Looking for a quick, beginner-friendly Halloween crochet project or a cute desk buddy? Meet the No-Sew Little Ghost! đź‘»
This charming little ghost is worked completely in one single piece from top to bottom, which means zero sewing required—no attaching arms separately and no frustrating assembly. Whether you are prepping your spooky season inventory for craft fairs, looking for fast amigurumi projects to sell, or just love cute plushies, this free crochet pattern is for you.
Grab your favorite plush yarn and hook, and let’s make a whole squad of friendly ghosts today!
Skill level: Easy and Beginner-friendly.
Materials & Tools Needed
To achieve the exact plush, squishy look, here is what you will need:
- Yarn: Super bulky weight plush yarn (1 skein in White) — e.g., Hobbii Baby Snuggle or Katia Alabama equivalents.
- Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm crochet hook.
- Eyes: Safety eyes (approx. 8mm–10mm depending on your preference).
- Embroidery: Pink thread or yarn for embroidering the cute rosy cheeks (optional).
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Fiberfill stuffing
Abbreviations (US Terminology)
- MR: Magic ring
- St: Stitch / Stitches
- Sc: Single crochet
- Hdc: Half double crochet
- Inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
- Dec: Invisible decrease
- Slst: Slip stitch
- FO: Fasten off
- FLO: Front loops only
- BO: Bobble stitch (Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through 2 loops (leave remaining loops on hook). Repeat until you have 4 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all loops to close.)
Finished Size
Approximately 2.3 inches (6 cm) tall Ă— 3.14 inches (8 cm) wide (depending on yarn and tension), using a 4.5 mm hook and super bulky yarn.
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Free No-Sew Little Ghost Crochet Pattern
Ghost
Start in white yarn.
Round 1: 6 sc in a MR (6)
Round 2: inc around (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
Rounds 5-6 (2 rounds): sc around (24)
Round 7: 8 sc, BO in next st, 6 sc, BO in next st, 8 sc (24)
Place safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6, 4 stitches apart.
Round 8: Mark the back loop of the first st with a stitch marker. sc around (24)
Round 9: FLO: (in same st: (sc, hdc, sc), then slst in next st) x12.
Round 10: Working into the back loops marked in R8: sc around (24).
Round 11: (sc, dec) x8 (16).
Put stuff inside firmly.
Round 12: dec around (8).
FO, weave through the front loops of the remaining stitches and pull to close. Hide the yarn end inside.
Optional: embroider cheeks with pink yarn below eyes.
And that’s it!
I hope you enjoyed crocheting this free little chunky ghost crochet pattern just as much as I loved designing it. If you decide to make one, I would love to see how it turns out—don’t forget to tag me on Instagram (@crochetbysilvia) so I can admire your cute amigurumi!
Your support means the world and helps me keep creating and sharing more free patterns with you!
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—Happy crocheting!
This pattern is for personal use only. You may not copy, reproduce, alter, publish, or distribute this pattern in any format (including video tutorials). If you wish to share this pattern, please share a link to it rather than reprinting it on your site or blog.
You are welcome to sell finished items made from this pattern in small quantities, but do NOT use my photos as your listing or promotional photos. Please credit Crochet by Silvia as the designer.
Want to make more cute and spooky halloween amigurumi friends? Check out my free pumpkin crochet pattern or my free spider crochet pattern!
