)
2sc1 = single crochet increase (meaning 2 single crochet in same stitch)
2dc1 = double crochet increase (meaning 2 double crochet in same stitch)
Materials and Tools for Crocheting Skull
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn
Version 1 - White (25gm each)
Version 2 - Use Glow in the Dark yarn White (check out more here)
Darning needle
Scissors
See how they look like and my selection for my amigurumis just below.
Also check out my full list of commonly used crochet tools and accessories here.
Now that you have gathered your supplies and had a look at the basic terminology to reading the following pattern, let us first get started!
Yarn
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn
Crochet hook
2.5-3.0mm Clover crochet hook
Stuffing
Use leftover yarn or polyester fibrefill
Darning Needles
Safety Eyes
4mm glass eyes or safety eyes
Stitch Markers
Plastic stitch markers or metal stitch markers
Crochet Skull Pattern
Ch4, 2dc1 into 3rd ch from hook**, ch6, 2dc1 into same initial 1st ch**, ch6, sl st 1 to top of initial ch4, sl st 2 (along next 2dc), sl st 6 along ch, (sl st 1, ch2), (2dc1, ch2, sl st 1 into same st), sl st 6 along ch, sl st 2 and end off.
Free Animal Shaping Starter Guide
Crochet Halloween Bunting with Skull Video
This pattern is part of a larger halloween bunting pattern, which includes a foundation chain, skull applique and spider applique. To see how to crochet the skull applique part, go ahead and check out the full Halloween Bunting video. Also try out the spider applique part as well to complete the garland! It includes captions with voice-overs as well. Remember to also like the video and subscribe to my Youtube Channel so that when new amigurumi videos are released, you will know about it!
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Halloween Garland PDF Pattern
This Halloween Garland (with its accompanying Skull Pattern) PDF Pattern will be available as part of an exclusive Halloween Bundle with a little “Hungry Ghost Festival” picture book story that comes along with it. That is coming soon, so stay tuned for it! Remember to sign up to Pocket Yarnlings newsletter to get first dibs on this exciting release!
Conclusion of Crocheting Halloween Skull Applique Pattern
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To check out more of my ideas for using various types of crochet stitch techniques to shape amigurumi animals, grab my free Animal Shaping Starter Guide below! Inside, get quick ideas on how to get started on shaping ears, snouts, cheeks, bodies and limbs for animals!
