Crochet Halloween Pumpkin Ghost Free Recycling Scrap Pattern

Combine recycling and Halloween scrap crocheting with this charming ghoul. The happy fellow stands up on his own because he is covering an empty cardboard tube from a roll of toilet tissue. Fill the pumpkin with candy for an extra special treat.

Materials: Half an ounce of worsted weight yarn in white, less than half an ounce of worsted weight yarn in orange. I used Red Heart Super Saver in White and Pumpkin.

Scraps of black and green

Crochet hook G/4.25

Empty toilet tissue roll

Gauge: 4 sc rows = 1 inch

Size: Ghost =5 ½ inches tall

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Ghost

Rnd 1: With white, ch 2, 8 sc in 2^nd ch from the hook. Do not join rounds but use a marker to mark last st (8)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (16).

Rnd 3: (Sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next st) 4 times (20).

Rnd 4-9: Sc in each sc (20)

Rnd 10: (sc 2 sts tog) 5 times (10)

Rnd 11: Sc in each sc (10).

Rnd 12: 2 sc in each st (20)

Rnd 13: This is the round where the arms are made. Sc in each of next 6 sts, (ch 10, sl st in 4^th ch from the hook, ch 4, sl st in same sp, ch 3, sl st in same sp, sl st in each rem 6 chs)-arm made, sc in each of next 8 sts, rep between the () once, sc in each rem 6 sc (20 sc and 2 arms)

Rnd 14: Sc in each of next 6 sc, skip arm, pulling it toward you, sc in each of next 8 sc, skip arm, pulling it toward you, sc in each rem 6 sts (20).

Rnd 15: Sc in each sc (20)

Rnd 16-22: Sc in each sc (20).

Rnd 23: Sl st in each sc. Fasten off.

Pumpkin

Rnd 1: With orange ch 4, 11 dc in the 4^th ch from the hook, join to top of beginning ch-4 (12).

Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, 2dc in each rem dc. Join with a sl st to beg ch 3. (24).

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, (dc in each of next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc) 5 times, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch-3 (30)

Rnd 4-6: Ch 3, dc in each dc, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch-3 (30).

Rnd 7: Ch 1, (sc in each of next 3 dc, 2 sc tog) around, join with a sl st to beginning ch-1, (28).

Handle

Row 1: With a sl st, attach green yarn to round 7 joining sc of pumpkin, ch 25, skip next 11 sc, sl st in next sc.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each ch st across, join in same st as original sc. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Pumpkin Lid Hat

Rnd 1: With orange, ch 2, 6 sc in 2^nd ch from the hook (6).

Rnd 2: (Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) 3 times (9).

Rnd 3: (2 sc in each sc) 9 times

Rnd 4: Sc in each sc. Join with a sl st to fist sc. Fasten off. (18).

Stem

Row 1: With green, attach yarn with a sl st to first sc if rnd 1. Ch 4, sl st in sc ch from the hook and in each rem 2 chs. Fasten off. Weave in end.

Sew hat on ghost with a jaunty tilt.

Finishing

Crush top of toilet paper roll. Insert into ghost. Using simple stitches, embroider a face on ghost. Tie an orange piece of yarn around neck.

Embroider face on pumpkin.

Place ghost in pumpkin and enjoy!