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Free Monkey Crochet Patterns

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Milo The Monkey

Monkey C2C Pillow

Five Little Monkeys Finger Puppets

C2C Panda Monkey Baby Blanket

Top This Crocheted Monkey

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Monkey business

 

 

 

 

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Free Halloween Ghost and Pumpkin Motifs

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I have been working on creating some Halloween motifs that can be used to make pillows or joined together to make a blanket. Here are the first two motifs, the ghost and pumpkin.

Materials needed:

4.0 mm crochet hook

710 yards Worsted weight yarn for a Pillow

355 yards for just the motif.

Fiber-fil (Poly-Fil) to stuff the pillow

Scissors

Yarn needle

 

 

This pattern is written in US terms and includes written instructions To make the Ghost and Pumpkin Motifs as well as instructions on how to make Pillows from the Motifs.

Stitches used:

CH = Chain

SC = Single Crochet

HDC = Half Double Crochet

Bobble = Half Double Crochet Bobble

 

Special Stitch:

Half Double Crochet Bobble stitch: This stitch is worked from the wrong side. Yarn over, pick up a loop in stitch, draw through first 2 loops on hook, you will still have 2 loops on hook, yarn over, pull up loop, draw through first two loops on hook, you will have 3 loops left on hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, draw through first two loops on hook, you will have 4 loops on hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, draw through first two loops on hook, yarn over draw through all 5 loops on hook. Bobble stitch is now complete.

 

Pattern Notes:

The chain 1 does not count as a stitch in this pattern

Ghost Motif

Chain 50

Row 1: HDC in the Second chain from hook (HDC) x 48, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 2: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 3: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 4: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 5: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 43, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 6: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 7: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 43, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 8: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 9: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 22, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 10: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 11: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 18, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 16, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 12: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 13: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 16, Bobble, (HDC) x 9, Bobble, (HDC) x 16, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 14: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 15: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 13, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 16: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 17: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 12, Bobble, (HDC) x 15, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 18: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 19: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 12, Bobble, (HDC) x 15, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 20: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 21: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 12, Bobble, (HDC) x 17, Bobble, (HDC) x 12, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 22: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 23: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 10, Bobble, (HDC) x 21, Bobble, (HDC) x 10, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 24: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 25: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 8, Bobble, (HDC) x 9, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, (HDC) x 8, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 26: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 27: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 8, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 8, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 28: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 29: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 13, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 30: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 31: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 3, Bobble, (HDC) x 3, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 32: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 33: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 14, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, (HDC) x 16, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 34: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 35: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 16, Bobble, (HDC) x 9, Bobble, (HDC) x 16, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 36: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 37: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 16, Bobble, (HDC) x 9, Bobble, (HDC) x 16, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 38: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 39: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 18, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 18, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 40: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 41: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 20, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 16, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 42: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 43: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 43, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 44: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 45: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 43, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 46: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 47: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 48: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 49: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)

Finish off and weave in ends.

SC crochet evenly around the entire piece with the motif side facing you. Place 3 SC in each corner

Pumpkin Motif

Chain 50

Row 1: HDC in the Second chain from hook (HDC) x 48, Chain 1, Turn (49 Stitches)
Row 2: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 3: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 4: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 5: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 43, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 6: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 7: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 8: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 9: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 9, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 9, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 10: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 11: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 7, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 15, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 7, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 12: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 13: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 3, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 3, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 14: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 15: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 3, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 3, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 16: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 17: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 18: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 19: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 7, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 20: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 21: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 3, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 22: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 23: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 24: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 25: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 26: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 27: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 28: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 29: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 7, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 7, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 5, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 30: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 31: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 7, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 3, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 3, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 7, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 32: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 33: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 9, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 9, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 34: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 35: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 11, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 36: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 37: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 15, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 15, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 38: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 39: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 21, Bobble, (HDC) x 21, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 40: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 41: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 21, Bobble, (HDC) x 21, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 42: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 43: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 19, Bobble, (HDC) x 23, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 44: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 45: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, (HDC) x 43, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 46: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 47: (HDC) x 2, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, HDC, Bobble, (HDC) x 2, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 48: (HDC) x 49, Chain 1, Turn (49 stitches)
Row 49: (HDC) x 49, (49 stitches)

Finish off and weave in ends.

SC crochet evenly around the entire piece with the motif side facing you. Place 3 SC in each corner

For the back side of the pillow you can either make a second motif or make a plain block.

 

 

 

To make the plain block:

Chain 50

Follow Row 1 instructions from above

Rows 2 – 49: repeat Row 2 from above.

 

To put together the pillow

 

  1. Place both pieces together with the wrong (Back) sides facing each other.
  2. With the Motif facing you, join yarn on one of the sides make sure you join both pieces together
  3. SC the pieces together around side of the pillow. When you get to the corner place 3 SC in the corners.
  4. Continue to SC around the pillow placing the 3 SC in each corner.
  5. When you are halfway finished with this start adding the Poly-fil to your pillow.
  6. Continue joining both pieces together with a SC and add more filling as you go.
  7. When you have finished joining the pillow, finish off and weave in the ends.

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Halloween Candy Corn Pillow Crochet Pattern

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Here is a quick and easy, cute little Halloween pillow I made yesterday.

Materials needed:

  1. I used leftover Caron Simply Soft yarn which is worsted weight. Colors, white, Orange and yellow. I am sure that this can be made with any brand and size yarn that you would like to use.
  2. 4.0mm crochet hook
  3. Poly-fil ( can be purchased at most craft stores and Wal-mart)
  4. Needle

Pattern notes:

  1. The beginning chain 1 of each row does not count as a stitch.
  2. you can make the pillow larger or smaller easily by adding or subtracting rows. just follow the same increases at the beginning and end of each row.
  3. You will be making 2 triangles and then putting the pillow together

With the white yarn Chain 2

Row 1: 2 HDC in the second chain from the hook, Chain 1, turn

Row 2: 2 HDC in each of the HDC from the previous row ( 4 HDC total in this row), Chain 1, Turn

Row 3: 2 HDC in the First stitch, HDC across until you each the last stitch, Make 2 HDC in the last stitch.

  • From this row until the second last row you will be starting each row with 2 HDC in the first stitch and then 1 HDC in each stitch until you reach the last stitch, the last stitch of each row with have 2 HDC in it.

Rows 4 & 5: Continue with white

Rows 6 – 23: switch to orange and continue following the same increases

Rows 24 – 28 switch to yellow and continue following the same increases

Finish off, weave in the ends.

SC around the entire piece placing 3 SC in each corner, I used the colors that matched each color for the one I made.

Make the second triangle the same way as the first.

 

To put the pillow together, you can sew it together or use a SC join or any other way you would like.

I used a SC join

  1. With the wrong sides facing each other starting with the bottom row of orange join the orange yarn with a SC ( make sure you are placing each SC through both pieces)  and then SC evenly until you reach the white
  2. Switch to white, SC evenly on the side and then add 3 SC in the top corner, SC evenly on the side until you reach the orange, Switch to orange
  3. Continue to SC evenly with the orange yarn until you reach the yellow.
  4. With Yellow SC evenly until you reach the bottom corner, place 3 SC in the corner, make 3 more SC, pull up a large loop
  5. Add the Poly – Fil to the pillow at this point
  6. SC across the rest of the bottom and then place 3 SC in the next corner, Continue placing them evenly until you reach the orange, Slip stitch to join

finish off