Free Crochet 2-in-1 Halloween Skull Plushie Pattern for Spooky Décor

Author: Talha

I am a crochet designer, macramé maker and a crafter who also loves doing MATH.

Contributor: Mary of Amigurumi Fairyland

She is a Ukrainian crocheter who crochet incredibly cute crochet plushies. She has been one of our latest contributor via mycraftybasket.

This Halloween, learn how to crochet these 2 skull plushie keychain variations with a FREE written pattern and a tutorial as well. The first variation is the white skull plush with one oversized crochet eye, and the other is a grey skull plush with a sunflower eye. Crochet these 8cm skull keychains as a trick-or-treating bag charm, Halloween party decoration, or just because.

Crochet 2-in-1 Halloween Skull Plushie

These are the no-sew skull plushies with both embroidered and crocheted face features, such as the stitched mouth, nose, and eyes.

You can also make an amigurumi version of these crochet skulls using the same pattern but with cotton yarn. You can also crochet an Alien version of this crochet skull by crocheting it in pastel seagreen. Anyway, continue reading for the full crochet skull pattern for beginners.

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How to Crochet 2 Versions of Skull Amigurumi Plush

Let’s crochet a cute amigurumi plush skull keychain that measures about 8 centimeters. It works up very quickly using soft plush yarn for the main skull and thinner yarn for the detailed facial features.

You can easily customize your keychain by making the eyes different sizes, or even turning one of the eyes into a colorful flower for a quirky, unique look. It makes a perfect little handmade gift or a cool accessory to attach to your backpack or keys!

Materials Needed

Plush yarn (like Himalaya Dolphin Baby) in light green, gray, or your color of choice for the main skull.
YarnArt Jeans (or any sport-weight cotton-blend yarn) in black for the eyes, nose, and mouth.
YarnArt Jeans in bright pink (or any contrasting color) for the flower eye option.
4.0 mm crochet hook (for the plush skull).
2.5 mm crochet hook (for the eyes).
Tapestry needle for sewing details.
Stitch marker to keep track of rounds.
Scissors.
Holofiber or toy stuffing.
Keychain ring with a carabiner.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR – Magic Ring
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
dec – decrease (crochet 2 sc together)
sl st – slip stitch
st/sts – stitch/stitches
(…) x N – repeat instructions inside the parentheses N times

Pattern Instructions

Skull (Use plush yarn and 4.0 mm hook):

Round 1: ch 2, work 6 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook (or make 6 sc in a MR). (6 sts)
Round 2: 6 inc. (12 sts)
Rounds 3-4: 12 sc around. (12 sts for 2 rounds)
Round 5: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6. (18 sts)
Rounds 6-7: 18 sc around. (18 sts for 2 rounds)

Are you a Beginner?

If you can’t follow the written pattern, continue with the tutorial or the pattern below!

Round 8: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6. (24 sts)
Rounds 9-13: 24 sc around. (24 sts for 5 rounds)
Note: Pause here to crochet the eyes, sew them on, and embroider the face (see Assembly section) before finishing the skull.
Round 14: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6. (18 sts)
Round 15: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6. (12 sts)
Stuff the skull firmly with holofiber.
Round 16: 6 dec. (6 sts)
Fasten off, weave the yarn tail through the front loops of the remaining 6 stitches, and pull tight to close the hole. Weave in the loose end.

Large Eye (Use black Jeans yarn and 2.5 mm hook):

Round 1: Make a MR, ch 2, work 12 dc into the ring. Join with a sl st to the first dc. (12 sts)
Round 2: ch 1, work an inc (2 sc) in every st around. Join with a sl st. (24 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Small Eye (Use black Jeans yarn and 2.5 mm hook):

Round 1: Make a MR, ch 2, work 12 dc into the ring. Join with a sl st to the first dc. (12 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Flower Eye Option (Use black and pink Jeans yarn and 2.5 mm hook):

Round 1: With black yarn, make a MR, ch 2, work 12 dc into the ring. Join with a sl st. Fasten off and cut the black yarn. (12 sts)
Round 2: Attach pink yarn to any stitch. ch 1.
In the same st, work: (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc).
In every next st around, work: (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc).
Join with a sl st to the beginning. Fasten off, leaving a long pink and black tail for sewing

Assembly and Details:

Place the eyes symmetrically on the front of the skull. You can mix and match by using one Large Eye and one Small Eye, or one Large Eye and one Flower Eye.
Sew the eyes onto the skull using the long yarn tails. For the flower eye, only sew through the black center part, leaving the pink petals free to pop out.
Using black yarn and your tapestry needle, embroider an upside-down “V” shape for the nose directly between the eyes.
Embroider a wide smile with small vertical lines (to mimic teeth) across it, placing it lower on the face between Rounds 4 and 5 of the skull.
Once all facial features are complete, finish Rounds 14-16 of the skull and stuff it.
Attach the keychain ring or carabiner securely to the top center of the finished skull.