Step-by-Step Tutorial on How to Crochet a Baby Ghost: Quick and Beginner Friendly Amigurumi Ghost

[@themaryjay]

Written pattern:) www.themaryjay.com/free-patterns/baby-ghost-crochet-pattern

[@Teacher_sisb412]

🎉🙌 I am a 2nd grade teacher and I made 19 of these baby ghosts for each of my students, now they all have a reading buddy!!! Thanks so much for your easy to follow tutorials.

[@themaryjay]

That is so cute and amazing for you to do for your students!!! Thank you so much for using my tutorials

[@BreiBell4ever]

Omg my mom is a second grade teacher toooo also that is so cuteee

[@laydeebug8095]

I made one with super chunky yarn, the arms came out a bit wonky but it looks super cute! Thank u so much!!

[@themaryjay]

Awwww I’m so glad it came out super cute! Thank YOU for following my tutorial!!!

[@totallynotsolace]

I used a smaller hook for the arms! If I made the body with 4.5, I would use a 3.5 - or 3 sized hook so that they would look less wonky.

[@randomronnie7930]

You're a blessing. Thank you for explaining everything so clearly and showing every single step. I just started crocheting and I so badly want to make little critters like this. I feel like I can actually do it now because of your videos

[@Hackerbunny]

Yes!!

[@cassiee341]

Written pattern Body R1: sc 7 R2: inc x 7 (14) R3: (sc, inc) x 7 (21) R4: 21 sc (21) R5-9: 21sc (21) 5 rounds R10: (sc, 2dc, sl st) x 7 in FLO (sc, dec) x7 in BLO (14) Add eyes and blush Place eyes 4 stitches apart betwwen r5-6 Add stuffing R11: invisible dec x 7 (7) Sew the rest Arms (x2) R1: 4sc in a mr Then fasten off Repeat You can stuff the arms or not Attaching of arms 1 stitch directly below the blush then push the yarn needle diagonal outwards so it exits one stitch away from the blush then choose a place where you're happy with your arm repeat until around the whole arm you can repeat it for more secured arms make a little slack then insert the yarn needle to tighten (knot) then push the knot in the body of the ghost then repeat with the other yarn.

[@areumlee470]

I could never figure out the magic circle, and from your tutorial now I finally did it! Thank you so much. It’s the perfect thing for my market in a few months!

[@marineb9666]

Thank you so much for making crochet easy! I made my first amigurumi thanks to your video, and am now in the process of crocheting a whole family of ghosts 🥰

[@boden545]

i’m gonna be making this for my friends bday! he’s obsessed w ghosts and his birthday is in a few days so this was posted at the perfect time! 😅

[@themaryjay]

Awwwww happy birthday to your friend and I hope he liked it!!! :)

[@angxlic.lyxrinn]

OMG!! I finally did one of my first every plushies !! Thank you so much for making every plush making into a tutorial!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@crochet_creates]

This is so cute, I am definitely going to try this out!

[@themaryjay]

Yay!!! I'm so glad :)

[@pandaadventures399]

Made oneeeee!!!!!!!.. Turned out sooooooo cute! I forgot to do the arms, but it’s literally like 👍. Definitely recommend making this, for all the people clicking on this video and looking at the comments to see what others think. Oh! And I made my first turtle out of your tutorial for how to crochet a turtle. Turned out again so cute! You really are such a great crochet KZbinr, and just a KZbinr in general! Keep up the great work.

[@piscacatalt]

Hey! I just discovered you through YT shorts, and I think it’s so cool you have these patterns as videos. I crochet, and amigurumis are actually the first things I got into making, though I was making them with acrylic yarn and they were much smaller lol. Idk why it took me until your videos to realize you can make them bigger haha. I noticed you’re on hiatus from custom orders, and initially I was disappointed but then I remembered I could just make them myself lol. And then I checked your shop and saw the cat bit and realized that because I’m allergic it probably wouldn’t be the smartest thing anyway, so I’m glad I can crochet them myself at least lol. I’m really thankful for these pattern videos!!

[@kitkat455]

I love this tutorial so much!! I made a non-binary ghost for myself and it looks adorable ❤ I'm now making more pride ghosts for me and my siblings, thank you so much for this tutorial! 🫶

[@readurm1nd]

awh that’s so cute! I’m Currently making a pride frog for my sister!

[@ealgood]

Rlly? I am making a trans ghost for my neighbor!

[@Mei_Yuko]

Pumkin is so adorable thank you for teaching me how to do this. I would love to see an axolotl tutorial because they are so cute.

[@Hackerbunny]

Babadadahh… made!

[@yuna6705]

Thank you so much for this, making this ghost was my very first crochet project and it turned out well, now making another one for a friend :)

[@Flipah]

I did it!!!! But with no little arms. It looks super cute! I wish I could share it with you!!! Aww thank you so much!!! Love from California!

[@amaira-jain]

After doing the turtle crochet on your channel yesterday, (as my first ever attempt at doing crochet), I tried this one. Honestly, both tutorials were amazing, and I completed both (I would say) pretty well! Thank you so much for the videos and tutorials!!

[@Hackerbunny]

Bro ive been crocheting so long and i cant do it 😭

[@oceanwideedits]

Your tutorials are the easiest to follow!! Thank you!!

[@susanachuy3079]

I loved this tutorial and the frog one ! and i would definitely love to see a bee tutorial 😍!

[@themaryjay]

I’ll definitely try to have a bee tutorial after the holidays/in the next few months :)

[@susanachuy3079]

@@themaryjay I'll try it as soon as you post it (: !

[@candelacapelli954]

Hello! I just wanted to ask which would you recommend for a first time project. The frog or the ghost? Thank you!

[@susanachuy3079]

@@candelacapelli954 i would choose the frog because it has more simple stiches

[@candelacapelli954]

@@susanachuy3079 thank you!

[@Crochetandpollinate]

I made it with the blush lower but it still looks really cute

[@totallynotsolace]

Thank you so much for the tutorial! I was originally planning to make only one ghost for my boyfriend's new baby brother, but I fell in love with the design, so I decided to make his entire family one! I used the same yarn but different hooks for each one, so they all slightly varied in size. I even managed to make them look like a small family (his mother's was the biggest, his was the middle, and his baby brother's was the smallest)! ❤❤❤❤

[@NinaGina-pi7jp]

this look to cute my first ghost I made in 38 mins and my 2nd ghost 25 min and 3rd 28 mins and I gonna keep getting better this is so good and I love the written pattern

[@HookedOnStitches]

I made a ghost! I love it thankyou

[@julialackey8902]

Thank you for the tutorial..1st completed amigurimi project with this yarn..love it!

[@sandrahan8239]

I named my ghost Gary, the not so scary. I loved it. Thank you! ❤I'd love to see a dinosaur.

[@luminousmoon86]

Is there any way you could help with Round 11? The one where you go through back loops only? Because Round 10 [SC, 2DC, SL ST] x 7 in FLO gives me 28 stitches, but following Round 11 [SC, DEC] x 7 in BLO (14) I end up not completing the round! There are too many stitches left! I must be crocheting into stitches that I shouldn't be, but I cannot figure it out. I've tried it twice now. I was super careful to count every single stitch in the other rounds and they all worked perfectly, but I can't figure this one out. I noticed there was a cut in the video between Round 10 and 11, and I can't tell where you've placed your stitch marker. It looks way farther away from your hook than mine does, even though I placed it in the last stitch from round 10, which was a slip stitch. Do the slip stitches from the previous round not count as stitches?

[@themaryjay]

It seems to me based on what you wrote that the issue is that you're trying to work the next round on top of the round that was made in the front loops only. You should be working in the back loops only of the previous round, not on top of the round that was made with the front loops. So one row is made in the front loops only and the next row is in the back loops only of the same stitches that you worked in the front loops, but this time in the back loops (just completely ignore the round you made in the front loops). The previous round before you worked in the front loops only has 21 stitches, so if you work in the same round but this time in the back loops, you should end up with 14 stitches by decreasing 7 of the stitches. I hope this makes sense and helps you out!

[@luminousmoon86]

@@themaryjay Yes! Thank you, I don't know how I didn't pick that up before. I've now successfully completed the project. It's so cute! Thanks for sharing the pattern and the help!

[@Maria_kluvya685]

Yay i made it!!! I love this so mucha d its so quick to make! I am makeing loads of crochet plushies so that i can sell them and get money for it😊 i love all ur vids and i tryed all the tuturials love u so much!❤❤❤

[@tilly2874]

Please do a medium sized dinosaur I’m in need to learn for a birthday coming up it would really be helpful for a tutorial on how to!

[@themaryjay]

I will keep this in mind :)

[@Topcliffe01]

I hope that will happen

[@mainlyyava]

This is honestly so cute! I would love to see more Halloween ones!

[@themaryjay]

Thank you!!! And I forgot to tell you but the spooky frogs tutorial was 100% inspired by your comment so thank youuuu!

[@cassandraallen653]

I’m trying to learn. For some reason I can’t tell how many stitches there are

[@oliveanimates14]

I’ve been making so many of these little ghosts I have a bucket full of em

[@Hackerbunny]

GIVE ME ONE RIGHT NOW

[@TheNancyDrew1]

Im fine, until i grt to the row where you go through just the back, then my ghose somehow goes straight ? Help please this is my third time trying and i keep grtting the same results 😭

[@gooood-luck-babe]

me too! idk what' im doing wrong :(

[@Missy1226]

I don’t know what happened ( this is my first time crocheting) but my magic circle won’t tighten up, Any tips or help?

[@Kapp_On_Paws]

When im doing the single crochets in the magic circle, how to i keep the magic circle on my hook?

[@LunaRamirez-n1p]

thank you so much but please can you do a axolotl tutorial

[@zoed17]

My ghost is named boop. To go with a banana I made named Chuck. He is blue, green, and white and I love him❤️

[@helloooo682]

How many rounds are there because I wanna make myself a pride ghost but have no idea how to put the colors in the right Row and make it even

[@zoed17]

The main body is 9, I'm still working on mine I'll tell you the total rounds when I'm done 😊

[@zoed17]

So including the frills, 10 not including the bottom, 12 including the bottom I did add an extra row on my frills because I liked it better, that would be 11 Hope that helps!!!

[@helloooo682]

@@zoed17 thank u!

[@zoed17]

@@helloooo682 ofc! I hope it looks amazing

[@Stitchaddiction]

I tried your turtle tutorial and my turtle came out super duperrr cute!i made my body with grey and the shell qnd eyes black wnd its just in time for the spooky season for me to try this ghost next!❤

[@themaryjay]

Aww I'm so happy it came so cute and I love the spooky theme!!

[@Bookandchai]

Can it be made using regular size yarn?

[@kikitaina]

Thank you so much for making these videos! You make them super easy to follow. Can you PLEASE do a cute cow video tutorial? I have been trying to find a cow tutorial video that I could easily follow but havn't found one. Please keep making amigurumi tutorial videos they are absolutely wonderful❤️!

[@Sakura_fairy24]

Is there a written pattern for this one ?? It’s really cute 🥰 pls keep up the good work😊

[@themaryjay]

I'm working on a website with written patterns for these plushies :)

[@TheGayOne900]

Is their a free written pattern?

[@AamenahM]

I tried to make it, it was my first biggest project, my past projects were just teeni tiny octopus' This totally didn't turn out like a ghost or what it should look like. It looks like a jelly bean, i disnt make the hands bcuz i feel like ot looks good the way it is but i love it, super cuttee. I jist hope i cud show u

[@SamAnn-ni8ff]

Hi Ik I’m a year late, but ahhhhhhhhhh omg this is so cute I brought it to school and now 26 people want me to make them one thank you Mary! ❤

[@cass1dy333]

can anyone help me? will my ghost turn out the same if i follow this tutorial but with a thinner yarn instead of chunky? i’m new to crochet and am curious:)

[@themaryjay]

I haven’t tried it with a thinner yarn for this in particular but usually you can most definitely use a thinner yarn! It’ll just be smaller

[@dixieherron9390]

I'm using a thinner yarn and it came out fine it'll just be smaller depending on how much thinner

[@Inkysushi_]

do you have a link so i can read it?

[@perryplayz21]

Making these for pride month (pride ghost) so excited my first pride month crocheting :)

[@static.4]

im really confused how to find the back loops. i cannot find them

[@static.4]

also am i going for the same exact back loops that you showed before doing the front ones??

[@Patti1965]

What kind of yarn is needed for this one?

[@themaryjay]

I used bernat baby blanket!! A #6 super bulky yarn is what’s normally used but you can definitely experiment with other yarns as well!

[@KristineDeAnna]

So cuuute! I need to get some chunky yarn

[@themaryjay]

It’s bernat blanket and I usually get it from Joanne’s! They run yarn sales more often than other places and I’d suggest to check their online store first (some sales are exclusively online) :)

[@Maria_kluvya685]

Really love it tho!❤

[@bloom3ddd]

This is a late comment, but is there a written version?

[@JustMe_Kori]

Does this work with thinner yarn???

[@kikitaina]

Yes, but the ghost will be much smaller.

[@AyeshaGaming0622]

I tried this out but it didn’t work for me ,I messed up on the ruffles and then I tried to re do it but instead I ripped the yarn. But this ruined ghost made me a bottle, can, etc holder. I use it for cold drinks almost like a jacket for the,. I am even making one for my aunts baby shower! If you want to make a jacket for your drink, just end it at the ruffles and it works amazing!

[@batmanlelyn9486]

I can’t figure the magic circle out 😢

[@EmrysTheWeirdo]

I could barely do the magic circle- I have never crocheted before

[@sandrahan8239]

I know people who can crochet that can't do the magic circle. It takes practice. I just started two months ago and basically started with the magic circle. I just kept practicing and practicing it until it became easier to do.

[@oliveanimates14]

So Ive made two so far and they haven’t turned out as well as I’d like so now I’m working on my third and I’m on the fifth round and I was counting my stitches and I somehow got 30? Can I get some help on how to make sure this stops happening? Edit: I also wanted to mention that I’m not very good at counting so I feel like that might be something I’m doing wrong but I have my stich markers and I feel like I should have the right amount but I never do? I’m just starting out so if anyone can help that would be awesome:)

[@Yue_the_hamster]

I have adhd and I struggle to follow patterns I can’t personally follow this but my friend without adhd could no problem

[@pumpkinspice464]

I’m so confused on the increasing part 😢

[@Just_Here876]

Does anyone know if there's a similar yarn to the (super bulky) bernat blanket yarn that's available in Europe/Germany? Glad if someone can help.

[@bRitRochelle2013]

Blanket yarn will work I tried using chenille glow yarn and the stitches are hard to see when trying to do the last couple rows.

[@Topcliffe01]

I made a new one it’s a flip octopus😂 I actually turned it into a flip octopus

[@AniSorcerer]

i thing i did something wrong it didnts looki lke it should😔

[@Maria_kluvya685]

I was doin so gooooddd but then towards the end i messed up and gave up made it desapear

[@goldiepoo__]

7:52

[@Anythingispossibleifyoubelive]

To remember where I am 7:51

[@editzzXjan]

Anyone else having a mental breakdown rn?

[@Maria_kluvya685]

😢

[@myalovesanimals]

I cant for the life of me make this

[@pedroypaulamorales3542]

Girl, why do you just leave like nothing?😢😢😢😢

[@gooood-luck-babe]

@themaryjay I'm having some problems with the ghost. I've done other patterns but when I do the single crochet and decrease in BLO my little folds at the bottom turn flat. I'm following your directions exactly but it's turning out wrong. please help :)

[@themaryjay]

Are you working in the back loops of R10 or R9? You should be working in the back loops of R9, in the same stitches that you worked in when you made R10, but instead of the front loops like in R10, you're working in the leftover back loops. Essentially, the folds should be left alone and you should be working underneath them if that makes sense! I hope this helps!

[@gooood-luck-babe]

i think i was having trouble finding the back loop. thank you so much;