How to Crochet Cat in Halloween Costume Amigurumi (Black & Brown Cat)
In this post, we have a two-in-one tutorial for your favorite animal in a Halloween costume idea! Learn how to crochet this cat in a boo ghost costume that also includes two fun accessories: a witch hat and a fairy staff stick that is so fun to play with. You will learn two versions with just a difference of color and a bit of embroidery, including a brown cat and a black cat, a Halloween symbol. These amigurumi are completely in the shape of boo but with the innocent face of a cat and bobble hands visible. You will be surprised by how the tutor managed this cat in a costume pattern to be no-sew! Crochet it as a desk buddy, car hanger, and even as a support toy!
So, if you are ready for crocheting this complete Halloween cat amigurumi, continue reading this post till the end. There you will find the complete tutorial!
About the Designer: The designer behind this ghost key cover project is @CrochetGoStudio – her crochet library is all about the cute and mini plushies and keychains, mostly in with the set of variations and combos like fruit animal from autumny_crochet. Some of my favorite tutorials are for a Hello Kitty AirPods case, a mini parrot keychain, a reversible pumpkin doll, and a Spider-Man keychain. She also has a website with free patterns. I just love her creative designs, like the Hello Kitty guava pattern!
Note: In respect of the creator’s pattern rights, there will be no provision of the written pattern. You can watch the tutorial with on-screen instructions at the end of this post.
Crochet Halloween Costume Cat Tutorial
Skill Level: Beginners – Intermediate. You will first crochet the head of the Halloween cat as a sphere or crochet ball, which needs increases and decreases. Then, using the chain skipping, you will crochet the space in the boo costume plus hands using bobble stitch and the same basic stitches like single crochet, which is common to the ball head. For the bottom shell edging, you will use FLO, skip, cluster, and half-double crochet. For the witch hat, color changes, increase, and again hdc.
Tutorial Timing: Approximately 19 Minutes. (perfect for learning how to face challenges in making an amigurumi no-sew, like using the surface stitching and bobble stitch. The tutorial is so compact but details almost all amigurumi techniques that you will tackle in most designs. So, worth-watching.)
Personalization Tips: As mentioned earlier, you can choose from two color-combos: the brown cat head and arms with purple and yellow witch hat & black cat with black and orange witch hat and white cross embroidery. There is an optional mini star for the staff which can be changed with the broom using the cuttings of yarn.
Pattern Type: A detailed on-screen written pattern is available if you find written instructions easy to follow along with.
Materials Needed
You will have to gather the following suggested tools and materials for crocheting this animal ghost Halloween amigurumi set for Halloween, mentioned in the tutorial:
Yarn: 5.5-Ply Milk Cotton Yarn (the specific colors needed will be indicated in the pattern itself).
Crochet Hook: Size 2.50mm
Fiberfill Stuffing: Polyester toy stuffing
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
Crochet Abbreviations
Here’s a one-line guide for crocheting each stitch and technique in the Halloween ghost pattern:
- sk (Skip a Stitch): Skip the next stitch and move to the following one.
- sl st (Slip Stitch): Insert your hook, yarn over, draw through the stitch and the loop on your hook for joining or finishing neatly.
ch (Chain Stitch): Yarn over, pull through the loop on your hook to create a chain foundation or spacing. - sc (Single Crochet): Insert the hook into a stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over again and pull through both loops on your hook.
- hdc (Half Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert the hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through all three loops.
- dc (Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert the hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over again, pull through the last two loops.
- inc (Increase): Work two stitches of the same kind into the same stitch to increase your stitch count.
- dec (Decrease): Crochet two stitches together to reduce the stitch count.
- BLO (Back Loops Only): Work into the back loop of a stitch only (the one furthest from you).
- FLO (Front Loops Only): Work into the front loop of a stitch only (the one closest to you).
- Bobble (5 hdc together in the same stitch): Yarn over, insert the hook, yarn over, pull through, repeat 5 times into the same stitch, then yarn over and pull through all loops on your hook.
