Introduction

Step-by-step beginner friendly tutorial on how to make a garden ghost spirit with velvet yarn. You can also make a larger plushie with blanket yarn. This pattern is NO SEW, except adding the flower to the head.

This is a free pattern designed by @amikaraco. You may sell your creations, but please credit me as the designer!

This pattern is written in US terminology for continuous rounds.

If you need any help, you can also view the step-by-step tutorial on youtube!

Materials

• Velvet yarn (size 4)
• Crochet hook (3.5mm)
• Yarn needle
• Plushie stuffing
• Safety eyes (4mm or 8mm)
• Scissors
• Stitch markers
• (optional) Pastels or makeup

Abbreviations

• MR - Magic Ring
• CH - Chain
• SC - Single Crochet
• HDC - Half Double Crochet
• DC - Double Crochet
• TR - Treble Crochet
• INC - Increase
• DEC - Decrease
• ST - Stitch
• SL ST - Slip Stitch

Directions

Head + Body

• R1: 8sc in mr (8)
• R2: inc in every st (16)
• R3: [sc, inc] x8 (24)
• R4-9 (5 rounds): sc all around (24)
• R10: 6sc, BO, 10sc, BO, 6sc (24)
• R11-12: sc all around (24)
• R13 (FLO): [2hdc, sl st] x12 (36)
• Add stuffing and safety eyes between R8-9, about 5 stitches apart
• R14 (BLO of R12): sc all around (24)
• R15: dec x12 (12)
• R16: dec x6 (6)
• SL ST and weave through front loops to sew close

Flower

• Start with a magic ring
• [ch3, 3tr, ch3, sl st into the mr] x5
• close ring and tie the ends

Sprout

• pull a slip knot through the top of the head
• chain 9, turn
• start 2nd chain from hook: sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, sl st
• chain 6, turn
• start 2nd chain from hook: sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, sl st
• sl st in the last two chains and into the stitch on top of the head
• FO and hide the ends

Assembly

• Sew the flower onto the top of the head
• (Optional) add blush by cruching on pastels or makeup
• If you need more help, please refer to my tutorial above!