Elvis The Ghost

Halloo-Ooh! It's Halloween already. It's that spooky fun time of the year again and everyone is busy decorating their homes and spaces with fun Halloween decor for 'trick-o-treat-in'.

Here's an easy to crochet Elvis The Ghost pattern for you to whip up something quick and spooky cute. 

Materials

• Milk cotton yarn 4-ply: Color A - White | Color B - Black | Color C - Orange | Color D - Pink
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• 7 mm round safety eyes
• Black embroidery thread
• Pink embroidery thread
• Toy stuffing (fiberfill)
• Stitch markers
• Yarn needle
• Scissor

Abbreviations (U.S Term)

• rnd = round
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet
• tr = treble crochet
• inc = increase
• dec = decrease
• st / sts = stitch / stitches
• sl st = slip stitch
• fl = front loop
• bl = back loop

Finished Size

• Approximately 5.5" (10.4 cm) tall

Skill Level

• Easy

Let's Get Started

HEAD & BODY

In white yarn (Color A).

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2: Inc in all 6 st. [12]
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st ) x 6. [18]
Rnd 4: (Sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6. [24]
Rnd 5: (Sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) x 6. [30]
Rnd 6: (Sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) x 6. [36]
Rnd 7: (Sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) x 6. [42]
Rnd 8: (Sc in next 6 st, inc in next st) x 6. [48]
Rnd 9-22: Sc in all 48 st. [48]

Attach safety eyes between rnd 14 and 15, leaving 8 st (7 holes) between them.

Start stuffing the head and body with fiberfill.

Rnd 23 bl: Sc in all 48 st. [48]
Rnd 24-25: Sc in all 48 st. [48]
Rnd 26 bl: (Sc in next 6 st, dec) x 6. [42]
Rnd 27: (Sc in next 5 st, dec) x 6. [36]
Rnd 28: (Sc in next 4 st, dec) x 6. [30]
Rnd 29: (Sc in next 3 st, dec) x 6. [24]
Rnd 30: (Sc in next 2 st, dec) x 6. [18]
Rnd 31: (Sc in next st, dec) x 6. [12]
Rnd 32: (Dec) x 6. [6]

Sl st in next st and fasten off. Leave a long yarn tail.

Thread the yarn tail through a needle and weave the needle through the front loop of each of the 6 st. Pull the yarn tail gently to close the hole. Insert the needle through the middle of the hole and pull through the head.

1st RUFFLE

Start with white yarn (Color A).

Join yarn to the front loop of rnd 23.

Rnd 1 fl: Ch 3 (count as 1 dc). 3 dc in the next st. **1 dc in next st, 3 dc in the next st. Repeat ** 13 times. [96]

Change to black yarn (Color B).

Rnd 2: Sc in all 48 st. [96]

Fasten off and weave in ends.

2nd RUFFLE

Start with white yarn (Color A).

Join yarn to the front loop of rnd 26.

Rnd 1 fl: ch 4 (count as 1 tr). 3 tr in the next st. **1 tr in next st, 3 tr in the next st. Repeat ** 13 times. [96]

Change to black yarn.

Rnd 2: Sc in all 48 st. [96]

Fasten off and weave in ends.

HAND x 2

Start with white yarn (Color A).

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2: (Sc in next st, inc in next st ) x 3. [9]
Rnd 3-6: Sc in all 9 st. [9]
Rnd 7: Sc in the next 5 only. [9]

Stuff hand firmly.

Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

HAT

Start with black yarn (Color B).

Rnd 1: Start 4 sc in a magic ring. [4]
Rnd 2: Sc in all 9 st. [4]
Rnd 3: Inc in all 4 st. [8]
Rnd 4: Sc in all 8 st. [8]
Rnd 5: (Sc in next st, inc in next st ) x 4. [12]
Rnd 6: Sc in all 12 st. [12]
Rnd 7: (Sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) x 4. [16]
Rnd 8: Sc in all 16 st. [16]
Rnd 9: (Sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) x 4. [20]
Rnd 10: Sc in all 20 st. [20]
Rnd 11: (Sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) x 4. [24]
Rnd 12: Sc in all 24 st. [24]
Rnd 13: (Sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) x 4. [28]
Rnd 14-15: Sc in all 28 st. [28]

Change to orange yarn (Color C).

Rnd 16-17: Sc in all 28 st. [28]

Change to black yarn (Color B).

Rnd 18: Inc in all 28 st. [56]
Rnd 19-20: Sc in all 56 st. [56]

Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

ASSEMBLY

1. Sew the hat to the top of the head.
2. Sew the hands to the side of the body.
3. Using embroidery thread, sew mouth to the face.
4. Using pink yarn (Color D), embroider cheeks below the eyes. 

Hooray! You have completed Elvis The Ghost!

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Gracias and Thank you.