A little handmade Halloween

Halloween Crochet Tutorials & Project Ideas

Choose a Halloween project to make your own: a pumpkin basket with matching accessories, a decorated hat, or witch and pumpkin outfits for dolls. Find autumn outfit inspiration in a hooded cloak, a cat-ear beanie and a mushroom patchwork vest. Explore all six original Susan's Family tutorials and check each project's instructions before you begin.

Find your next project

Choose your Halloween project

Halloween Set — Basket & Accessories

Make a basket, headband and hair clips in two decorative styles. Follow the original tutorial with a 2 mm hook and video guidance.

View the Halloween Set tutorial

Halloween Hat — Decorative Crochet Details

Explore a hat decorated with stars, spider webs, pumpkins, skulls and buttons. Check the yarn list and the 3.5 mm and 2 mm hook requirements.

View the Halloween Hat tutorial

Halloween Doll Clothes — Witch & Pumpkin Outfits

Make themed doll clothes and accessories with Shetland yarn and a 2 mm hook. Compare the listed piece measurements with your doll before starting.

View the doll clothes tutorial

Autumn outfit inspiration

Three more projects from our seasonal collection, with playful accessories and layers to inspire your autumn outfits.

Starry Hooded Cloak

Explore the Starry Hooded Cloak video tutorial, then compare adult and child yarn quantities for Dawn Impression and Dreamplume. The guide also includes matching fluffy-trim colors.

Starry hooded cloak crochet tutorial

Tassels Cat Ear Beanie

Add a playful detail to an autumn outfit with a crocheted cat-ear beanie and long tassels. Explore the original tutorial before choosing your materials.

View the cat-ear beanie tutorial

Mushroom Patchwork Vest

Bring woodland motifs to your autumn layers with a mushroom patchwork vest. See the original tutorial for the design and project instructions.

View the patchwork vest tutorial

Compare the three Halloween projects

Key materials and tutorial formats for the basket set, decorated hat and doll outfits. For the autumn projects, follow each tutorial link to check its materials and instructions.

Materials and formats for three Halloween crochet projects
ProjectListed yarnsCrochet hooksTutorial support
Halloween Set4-Ply Combed Cotton & Acrylic Fibre2 mmStitch key, instructions and video guidance
Halloween HatHandcrafted No. 2 Knit Thread; 4-Ply Combed Cotton & Acrylic Fibre; Shetland3.5 mm for Handcrafted No. 2 Knit Thread; 2 mm for the other listed yarnsStitch key, instructions and video guidance
Halloween Doll ClothesShetland2 mmPiece measurements, stitch explanations and instructions

Before you start

Read the stitch key

The three Halloween tutorials above use Chinese crochet notation with stitch names explained in US terminology. Always refer to the stitch key in your chosen tutorial.

Check measurements

Finished dimensions depend on tension. For doll clothes, compare the listed piece measurements with your doll.

Review assembly materials

Some projects use extra components for shaping and decoration. Check the full instructions before choosing supplies.

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