How to crochet: A Skull

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Pattern 2 for Halloween! I'm a huge fan of this time of year, so to celebrate I've got a few new patterns for you guys! I've never yet seen a really good pattern for a crocheted skull online, so I figured I'd make one for you guys!

- Pattern -

Materials needed: -Worsted Weight yarn (Two Colors) -Size US-G/4.00 mm Crochet Hook -Needle to sew in ends -Small amount of stuffing

Stitches used: -Sc : Single Crochet -Dec/Inc : Decrease/Increase -InvDec : Invisible Decrease -Sc2tog : Single Crochet Two Together -St : Stitch or stitches

Videos for this pattern:
Video 1: Part 1


Video 2: Part 2

Video 3: How to make Color Changes

Video 4: How to "Split"

Video 5: How to stuff and sew together

*Note: This pattern is a lot easier to understand in the PDF, download it here*

[See video 1]

Starting in OW (*Note: OW = Off-white *)
Ch 2 or use magic hoop method

Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic hoop (6)
[All OW]

Rnd 2: [sc 3 in the first st, inc (sc 2), sc 1] repeat once (12) [All OW]

Rnd 3: sc 1, inc 3, sc 3, inc 3, sc 2 (18) [All OW]

Rnd 4: sc in each st around (18) [All OW]

Rnd 5: sc 10 split* [See video 4] 
-Pull through with a second loop of black yarn, 
-Working in loop A (OW): working in FLO, sc 2, leave loop here and go back to loop B. (2)
-Working in strand B (black): working in BLO, sc 2. Cut a long end, and go back to loop A. (2)
-Back to loop A: sc in both loops of the next 3 sts (around the black strand to hide it). (3)
-Pull through with a second loop of black yarn (again)
-Working in loop A (OW): working in FLO, sc 2, leave loop here and go back to loop B. (2)
-Working in strand B (black): working in BLO, sc 2. Cut a long end, and go back to loop A. (2)
-Back to loop A: sc in both loops of the next st (around the black strand to hide it). (1) (Total: 18 [+4])

*Key: with “{ }” =   {working in BLO}
           without  =   working in both loops

(*Note: when you get to the split work into the sts made with loop B)
Rnd 6: sc 9, {sc 1}, sc 7, {sc 1} (18) 
[10 OW, 2 black, 3 OW, 2 black, 1 OW]

Rnd 7: sc 13, {sc 1}, sc 4 (18) [10 OW, 2 OW/black, 1 OW, 1 black, 1 OW, 2 OW/black, 1 OW]

[See video 2]
Rnd 8: sc 1, dec 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 1, {sc 1}, sc 5, {sc 2} (15)
[10 OW, 2 OW/black, 3 OW]

Rnd 9: dec 3, sc 1, split*
Pull through with a second loop of OW yarn (loop B), 
Working in loop A: working in FLO, sc 8, leave loop here and go back to loop B. (8)
Working in strand B: working in BLO, dec 4. Cut a long end, and go back to loop A. (4) (Total 8 [+8])

Rnd 10: Using loop A and working around the end of loop B, dec 2.

Cut, stuff and sew together [See video 5]

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