Silly & Sweet Crochet Designs — Halloween decor

I had so much fun last Halloween handing out crocheted bags filled with goodies. Several children came back and asked if I had any more "knitted bags." This year I've designed a new treat bag, and it has been so much fun coming up with the different variations.   Sugar Skull Treat Bags  Finished bag measures approximately 4” tall by 3” wide. Approximate crochet time: 1.5 hours each bag Materials: Worsted weight yarn –   35 yards white  (MC)    5 yards black (CC)   Several yards desired colors for decorations Crochet hook size H (5.0 mm) Desired decorations Directions: Skull:...

October is finally here, and Halloween preparations are in full swing.  Get ready to crochet away with this collection of crochet patterns for Halloween. This ebook contains over 30 spooktacular patterns including ponchos and shawls, unique hats, bags from purses to treat bags, home decor, and spooky jewelry. Patterns range in difficulty from easy to intermediate and use a variety of hook sizes and types of yarn. Themes include Frankenstein's monster, jack o'lantern, bats, ghosts, sugar skulls, black cats, snakes and spiders. With this 50% off sale, this collection is an even better bargain at less than 25 cents per...

We're still in 100-degree weather in San Antonio, but I'm still in a Halloween mood. This week I will be publishing three different designs for chair socks to get your dining room ready for Halloween. Today's pattern is a ghost chair sock, which will be followed by Frankenstein's monster and a spider. The ghost chair sock takes only 11 yards of white yarn and takes just a few minutes to crochet. Eyes and mouth can be painted on, embroidered with black yarn, or glued on with felt. Grab your scrap basket and make up a few in one evening. Finished...

With the country just beginning to open back up, travel is still on hold for us. In the meantime, I've been working on my next book - Halloween crochet. This week I'm offering a simple pattern for sugar skull jewelry. If you have some cotton thread to use up, this is a great project. I normally prefer working with worsted yarn, but lately I have come to love using thread to make earrings. Materials: Aunt Lydia’s Cotton– 15 yards ivory Few yards of a few bright colors for skull decorations Size 1.5 mm steel crochet hook Needle Directions: Row 1:...