Halloween Hanging Ornaments

This week on Ask Me Monday, I show to make Halloween Hanging Ornaments, a quick crochet project that uses scrap yarn from your stash.

It’s Halloween, season, folks!

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MATERIALS

Small Amounts of Fingering/Sock-Yarn (I used Vickie Howell for Mad | Tosh TML Unicorn Tails in colors: Peace Fingers and Snaps)

Knitter’s Pride US E/3.5 mm Aluminum Hook

2″/5 cm Wooden Ring

Tapestry Needle

Scraps, Black Felt

Glue

FINISHED SIZE

Approx 6″ long, excluding hanging loop

DIRECTIONS

Make Center Circle:

Using desired color, ch 3.

Rnd 1: 6 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. Join rnd with a sl st. — 6hdc

Rnd 2: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in same space as ch, 2 hdc in next st and every st around. Join rnd with a sl st. — 12 hdc

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for seaming.

Cover Ring:

Insert hook through the center of the wooden ring, place a slip knot on the hook, pull the loop through the wooden ring, ch 1.

Crochet over ring.

Sc AROUND the wooden ring, until it’s completely covered. Join rnd with a sl st.
Fasten off.

FINISHING

Assemble:

Using long tail and tapestry needle, whip-stitch Center Circle to the inside of Ring.
Tie a 2″ hanging loop to top of ring.
Cut six, 8″ fringe strands yarn. Holding 2 pieces together, fold and attach fringe to center-bottom of Ring (through the loops of one, sc). Repeat on either side with 2 more pieces of fringe.
Weave in ends.

Pumpkin Only:

Crochet Pumpkin Hanging Ornament