Make a soft, sensory crochet Halloween Cauldron toy with this free pattern. Babies and toddlers will love playing with this fun stuff and spill toy. Keep reading for the free crochet pattern.
Crochet a Halloween Cauldron Toy with Blanket Yarn
For those of you who enjoyed my Stuff and Spill Fish Bowl and Picnic Basket, I am back today with another, Halloween inspired pattern! I worked with Bernat Blanket Yarn a lot over the summer, and it was nice to start using it again...especially with the Bernat Blanket Stitch Along coming up next week!
This plushy toy is perfect for little hands. It features a big cauldron filled with a smiling jack-o-lantern, a friendly ghost, and a squishy spider. The features are all added using non-toxic puffy paint-making the toy free of choking hazards!
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Supplies
- Bernat Blanket Yarn in Coal, White, Go Go Green, Carrot Orange, and Pow Purple
- 9.0mm crochet hook (I used Clover Amour)
- Non-toxic puffy paint in Black and White
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- St: stitch
- Sl st: slip stitch
- Ch: Chain
- SC: Single crochet
- HDC2TOG: Half double crochet two together
- RSC: Reverse single crochet (aka crab stitch)
- HDC: Half double crochet
- DC: Double crochet
- BLO: back loop only
Pattern Notes
- Ch stitches at the beginning or rounds or rows do not count as a stitch
- The end of each round is joined with a sl st to the first stitch of the round
- Gauge is not important for the finished product. My cauldron is about 10 inches tall
- To make these truly baby friendly, I opted to use non-toxic puffy paint instead of safety eyes
Cauldron
Start with Magic Circle (with color ‘Coal’).
Round 1: Ch 2, work 10 DC into magic circle. Pull tight
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 DC in each st around (20)
Round 3: Ch 2, *2 DC, DC in next st, repeat from *around (30)
Round 4 (BLO): Ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 2, repeat from *around (40)
Round 5-7: Ch 1, SC around (40)
Round 8: Ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 3, repeat from *around (50)
Round 9-11: Ch 1, SC around (50)
Round 12: Ch 1, *SC2TOG, SC in next 3, repeat from *around (40)
Round 13-16: Ch 1, SC around (40)
Round 17: Ch 1, SC2TOG around (20)
Round 18: Ch 1, 2 SC in each st around (40)
Round 19: Ch 1, SC around (40)
Round 20: Ch 1, RSC around (40). Join with sl st to first st of the round, tie off and weave in ends.
Pumpkin
Start with magic circle (with color Carrot Orange)
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 HDC in magic circle, pull tight
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 HDC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: Ch 1, *2 HDC, HDC, repeat from * around (18)
Round 4: Ch 1, *2 HDC, HDC in next 2, repeat from * around (24)
Rounds 5-6: Ch 1, HDC around (24)
Round 7: Ch 1, HDC2Tog around (12)
Round 8: Ch 1, HDC2Tog around (6)
Round 9: *switch to Go Go Green* Ch 1, SC2Tog around (3)
Round 10: Ch 1, SC around (3)
Tie off yarn and weave in ends. Decorate face if desired using black non-toxic puffy paint.
Ghost
Start with magic circle (with color White)
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 HDC in magic circle, pull tight (6)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 HDC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: Ch 1, *2 HDC, HDC, repeat from * around (18)
Round 4-7: Ch 1, HDC around (18)
Round 8: Ch 1, *SC, HDC, DC in 3, HDC, repeat from * around (18)
Tie off and weave in ends. Decorate face with non-toxic black puffy paint.
Spider
Start with magic circle (with color Pow Purple)
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 HDC in magic circle, pull tight (6)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 HDC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: Ch 1, *2 HDC, HDC, repeat from * around (18)
Round 4: Ch 1, *HDC2Tog, HDC, repeat from * around (12)
Round 5: Ch 1, HDC2Tog around (6)
Tie off leaving a long tail. With a yarn needle, weave the tail back and forth through each stitch in round 5 and pull tight to cinch it shut. Knot the yarn and weave in ends.
To add the spider legs, attach the yarn to a post of a stitch in round 4 with a sl st. Ch 8 tight chain sts and tie off. Repeat this until the spider has 8 legs.
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