Skeleton Beanie Crochet Pattern

This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween.. Halloween.. Halloween.. Did you sing that in your head, too? So you're a Nightmare Before Christmas fan, too?  I'm a fan of the movie and it's totally appropriate to watch from now until the end of the year! (Or all year round, right?) My son is also a fan of the movie so I made this beanie with a Jack Skellington applique.

This beanie was made last year (photo below) for him and it was something I sold at the time when I wa I sold quite a few, so I thought I would share the pattern with you all this year now that I have my own little blog to do so!

This year, we have already went through our Fall/Winter hats and decided which ones he wanted to wear again and discussed what kind of new hats he wanted me to make this year. He wanted to keep the skeleton hat, but I had to remake it in a larger size this year :)

I wrote up the pattern in multiple sizes: 6-12 months, toddler, child, and adult. Check the parenthesis for head circumference to pick the best size you need.

Update: I made a matching beanie for myself in a messy bun beanie style! In our case, it is a 'mommy and me' set. Both patterns are written in multiple sizes!

Click here for the Messy Bun version

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Free Crochet Pattern

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn in black, gray, white

H/5.0mm hook

G/4.0mm hook

Tapestry needle

Scissors

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Gauge: 4"x4" = 12 stitches x 7 rows in DC

Pattern notes:

Chain 2 in beginning of rounds do not count as a stitch

Pattern

6-12 months (16” circumference)

 Starting with black

Round 1: Magic ring, Chain 2, 12 DC into ring, join to first DC (12)

Change to gray

Round 2: Chain 2, 2 DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (24)

Change to black

Round 3: Chain 2, *DC, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (36)

Change to gray

Round 4: Chain 2, *DC in next 2 stitches, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (48)

Change to black

Round 5: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (48)

Change to gray

Round 6-10: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first DC

Changing colors for each row to complete the gray-black pattern

Continue with black yarn for the remaining rows

Row 11-13: Chain 1, SC in each stitch around, join to first SC

Fasten off and weave in tail

 Toddler size (18” circumference)

 Starting with black

 Round 1: Magic ring, Chain 2, 12 DC into ring, join to first DC (12)

Change to gray

Round 2: Chain 2, 2 DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (24)

Change to black

Round 3: Chain 2, *DC, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (36)

Change to gray

Round 4: Chain 2, *DC in next 2 stitches, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (48)

Change to black

Round 5: Chain 2, *DC in next 7 stitches, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (54)

Change to gray

Round 6-11: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first DC

Changing colors for each row to complete the gray-black pattern

Work the remaining rounds in black

Round 12-14: Chain 1, SC in each stitch around, join to first SC

Fasten off and weave in tail

 Child size (20” circumference)

 Starting with black

 Round 1: Magic ring, Chain 2, 12 DC into ring, join to first DC (12)

Change to gray

Round 2: Chain 2, 2 DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (24)

Change to black

Round 3: Chain 2, *DC, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (36)

Change to gray

Round 4: Chain 2, *DC in next 2 stitches, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (48)

Change to black

Round 5: Chain 2, *DC in next 3 stitches, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (60)

Change to gray

Round 6: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (63)

Change to gray

Round 7-11: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first DC

Changing colors for each row to complete the gray-black pattern

Work the remaining rows in black

Round 12-14: Chain 1, SC in each stitch around, join to first SC

Fasten off and weave in tail

 Adult size (21” circumference)

 Starting with black

 Round 1: Magic ring, Chain 2, 12 DC into ring, join to first DC (12)

Change to gray

Round 2: Chain 2, 2 DC in each stitch around, join to first DC (24)

Change to black

Round 3: Chain 2, *DC, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (36)

Change to gray

Round 4: Chain 2, *DC in next 2 stitches, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (48)

Change to black

Round 5: Chain 2, *DC in next 3 stitches, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (60)

Change to gray

Round 6: Chain 2, *DC in next 19 stitches, 2DC, repeat from * around, join to first DC (63)

Change to gray

Round 7-12: Chain 2, DC in each stitch around, join to first DC

Changing colors for each row to complete the gray-black pattern

Work the remaining rounds in black

Round 13-15: Chain 1, SC in each stitch around, join to first SC

Fasten off and weave in tail

 Skeleton Applique

 Using white and a G hook

 Make a magic ring

Round 1: Magic ring, 10 HDC in ring, join to first HDC

Round 2: Chain 2, 2HDC in each stitch around, join to first HDC

Round 3: Chain 2, *2HDC, HDC, repeat from * around, join to first HDC

Round 4: Chain 2, *2HDC, HDC in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around, join to first HDC

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing onto hat

 Eyes - black - G hook

 Round 1: Magic ring, 10 HDC in ring, join to first HDC

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing

Make 2 eyes

 Sew eyes onto circle

Sew on mouth using a tapestry needle and black yarn

Sew applique onto side of hat.

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