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No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern

No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

I deal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a sweet no-sew ghost amigurumi with three removable hats (witch, candy corn, and cowboy). The hats are interchangeable so you can mix and match looks and decide whether to sew them on or leave them removable. The pattern is worked in continuous rounds and uses super bulky yarn for a squishy, plush finish.

No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Youll find full round-by-round instructions for each hat and the ghost body with notes on placement of eyes, blush, and finishing touches. Helpful shaping tips are included for the cowboy hat so it looks authentic and styled.

Why You'll Love This No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines playful design with simple construction to create something truly charming. I enjoy how the removable hats let you customize each ghost for different looks and holidays. The techniques used helped me expand my skills with bobble stitches and shaping while still being approachable. Creating a set of ghosts with different hats is so satisfying and makes wonderful gifts that bring smiles.

No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love customizing these ghosts by changing the yarn colors for each hat to create seasonal and themed versions.

I sometimes use pastel shades for a softer spring look and bold oranges and browns for Halloween.

If you want a mini keychain version, I make the hats and ghost with thinner yarn and a smaller hook.

To make a larger, cuddlier ghost, use a bulkier yarn and a bigger hook while following the same stitch counts for shaping reference.

I often swap safety eyes for embroidered eyes to make the toy safer for small children or to change the expression.

Try adding wire inside the hat brims for posability or shaping that keeps a cowboy brim curled how you like.

For a different expression, embroider smiles, mouths, or tiny blush hearts centered between the eyes on Rounds 13-14.

Use felt or small fabric scraps for hat decorations like buckles or stars instead of yarn for a mixed-media look.

I sometimes add a small loop on top of the hat so the ghost can hang as an ornament or keyring.

Experiment with textured stitches for the hat brims to create scallops or ruffles beyond the original pattern for more visual interest.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during continuous rounds leads to losing track of the round start; place a marker at the first stitch of each round and move it up as you work. ✗ Forgetting to stuff gradually results in overstuffed or misshapen sections; stuff a little at a time and shape as you go to maintain smooth curves. ✗ Cutting color tails too short during hat color changes can cause loose ends; leave longer tails and weave them into the next round to hide and secure them. ✗ Not using the specified front/back loop instructions will change shaping dramatically; follow the directions for BLO and FLO sections exactly to achieve the correct hat and body shape.

No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern

Make an adorable no-sew ghost amigurumi that wears three removable hats (witch, candy corn, and cowboy). This pattern walks you through each hat and the ghost body with clear round-by-round instructions. Youll love the removable hats and easy finishing techniques that let you customize every ghost. Perfect as a handmade gift or seasonal decoration.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for No Sew Ghosts Wearing Hats Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Super bulky weight yarn (Sweet Snuggles Lite & Chenille Home Slim)
  • 02
    White (White) - main yarn for ghost body
  • 03
    Pink (Bare Pink) - optional small amount for blush
  • 04
    Purple (Meadow Violet) - for witch hat
  • 05
    Black (Black) - for witch hat stripe and details
  • 06
    Yellow (Daffodil) - for witch hat buckle and candy corn brim
  • 07
    Light Brown (Terracotta) - for cowboy hat
  • 08
    Dark Brown (Java) - for cowboy hat accent
  • 09
    Orange (Peach Pink) - for candy corn hat middle section

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 5.0 mm
  • 02
    Super bulky weight yarn (Sweet Snuggles Lite & Chenille Home Slim) in listed colors
  • 03
    Stuffing (polyester fiberfill)
  • 04
    Stitch markers
  • 05
    Embroidery needles
  • 06
    Scissors
  • 07
    Safety eyes 14mm (2 pieces)
  • 08
    Black yarn or felt for smile (optional)

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— Before You Start :

Info :

This pattern is written using American crochet terms and is worked in continuous rounds. The size of your ghost will be ~5 inches (12.7 cm) tall (without the hat) and ~4.5 inches (11.4 cm) wide if using the materials listed. With the hats, the ghost will be ~8 inches (20.3 cm) tall if using the materials listed.

Info :

This pattern is no sew and includes how to make three different hats (witch hat, candy corn hat, and cowboy hat) and the ghost. All the hats are removable, so you can interchange them or choose when/if you want your ghost to wear a hat. Please note that the cowboy hat will be the most difficult hat of the three to make because of the styling/folds that we have to do to make it look like a cowboy hat.

Infos :

Abbreviations: MR - Magic Ring. CH - Chain. SC - Single Crochet. INC - Increase. DEC - Decrease. HDC - Half Double Crochet. DC - Double Crochet. BO - 5 DC Bobble Stitch. Materials: 5 mm Hook. Super bulky weight yarn (Sweet Snuggles Lite & Chenille Home Slim). For ghost: White (White) and optional Pink (Bare Pink) for blush. For witch hat: Purple (Meadow Violet), Black (Black), Yellow (Daffodil). For cowboy hat: Light Brown (Terracotta), Dark Brown (Java). For candy corn hat: White (White), Orange (Peach Pink), Yellow (Daffodil). Stuffing. Stitch Markers. Embroidery Needles. Scissors. Safety Eyes (14mm).

— Hats: Witch Hat :

Info :

WITCH HAT: ~Start with purple yarn for the witch hat.~

Round 1 :

MR 4 (4)

Round 2 :

INC X 4 (8)

Round 3 :

8 SC (8)

Round 4 :

(1 SC, INC) X 4 (12)

Round 5 :

(1 SC, INC) X 6 (18)

Round 6 :

18 SC (18)

Round 7 :

(2 SC, INC) X 6 (24)

Round 8 :

24 SC (24)

Round 9 :

(3 SC, INC) X 6 (30)

Round 10 :

(4 SC, INC) X 6 (36)

Round 11 :

(5 SC, INC) X 6 (42)

Round 12 :

(6 SC, INC) X 6 (48)

Info :

~Switch to black yarn.~

Round 13-15 :

48 SC (48) [3 rounds]

Info :

~Switch back to purple yarn.~ Note: You can cut off the black yarn now and it may be useful to work over the black yarn tail in the next round so that it is hidden within the hat.

Round 16 :

Using front loops only: (1 SC, INC) X 24 (72)

Round 17 :

Using both loops: 72 SC (72)

Info :

Finish off and weave in any ends. Use yellow yarn to embroider on a rectangular buckle to the black stripe of the witch's hat. The horizontal part of the yellow buckle should be across 4 horizontal stitches on Round 13 and Round 15. The vertical part of the yellow buckle should be across 3 vertical stitches (the height of the black stripe).

Info :

Go to page 8 to crochet your ghost next!

— Hats: Candy Corn Hat :

Info :

CANDY CORN HAT: ~Start with white yarn for the candy corn hat.~

Round 1 :

MR 4 (4)

Round 2 :

INC X 4 (8)

Round 3 :

8 SC (8)

Round 4 :

(1 SC, INC) X 4 (12)

Round 5 :

(1 SC, INC) X 6 (18)

Info :

~Switch to orange yarn.~ Note: You can cut off the white yarn now and it may be useful to work over the yarn tails in the next round so that they are hidden within the hat.

Round 6 :

18 SC (18)

Round 7 :

(2 SC, INC) X 6 (24)

Round 8 :

24 SC (24)

Round 9 :

(3 SC, INC) X 6 (30)

Round 10 :

(4 SC, INC) X 6 (36)

Info :

~Switch to yellow yarn.~ Note: You can cut off the orange yarn now and it may be useful to work over the yarn tails in the next round so that they are hidden within the hat.

Round 11 :

(5 SC, INC) X 6 (42)

Round 12 :

(6 SC, INC) X 6 (48)

Round 13-15 :

48 SC (48) [3 rounds]

Round 16 :

Using front loops only: INC X 48 (96)

Round 17 :

Using both loops: 96 SC (96)

Info :

Finish off and weave in any ends. The edge of the hat should be naturally wavy.

Info :

Go to page 8 to crochet your ghost next!

— Hats: Cowboy Hat :

Info :

COWBOY HAT: ~Start with light brown yarn.~

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

INC X 6 (12)

Round 3 :

(1 SC, INC) X 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(2 SC, INC) X 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(3 SC, INC) X 6 (30)

Round 6 :

(4 SC, INC) X 6 (36)

Round 7 :

(5 SC, INC) X 6 (42)

Round 8 :

(6 SC, INC) X 6 (48)

Round 9 :

Using back loops only: 48 SC (48)

Round 10-16 :

48 SC (48) [7 rounds]

Info :

~Switch to dark brown yarn.~

Round 17 :

48 SC (48)

Info :

~Switch back to the light brown yarn.~ Note: You can cut off the dark brown yarn now and it may be useful to work over the dark brown yarn tail in the next round so that it is hidden within the hat.

Round 18 :

Using front loops only: (7 SC, INC) X 6 (54)

Round 19 :

Using both loops: (3 SC, INC) X 2, 3 HDC, 5 DC, 3 HDC, (3 SC, INC) X 4, 3 HDC, 5 DC, 3 HDC, (3 SC, INC) X 2 (62)

Round 20 :

(10 SC, 3 HDC, 5 DC, 3 HDC, 10 SC) X 2 (62)

Round 21 :

(5 SC, INC) X 2, 1 HDC, 5 DC, 1 HDC, (5 SC, INC) X 4, 1 HDC, 5 DC, 1 HDC, (5 SC, INC) X 2 (70)

Info :

Finish off and weave in any ends. Go to the next page for how to shape/fold the hat to look more like a cowboy hat!

— Hats: Cowboy Hat (Cont.) :

Info :

SHAPING THE COWBOY HAT: After crocheting the cowboy hat, we'll need to shape/fold the hat to look more like a cowboy hat. There are three main finishing touches we'll do. 1. Fold the sides of the hat's rim up. Each side of the hat's rim should form a natural curve because of how we crocheted them. 2. Push the front of the hat's rim down, so that the hat's rim dips slightly at the center. After pushing the front of the cowboy hat's rim down, the hat's rim should form a slight 'U' shape. Note: The back of the cowboy hat is where you started/ended each round of the cowboy hat and the front of the cowboy hat is on the direct opposite side of where you started/ended each round of the cowboy hat. 3. Push down the top of the hat so that it goes into the hat - the top of the hat should be indented inwards along the front loops of Round 8 of the hat. After this, push the front of the hat down so that the front of the top part of the hat forms a slight 'U' shape.

— Ghost :

Info :

GHOST: ~Start with white yarn for the ghost.~

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

INC X 6 (12)

Round 3 :

(1 SC, INC) X 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(2 SC, INC) X 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(3 SC, INC) X 6 (30)

Round 6 :

(4 SC, INC) X 6 (36)

Round 7 :

(5 SC, INC) X 6 (42)

Round 8-14 :

42 SC (42) [7 rounds]

Round 15 :

13 SC, BO, 14 SC, BO, 13 SC (42)

Round 16-19 :

42 SC (42) [4 rounds]

Info :

~Add the ghost's facial expression!~ EYES (safety eyes): Insert safety eyes at Rounds 12-13 in between the bobble stitches on the opposite side of where your hook currently is, since the first/last stitch of each round are at the backside of the ghost. The eyes should be ~6 stitches apart. BLUSH (pink bulky weight yarn): Use pink yarn to embroider on blush between Rounds 13-14, just below and to the sides of the ghost's eyes. Each blush should be across 2 stitches.

Round 20 :

Using front loops of Round 19: (In same stitch: 1 SC, 1 DC, 1 SC], SLST in next stitch) X 21 (84)

Info :

Note: It may be useful to put a stitch marker in the back loops of Round 19 since we'll use them in the next round!

Round 21 :

Using back loops of Round 19: (5 SC, DEC) X 6 (36)

Round 22 :

Using both loops: (4 SC, DEC) X 6 (30)

Info :

~Begin stuffing the the ghost's body! Continue stuffing as you go along. Try on the ghost's hat as you stuff it to make sure you do not overstuff or understuff the top part of the ghost. ~

Round 23 :

(3 SC, DEC) X 6 (24)

Round 24 :

(2 SC, DEC) X 6 (18)

Round 25 :

(1 SC, DEC) X 6 (12)

Round 26 :

DEC X 6 (6)

Info :

Finish stuffing. Finish off and leave a yarn tail to close the hole. Weave the yarn tail through the front loops of the last round and pull tightly to close the hole. Weave in the remaining end.

— Finishing Touches :

Info :

Try on the hat(s) you made for your ghost! The hats are removable so you can interchange them or choose when/if you want your ghost to wear a hat. You can also choose to sew the hats down to the ghost's head if you don't want them to be removable.

Info :

You can add a smile (or any other facial expression) to your ghost if you would like - I cut out a piece of black felt to make the smile for my cowboy ghost but you can also use black yarn to make the smile. If you made a smile, it should be glued/embroidered on at Rounds 13-14, centered in between the ghost's eyes and ~3 stitches wide.

— Finished :

Info :

Congrats! You finished crocheting your ghosts wearing hats! I hope you enjoyed making them as much as I did :)

Assembly Instructions

  • Insert safety eyes at Rounds 12-13 between bobble stitches, spacing them approximately 6 stitches apart and on the opposite side of the round start.
  • Embroider blush with pink yarn between Rounds 13-14 just below and to the sides of the eyes, each blush spanning about 2 stitches.
  • Weave in and hide color change tails by working over them in the next round before cutting; this secures tails and keeps hat interiors tidy.
  • Try each hat on the ghost while stuffing to check fit; if you prefer hats to be permanent, sew them to the head around Rounds 13-14.
  • Close the final hole by leaving a yarn tail, weaving it through the front loops of the last round, pulling tightly to close, and weaving in the remaining tail securely.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to mark the start of each round since this pattern is worked in continuous rounds for even shaping.
  • 💡Stuff gradually and shape as you go, testing hat fit while stuffing so the top of the ghost remains proportionate.
  • 💡Work over yarn tails when changing colors to hide ends inside hats and avoid bulky knots which can affect hat fit.
  • 💡Follow FLO and BLO instructions carefully when specified, as using the wrong loop will change the hat and brim shapes.

This delightful pattern makes three removable hat styles for one lovable ghost - a playful set to mix and match. Whether youre making a witch, cowboy, or candy corn look, each hat adds personality and charm to your ghost creations. Perfect for gifting or seasonal decorating — have fun stitching! 🧶🎃

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The ghost measures approximately 5 inches (12.7 cm) tall without a hat and about 8 inches (20.3 cm) tall with a hat when using recommended materials.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can change yarn weight and hook size to alter finished size, but stitch counts and shaping will be affected so adjust accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases, and working in front/back loops is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters finish a ghost with one hat in about 5-7 hours, though time varies with experience and how many hats you make.