Add a little spooky fun to your Halloween decor with a crochet Skeleton Doll! Tuck one into a boo basket or sit yours on a shelf with some pumpkins. Make yours in classic black and white, or try a pink skeleton like mine!

The body is worked flat with color changes to create the skull and ribcage. The arms and legs are worked in the round and crocheted on as you join the body pieces, so you don’t have to sew the limbs on separately. After stuffing, you’ll whip-stitch the back seam closed and add the finishing bone and face details with puff paint.

Step-by-step photos and a color chart are included, and a full video tutorial is also available if you need a little extra help along the way.

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn in white and your chosen body color. I used Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn!
• 3.75 mm (F) crochet hook
• Polyfil stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Puff paint
• Scissors and stitch markers

Size: One size, approximately 18 inches tall.

Written in English using US crochet terms.

You can find the free pattern on my A Crafty Concept blog.

The $3.00 USD Ravelry download includes two files: the full pattern PDF with step-by-step photos and a printer-friendly PDF without the step-by-step photos. Both include the color chart and video tutorial link. The full PDF also includes a link to the free Skeleton Doll adoption certificate.

You’re welcome to sell your finished dolls! Please credit A Crafty Concept as the designer and do not copy or redistribute the pattern.