Crochet Hair-raising Shrunken Head Pattern – Halloween Horrors

Unearth your creativity per crochet Hair-raising Shrunken Head—spooky fun that’s perfect for Halloween decorations and ghastly gifts!

This delightfully creepy project is perfect for those with a quirky sense of humor and a love for crochet. Using simple crochet techniques, you’ll create a miniature shrunken head that’s both eerie and entertaining. Ideal for Halloween décor, gag gifts, or just to freak out your friends, this handmade horror is sure to be a conversation starter.

Crochet Hair-raising Shrunken Head

Get ready to stitch up some spine-chilling fun with the Crochet Hair-raising Shrunken Head Pattern! With its wild hair and hauntingly detailed features, this project is an exciting challenge for any crafter.

Tip:

Use glow-in-the-dark yarn for the eyes to give your shrunken head an extra spooky effect at night!

Materials Needed:

• 3.75 mm (F) crochet hook
• Worsted weight yarn in white, black, and brown (specifically Big Twist Value yarn in the color camel)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• 6 mm safety eyes

Pattern Instructions:

Start with a magic ring.

• Into the magic ring, chain 1 and make six single crochet (6 sc).
• For round two, do single crochet increase in each stitch to have a total of 12 single crochets (12 sc).

Round three, single crochet increase in the first stitch, then one single crochet in the next; repeat this pattern around to have 18 single crochets (18 sc).

Rounds four and five, crochet two rows of 18 single crochet for a total of 36 stitches.

• Round six, single crochet increase in the first stitch, then one single crochet in the next two stitches; repeat this pattern around for a total of 24 single crochets (24 sc).
• Rounds seven through twelve, maintain the 24 single crochet pattern in each round to accumulate 144 stitches in total.

Next, single crochet decrease and one single crochet in the next two stitches for a total of 18 sc.’

Round after the decrease, crochet 18 single crochets.

• Chain seven for the mouth and then single crochet across six more times.
• Attach the mouth to the head.

Make the eyes:

With a magic ring, crochet five single crochet, close ring, then single crochet increase into the next, followed by a single crochet; repeat around. Attach 6 mm safety eyes.

• Sew the eyes onto the head, leaving a row space between the eyes and the mouth and a stitch space between the two eyes.

Attach the mouth below the eyes:

For the decoration, nose, and mouth, use black yarn to create the desired facial details.

• Resume with the head pattern, doing a single crochet decrease all the way around for nine decreases.
• Follow with a round of nine single crochets.
• Stuff the head with polyfill before it gets too small.
• Continue decreasing as per the video tutorial’s instructions to shape the top of the head.
• Once the head is shaped and stuffed, attach the hair using strands of brown yarn; you can create hair by looping the yarn through stitches on the head and securing them.

Close off the bottom:

• Of the shrunken head by stitching it closed with yarn.

Optional:

• Attach string at the top for hanging.