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Hello there! Thank you for checking out the blog post containing the FREE CROCHET PATTERN for the Spooky Ghost and Grave Car Coasters! Scroll down for design notes and the free pattern, as well as an option to purchase the AD-FREE PDF download.
Spooky season is in full swing. Starbucks has the fall menu out. Stores are lining their shelves with pumpkins, ghouls, witches, black cats – a few of my favorite things – and my extra favorite, spooky crochet patterns are coming back into my various social feeds. Including here on Sarah Faith Crafts! 🙂
This time I’m so excited to share another quick and easy car coaster pattern. If you’ve already made an Ooze Cup Cozy for your to-go pumpkin spice lattes, why not make some spooky car coasters to ~enhance the vibe~? These little ghost and gravestone car coasters are the perfect Halloween car accessory to help you deck out all your spaces in spooky decor. They can be made with scrap yarn in any colors and work up super quickly, making them perfect for markets, gifts, or even a first-time crochet project!
This pattern is so quick because each car coaster measures about 2.5 inches, which fits most standard car cup holders, but also because the only stitches are chains and single crochets. It’s perfect for crafters working in the round for the first time, or even to practice working with increases and decreases for shaping appliques.
Scroll down for the free version of this pattern with visual aids, or click here to purchase an AD-FREE and printable PDF pattern from my Etsy shop!
Materials Needed:
- Size 4.5 mm crochet hook (I use these and these glitter hooks – they’re awesome!)
- 1 ball each (71g / 2.5 oz, 109 meters / 120 yards) of Lily Sugar N Cream in Gray, Black, and White (or any colors you’d like!) or similar worsted weight/weight 4 category yarn
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Finished Measurements:
About 2.5″
Gauge:
Gauge isn’t super important for this project; you may have to go up or down a hook size to obtain finished measurements.
Pattern Notes:
- The colors can be customized; feel free to choose whatever colors you want!
- These were designed to fit my 2019 Nissan Sentra cup holders, but if you need to make them bigger, just add an additional round to the base.
Stitches Used:
- Single Crochet
- Slip Stitch
- Chain
Abbreviations (US):
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- slst = slip stitch
- rep = repeat
- sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together
Pattern:
Coaster base (make 2):
With black, magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc in ring. Slst into 1st sc to join. Tighten ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: Sc in the same st that the ch 1 came from; 2 sc in each st around, 1 sc in last st. Slst into 1st sc to join. (12 sts)
Round 3: Ch 1. Sc in the same st that the ch 1 came from; 2 sc in each st around, 1 sc in last st. Slst into 1st sc. (24 sts)
Round 4: Ch 1. Sc in the same st that the ch 1 came from; 1 sc in each st around. Slst into 1st sc. (25 sts)
Round 5: Ch 1. Rep round 4. Do not ch 1 at end of round; tie off yarn and weave in ends. (26 sts)
Ghost:
With white, make a magic ring, ch 1 in ring, 6 sc in ring, slst into top of 1st sc to join. Tighten ring. (6 sts)
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in the same st that the ch 1 came from; 2 sc in each st around, 1 sc in last st. Slst into 1st sc. (12 sts)
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in the same st that the ch 1 came from; sc 5, ch 1, turn. *Stitches are worked in ROWS from here.*
Row 3: Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Slst into 1st st, 3 sc in next sc, slst, slst, 3 sc in next sc, slst in next st. Tie off yarn, leaving a long tail to sew the ghost to the coaster base.
With black yarn, sew two eyes on the ghost’s face. I sewed two little eyes, but you can feel free to add a mouth, or eyelashes, or anything you want 🙂
Grave:
With gray, ch 7.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Sc across, ch 1, turn.
Rows 3-4: Rep row 2.
Row 5: Sc 2, sc2tog, sc 2, ch 1, turn.
Row 6: Sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn.
Row 7: Sc2tog, sc, tie off. Leave a long tail to sew the headstone to the coaster base.
With black yarn, sew a cross near the top of the grave stone.
As always, I hope you enjoy this pattern! Please feel free to leave any questions in the comments or e-mail me. If you try this pattern, please share it with me on Instagram using #sarahfaithcrafts or tagging me @SarahFaithCrafts.
Happy Making! xoxo
