Cute Ghost Crochet Bag for Halloween

Does your Halloween crafting tend to go more towards the cute than the creepy? If so, then this little Halloween crochet ghost bag is for you! This free crochet pattern will help you to make your own adorable little tote bag perfect for celebrating a less than scary Halloween this year!

It is finally showing some small hints of fall around here, and that means one thing to me – crochet season! I’m ready to kick off all things yarn and hooks with this little Halloween crochet project.

This little Halloween crochet ghost bag isn’t overly complicated, but it still manages to pack a pretty cute punch, and my kids have kind of gone crazy for it.

If you want to make your own Halloween crochet ghost, I have you covered! Here’s everything you will need.

Supplies needed to make your own Halloween crochet ghost bag:

• No. 4 Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn (I used 2 balls of white, and 1 each of black and tea rose)
• Size I (5.50 mm) Crochet Hook
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle

Step One. Crochet Bag and Bag Pieces.

First, you will need to crochet each of the individual pieces of the bag – the bag body, the eyes, the mouth, the tongue, and the handle.

Cute Ghost Bag Crochet Pattern

Please Note: This pattern uses American crochet terms and is free for personal use only.

Finished bag is about 8.5 inches wide and 7 inches tall (not including handle).

Stitches Used:

• Chain (ch)
• Slip Stitch (sl st)
• Single Crochet (sc)
• Half Double Crochet (hdc)

Special Stitches Used: 

Single Crochet Two Together (sc2tog) – Insert hook into next stitch and draw up loop, insert hook into next stitch after that and draw up another loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw loop through all three hooks. Sc2tog formed.

Single Crochet Spike Stitch (sc spike): The single crochet spike stitch is basically just an elongated single crochet that is worked into a lower row instead of the previous row. For this pattern, insert your hook into the stitch 2 rounds below the current working round, draw up a loop and pull the yarn up to the height of the working yarn. Yarn over, and pull the yarn through both loops to finish the sc spike.

Ghost Bag Body Pattern:

Round 1: With white yarn, begin with a magic circle or magic loop and work 6 sc stitches in magic loop, sl st to join (6 sc).
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 2 sc in each st around, sl st to join (12 sc).
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st, 2 sc in next st, *sc, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (18 sc).
Round 4: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next st, 2 sc, *sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (24 sc).
Round 5: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (30 sc).
Round 6: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (36 sc).
Round 7: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (42 sc).
Round 8: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (48 sc).
Round 9: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (54 sc).
Round 10: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (60 sc).
Round 11: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (66 sc).
Round 12: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (72 sc).
Round 13: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (78 sc).
Round 14: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 12 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (84 sc).
Round 15: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 12 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 13 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (90 sc).
Round 16: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 13 sts, 2 sc, *sc in next 14 sts, 2 sc, repeat from * around, sl st to join (96 sc).
Round 17: Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in same st and in each st around, sl st to join (96 sc).
Rounds 18-34: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st around, sl st to join (96 sc).
Round 35: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 9 sts, sc2tog, *sc in next 10 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around, sl st to join (88 sts).
Round 36: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st around, sl st to join (88 sc).
Round 37: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog, *sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around, sl st to join (77 sts).
Round 38: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st around, sl st to join (77 sc).
Round 39: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog, *sc in next 9 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around, sl st to join (70 sts).
Round 40: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st around, sl st to join (70 sc).
Round 41: Ch 1, sc in same st, 7 sc in next sts, sc2tog, *sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around, sl st to join (63 sts).
Round 42: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st around, sl st to join (63 sc).
Round 43: Ch 1, sc in same st, 6 sc in next sts, sc2tog, *sc in next 7 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around, sl st to join (56 sts).
Round 44: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st around, sl st to join (56 sc). Finish off. Weave in ends.

Bag Scalloped Edge Pattern

Round 1: With bag upside down, join white yarn into one of the edge stitches (These are the front loops that weren’t crocheted in round 17. See image below.) Sc in each st around, sl st to join (96 sc).

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st around, sl st to join (96 sc).

Round 3: Ch 1, *sc spike, sc, hdc, dc in next 3 sts, hdc, sc, *repeat from around, sl st to beg sc spike to join (12 scallops).

Round 4:  Sl st to next sc, *sc in next hdc, hdc in each of the next 3 dc, sc in next hdc, sl st in next 3 sts, repeat from * around, sl st to join. Finish off. Weave in Ends.

 

Next, we will crochet all of the face pieces and the handle, and then we will sew them all together to make our cute little Halloween crochet ghost bag.

 

Large Eye Pattern:

Round 1: With black yarn, work 6 sc into magic loop. Pull to tighten. Place stitch marker in last stitch (a scrap piece of yarn works well for this). (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st of previous round. Move stitch marker up (12 sc).

Round 3: *Sc, 2 sc, repeat from * around. Move stitch marker up (18 sc).

Round 4: *Sc, sc, 2 sc, repeat from * around. Move stitch marker up (24 sc). Finish Off. Leave long tail for sewing onto bag.

 

Small Eye Pattern:

Round 1: With black yarn, work 6 sc into magic loop. Pull to tighten. Place stitch marker in last stitch (a scrap piece of yarn works well for this). (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st of previous round. Move stitch marker up (12 sc). Finish Off. Leave long tail for sewing onto bag.

 

Mouth Pattern:

Row 1: With black yarn, ch 15, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each remaining ch (14 sc).

Row 2: Turn. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 10 sts, sc2tog (12 sc).

Row 3: Turn. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog (10 sc). Finish off. Leave long tail for sewing onto bag.

 

Tongue Pattern:

Row 1: With pink yarn, ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each remaining ch (6 sc).

Rows 2-4: Turn. Ch 1, sc in same st and each st across (6 sc).

Row 5: Turn. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog (4 sts).

Row 6: Turn. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc2tog (2 sts). Finish off. Weave in ends.

 

Handle Pattern:

Row 1: Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each remaining ch (4 sc).

Rows 2-50: (or repeat this row until handle is desired length) Turn. Ch 1, sc in same st and each st across (4 sc).

After last row, turn work 90 degrees, and work sc sts along side of handle (1 sc per row). When you reach the other end of the handle, turn by 90 degrees again, and work 1 sc in base of each st of the beginning row. Turn by 90 degrees again, and work sc sts along other side of handle. This will just give the handle a nice finished edge. Finish off and weave in ends.

Step Two. Sew Pieces on to Bag.

Once all of your little pieces are crocheted, it’s time to assemble this cute little ghost bag! I started of by pinning the eyes, mouth, and tongue pieces in place so I could get the positioning I wanted before sewing them on.

Then, I use the long tails I had left and a yarn needle, to stitch the pieces directly to the bag. By using the yarn the pieces are worked in, the stitching becomes mostly invisible from the outside of the bag.

Finally, I used white yarn to stitch each end of the handle to either side of the top of the bag.

Once all of your pieces are sewn on and the tails are woven in, your adorable ghost bag is ready to carry around candy or really any other Halloween goodies! Isn’t it cute??

I’m so happy with the way this cute little Halloween crochet ghost tote turned out, and I hope you will love it too!

Happy Making!