Happy Friday the 13th! Skull Hat (free pattern)

Yes I'm the weirdo that spends Friday the thirteenth watching scary movies.

I don't believe in bad luck but I do enjoy watching other people get all paranoid about it. Haha, my facebook feed is full of crazy and that is just the way I like it! Since I am in such a good mood I thought I would share another free pattern with you. I actually made this hat and wrote up the pattern like 2 years ago but I never thought about sharing it until today. I've made several hats so I think the pattern is good but if you see any problems, please let me know.

Ok so I call this a skull hat but what I was really trying to do was make a Jack Skellington hat. I’m a little obsessed with Tim Burton and making this hat was a must for me. Problem is, I’ve raised my kiddos to love Nightmare Before Christmas too so they’ve been stealing my hats… Which is why I've made a lot of them  :)

Supplies:

J hook

3 colors worsted weight yarn (each time I’ve made this hat, I’ve used black, white and an accent color)

Now I did 2 versions, One solid (the green one) and one more “holey” (the teal blue one) The directions I have below are for the more solid one. If you like the look of the other one you simply replace every 2 dc with a 1 dc, ch 1

 

Example: (keep in mind for example that the beginning ch 2 counts as first dc)

Row 1: (solid) ch 2, 19 dc into circle, sl st to beginning ch 2 (20 st)

Row 1: (with holes) ch 3, 1 dc, ch1 - 9 times into circle, sl st into beginning ch 2 (20 st)

 

Solid hat will end up feeling a lot wider at the top then the holey one but the bottom of the hat (rim around four head) will measure out the same.

 

Ok now onto the Solid pattern:

*With color A, ch 5 and sl st into a circle.

Row 1: Ch 2 (counts as first dc here and throughout pattern) dc 19 into circle. sl st to starting ch (end all rows this way) (20 st)

Row 2: ch 2, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around. (40 st)

Row 3: Using color C, ch 2, dc in same st, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st. Repeat 1-2-1-2 pattern around (60 st)

Row 4: ch 2, dc in each st around

Row 5: Using color A, repeat row 4

Row 6: Using color B, repeat row 4

Row 7: Using color A, repeat row 4

Row 8-9: Using color C, repeat row 4

Row 10-12: repeat rows 5 through 7 with same colors

FO, weave in ends.

For Skull face:

Using white, make a magic ring

Row 1: dc 15 into ring

Row 2: ch 2, dc into same st, 2 dc in each st after

Row 3: ch 2, dc into same st, 2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next. repeat 2-2-1-2-2-1 pattern around. FO, pull ring tight and weave in ends.

For eyes (make 2)

Using black, make a magic ring

Row 1: dc 15 into ring

Row 2: ch 2, dc into same st, 2 dc into each st around

FO, pull ring tight and weave in ends

 

NOTE: on the eyes for the “holey” hat, I only did one row. You can make your eyes big or small, it’s really up to your personal preference.

Sew eyes onto skull. Stitch in nose and mouth with black yarn. Sew skull into place on hat and weave in ends.

My crocheted Halloween

This year, my best friend and I dressed up as Day of the Dead sugar skulls. She did a traditional head-dress of flowers. I went for a tiny hat and spider web veil… Which I of course made myself  :)

Super fun, right? I just love how it turned out.

This year, My bestie and I made trick or treat bags for the kiddos to match their costumes. I already showed you my son’s Hulk bag but I later added a nose and mouth to it so I have to show it off again  :)

This is us Halloween night:

These patterns are not mine.

The witch bag was designed by my friend so I’m sorry but I don’t have a pattern I can link to.

The Hulk bag was loosely based off of a Frankenstein bag I found HERE (this bag is tiny, I made mine a lot bigger)

The veil pattern can be found HERE (there is a link to the hat pattern with the veil)

Star Bag Whoopsie

This post is really late. I swear I thought I had posted this before but I guess I forgot. I was chosen to help test a pattern for Julie from Gleeful Things. It’s a star bag and I was so excited because I LOVE the star hat she made and I had never made a bag before. This pattern is AMAZING! Seriously, I love it.

I knew right away that I was going to make a Halloween bag. I am obsessed with it after all  :)  I picked out my fabric first and made the interior of the bag. I used two fabrics, one that would show in the interior and one that would peak out from under the yarn. I loved it! The first yarn I started out with a rainbow color but then because of bad planning I ran out half way through.

I wasn’t going yarn shopping anytime soon (I live in the middle of nowhere and going to the yarn store is a big deal) so I switched to a solid purple yarn. I was bummed that I had to switch colors but it turned out awesome! Check it out:

I first used the bag to hold yarn and hooks for my current projects. It was wonderful until I accidentally poured hot wax all over it  :(  Well after getting all the wax off, I threw it into the washer… Now this was my big Whoopsie. It turns out I didn’t prewash the fabric (rookie mistake, I know,  I’m so embarassed) and the bag came out of the dryer all distorted. The fabric had shrunk and the yarn had stretched. There was a good nine inch gap between the bottom of the fabric bag and the bottom of the crocheted bag.

Lucky for me, I am a very resourcefull girl. I got out my seam ripper and separated my bags. The exterior is now used to hold all of my winter hats (we have a LOT) this bag is awesome and huge! I haven’t even stuffed it full yet, there is plenty more room.

And my fabric bag will soon be reunited with the original yarn I had intended  :)

To check out this seriously awesome pattern, go HERE

Hulk Trick or Treat bag

My best friend Kelsey and I did this project together. We wanted something fun today so we decided to make trick or treat bags for my kids. Kel made my daughter a witch since she will be a witch this year. And I made my son a Hulk since he’s going as the hulk. Originally this bag was a pattern for Frankenstein. I just left off the stitches and the bolts and viola, Hulk  :) Since Kel lives so far away, I don’t have her witch hat with me but I will take photos and post them when she comes down for Halloween.

This pattern is not mine, you can find it HERE

SpiderWeb :)

I Love Love Love Halloween so when I found this pattern, I squealed with glee  :)

This is by far the fastest project I have ever made. It seriously works up in no time flat. I love it!

Berti loved all the holes and insisted that this is how it's worn  :)

This pattern isn't mine. You can find it HERE