In honor of Halloween/Day of the Dead I made my sister this skull garland. It’s pretty fricken rad if I may say so myself.
I started with the Day of the Dead Crochet Skull pattern by Darlene Harris. I added an extra round of single crochet to make the jaw area more solid, which you can see in the yellow skull on the left.
Using black, I chained 20 then did single crochet around the bottom edge, ending across from where I had attached the black. I chained 15, then single crocheted around the bottom edge of the second skull. And so on. Next, I chained 20 and then single crocheted along the top edge of the skull. I chained 15 and single crocheted along the top edge of the second skull. And so on. This is why there are two strings connecting the skulls. To finish, I used a hot iron and some Niagara spray starch on the skulls only (not the strings connecting them).
Each skull took about 1/5 of a ball of Sugar ‘n Cream, so it was a VERY affordable project.
Caroline says she loves it!
I’m so doing this for next year! That is awesome. Thanks for sharing. I think it’ll make an excellent project for using up leftovers, too.
Really really love these!
Fun and spooky at the same time! Makes me wish I knew more about crochet.
How darn cute is that? It’s also a super way to use up some scraps of yarn languishing at the bottom of my stash. Applause!!
I absolutely LOVE it.
How cool is that?! It looks great! So fun.
This could be one of the most creative, coolest things I have seen in a long time and I just got back from Stitches East and saw a lot! Just fantastic…
This is just so rad! I’m normally not a huge fan of either crochet or day of the dead skulls, yet somehow this project rocks. Well played!
So cute!!
Love the happy colorful crochet skulls! Genius!
I have never even thought about knitting (or crocheting) Halloween decorations. I love this project!
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