Spooky Halloween Wreath
Your front door is just not complete this autumn without the Spooky Halloween Wreath. Leave it up all season long to celebrate the fall weather and the Halloween holiday at the same time. The pumpkins keep it tied to fall while the spooky witches and spiders help make it a little more festive for those trick-or-treaters that love seeing all the scary decorations. Your crochet Halloween decorations will definitely add to the effect of the holiday and will make all your neighbors jealous!
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
- Lily Sugar'n Cream Cotton
- A: 01712 Hot Green (1 ball)
- B: 00082 Jute (1 ball)
- C: 00002 Black (1 ball)
- D: 00001 White (1 ball)
- E: 01628 Hot Orange (1 ball)
- Crochet Hook (G/6 or 4 mm)
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Grape Vine Wreath (13 in, or 33 cm in diameter)
- Fabric Stiffener
- 6 Glue-on Eyes
- Stuffing
- Twigs for Decoration
GAUGE:
16 sc and 16 rows = 4 ins [10 cm].
NOTES:
1 ball each of A, B and C makes 7 Witches.
1 ball makes 10 Webs.
1 ball makes 8 Spiders.
1 ball makes 14 Small Pumpkins or 10 Large Pumpkins.
WREATH
WITCH (make 2)
Cape: With C, ch 17.
1st row: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 16 sc.
2nd row: Ch 1. Draw up a loop in each of next 2 sc. Yoh and draw a loop through all loops on hook - Sc2tog made. 1 sc in each sc to last 2 sc. Sc2tog. Turn.
3rd to 7th rows: Rep 2nd row. 4 sc at end of 7th row. Fasten off.
Hat:
With C, ch 10. Sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each ch around. Join with sl st to first st. 10 sc.
2nd to 8th rnds: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each sc to end of rnd. Join with sl st to first st.
9th rnd: Ch 1. Draw up a loop in each of next 3 sc. Yoh and draw a loop through all loops on hook – Sc3tog made. Fasten off.
Brim:
Join C with sl st to foundation ch of Hat.
1st rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in each ch around. 20 sc. Join with ss to first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. (1 sc in next sc. 2 sc in next sc) 10 times. Join with ss to first sc. Fasten off.
Hair:
Cut 30, 6 ins [15 cm] lengths of A and tie securely in the middle.
Broom:
Cut 12, 4 ins [10 cm] lengths of B and tie securely in the middle. Fold in half and tie tog 1 inch [2.5 cm] down from fold. Glue to end of twig.
WEB (make 2)
With D, ch 8. Join with sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 8. (Yoh) 3 times. Insert hook into ring. Yoh and draw up a loop through ring only. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) 4 times – Spoke made. Ch 4. (Work Spoke in ring. Ch 4) 6 times. Sl st in 4th ch of ch-8.
2nd rnd: Ch 12. (Miss next 4 ch. Work Spoke in top of next Spoke. Ch 8) 7 times. Sl st in 4th ch of ch-12.
3rd rnd: Ch 16. (Miss next 8 ch. Work Spoke in top of next Spoke. Ch 12) 7 times. Sl st in 4th ch of ch-16. Fasten off.
Finishing: Stiffen Web with fabric stiffener.
SPIDER (make 3)
Body:
With C, ch 3.
1st rnd: 8 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. Sl st in first hdc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in each hdc around. Sl st in first sc. 16 sc.
3rd rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in back loop only of each sc around. Sl st in first sc.
4th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog) 8 times. 8 sts. Break yarn, leaving a long end. Thread yarn through needle and draw tightly through 8 sts. Fasten off.
Legs:
Join yarn in front loop of any st in 3rd row with sl st. *Ch 12. Miss first ch. Sl st in each of next 11 ch. Sl st in same loop as initial join. Sl st in each of next 2 loops of 3rd rnd. Rep from * 7 times more. Fasten off.
Finishing: Glue 2 eyes on each Spider.
PUMPKINS (make 5 small and 1 large)
Small Pumpkin:
With E, ch 4. Join with sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 1. 8 sc in ring. Sl st to first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in each sc around. Sl st to first sc. 16 sc.
3rd and 4th rnds: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around. Sl st to first sc.
5th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog. 1 sc in each of next 2 sc) 4 times. Sl st in first st. 12 sc. Stuff with small amount of stuffing.
6th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog) 6 times. Sl st in first st. 6 sc.
7th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog) 3 times. Fasten off (bottom of Pumpkin).
Large Pumpkin:
With E, ch 4. Join with sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 1. 8 sc in ring. Sl st to first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in each sc around. Sl st in first sc. 16 sc.
3rd rnd: Ch 1. (1 sc in next sc. 2 sc in next sc) 8 times. Sl st in first sc. 24 sc.
4th and 5th rnds: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around. Sl st in first sc.
6th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog. 1 sc in each of next 2 sc) 6 times. Sl st in first st. 18 sc.
7th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc) 6 times. Sl st in first st. 12 sc. Stuff with small amount of stuffing.
8th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog) 6 times. Sl st in first st. 6 sc.
9th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog) 3 times. Fasten off (bottom of Pumpkin).
Stem: (make 1 for each Pumpkin)
With B, ch 3. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook. Sl st in last ch. Fasten off.
FINISHING
With E, sew through center of Pumpkin 5 times, each time bringing yarn around the body at evenly spaced intervals. Draw tightly and fasten securely. Sew Stem in place to foundation ch at top of Pumpkin.
ASSEMBLY
Using photo as a guide, glue stiffened Web to each side of Wreath. Glue one Spider to each Web, making sure each Leg is glued in place to appear as if the Spider is walking. Glue the Witches on either side of the Wreath, by layering first the Cape, then the Hair and then the Hat. Glue the Broom to the side of the Witch. Glue twigs and Pumpkins as shown in picture. Glue a small length of white yarn to 3rd Spider and hang from top center of Wreath.