CROCHETED DAY OF THE DEAD SKELETON (FREE AMIGURUMI PATTERN)
Celebrate Dias De Las Muertos with this unique skeleton amigurumi. Don't forget to make her a mate with our Day of the Dead Fellow.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Gauge: 5 sc x 5 rows = 1” x 1”
Materials:
-U.S. size E crochet hooks -Almond, charcoal and terracota size 4 yarn -Black and red embroidery floss -Thread and needles -Scissors -Toy stuffing -1/2" buttons
Pattern excerpted from Creepy Cute Crochet
by Christen Haden.
Step 1
Head:
Use almond-colored yarn and make 1 Basic Head:
Row 1: Sc 6 in magic ring', sl st to close round {6}.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, [inc] around, sl st to close round {11}
Row 3: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, inc, inc, sc 3, [inc] 3 times, sc 3, sl st to close round {17}
Row 4: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 3, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 4, sl st to close round {21}.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 3, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 6, sl st to close round {25}
Row 6: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {25}
Row 7: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {25}
Row 8: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {25}
Row 9: Ch 1, sc 1, dec, sc 6, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 6, dec, sc 1, sl st to close round {21}
Row 10: Ch 1, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 2, sl st to close round {17}.
Row 11: Sc 4, [dec] 3 times, sc 3, [dec] twice, sl st to close round {12}.
Row 12: [Dec] around to close {6}. Fasten off and stitch base closed.
Step 2
Body:
Use almond-colored yarn. Row 1: Sc 6 in magic ring. Row 2: [inc] around {12}. Row 3: [inc, inc, sc 1] around {20}. Row 4: [inc, sc 1] around {30}. Row 5: Sc around {30}. Row 6: Sc around in back loops in pattern. Stitch, using almond- and terracotta-colored yarns. Row 7: Sc around {30}. Row 8: Sc around {30}. Row 9: [Sc 13, dec] around {28}. Row 10: [Sc 5, dec] around {24}. Row 11: [Sc 4, dec] around {20}. Row 12: [Sc 8, dec] around {18}. Row 13: Sc around, sl st, sl st {18}. Clean fasten off. Join again in the front loops left from row 6. Work as follows: [Skip 1, dc 5 in 1, skip 1, sl st] around. Clean fasten off.
Step 3
Crown:
Make one in terracotta-colored yarn and one in charcoal-colored yarn. [Ch 4, sc 3 in 1, sl st in same] 12 times. Fasten off.
Step 4
Assembly:
- Stuff head and body and stitch together.
- Using black embroidery floss, stitch mouth.
- Twist the two differently colored pieces of the crown around each other.
- Coil the spiral around the head, like a wreath, and stitch in place, with the join at the back of head.
- Attach eyes.
Excerpted from Creepy Cute Crochet
by Christen Haden, published by Quirk Books. Images by Chad VanPelt.
