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Frosty Blue Ghost Bed Cover Crochet Pattern

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Frosty Blue Ghost Bed Cover Crochet Pattern
200-250 Hours 3 made this
Intermediate Level

You should be comfortable with single crochet, changing colors and whipstitch seams.

200 to 250 Hours

Each ghost square is a short project, so the cover grows a few squares at a time.

Cozy Halloween Blue

Soft blue squares with little white ghosts make Halloween feel calm and cheerful.

About This Frosty Blue Ghost Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

This bed cover is made from 165 powder light blue squares, each with a small white ghost in the center. The squares are worked in single crochet tapestry style, then joined in a grid of 11 across and 15 down. A white scalloped shell edge finishes the cover at about 70 by 95 inches.

You work in matte worsted cotton with a 3.5 mm hook, using single crochet, color changes and whipstitch seams. The ghosts get their faces from a few black duplicate stitches. It suits crocheters who have tried a little color work and want a big seasonal project they can build one square at a time.

Frosty Blue Ghost Bed Cover Crochet Pattern step detail

Why You'll Love This Frosty Blue Ghost Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

I love Halloween makes that still feel cozy, and soft blue does that so well. The ghosts are small and sweet, so the cover can stay on the bed long after October.

Every square is easy to carry, so I made them in waiting rooms, in the car and in front of the television. Watching the pile of little ghosts grow keeps me going until the last seam.

Frosty Blue Ghost Bed Cover Crochet Pattern step 1 - construction progress

Switch Things Up

Try orange squares with black ghosts for a classic Halloween look, or soft grey squares with white ghosts for a quieter one. For a throw, make 6 squares across and 8 down (about 36 by 48 inches) and use the same edge. You can also make a matching pillow cover from 3 by 2 squares, or give each ghost a different little face.

Materials Needed

— Main Fabric

01 Worsted weight (4) matte cotton yarn in powder light blue, about 3,400 yards (about 2,000 g) in total for the full size
02 Worsted weight (4) matte cotton yarn in white, about 1,700 yards (about 1,000 g) in total for the full size
03 Worsted weight (4) matte cotton yarn in charcoal black, about 100 yards (about 60 g) for the faces
04 Squares: about 20 yards of light blue and 9 yards of white per square, for 165 squares
05 Edge: about 60 yards of light blue and 190 yards of white, included in the totals above
06 Buy a few extra skeins of each color from the same dye lot

— Tools Required

07 3.5 mm (E-4) crochet hook
08 Yarn needle
09 Stitch markers
10 Scissors
11 Blocking mats and rustproof pins
12 Measuring tape

The Free Pattern

Intermediate 200-250 Hours

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— Ghost Square (Make 165, light blue with a white ghost) :

Each square is 27 stitches wide and 27 rows tall and measures about 6 inches (15 cm) after blocking. Change color on the last yarn over of the stitch before the change, and carry the unused color inside the stitches. The ghost is the same when read from either side, so you never need to flip the chart.
Row 1: With light blue, ch 28. Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn. (27 sc)
Rows 2 to 5: Sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn. Use light blue only. (27 sc)
Rows 6 and 7 (the feet): Sc in 6 light blue, 3 white, 2 light blue, 5 white, 2 light blue, 3 white, 6 light blue, ch 1, turn. (27 sc)
Rows 8 to 17 (the body): Sc in 6 light blue, 15 white, 6 light blue, ch 1, turn. Repeat this row 10 times in total. (27 sc)
Row 18: Sc in 7 light blue, 13 white, 7 light blue, ch 1, turn. (27 sc)
Row 19: Sc in 8 light blue, 11 white, 8 light blue, ch 1, turn. (27 sc)
Row 20: Sc in 9 light blue, 9 white, 9 light blue, ch 1, turn. (27 sc)
Row 21: Sc in 10 light blue, 7 white, 10 light blue, ch 1, turn. (27 sc)
Row 22: Sc in 11 light blue, 5 white, 11 light blue, ch 1, turn. (27 sc)
Rows 23 to 27: Sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn after rows 23 to 26. Use light blue only. After row 27, fasten off and leave an 18 inch tail for joining. (27 sc)
Face: after blocking, use black yarn and duplicate stitch. Count from the left edge and from the bottom row. For the eyes, stitch over columns 11 and 17 in rows 14 and 15 (4 stitches). For the mouth, stitch over column 14 in rows 10 and 12, and over columns 13 and 15 in row 11 (4 stitches).

— Layout :

Arrange the 165 squares in 15 rows of 11 squares. Every ghost stands upright, and every square is turned the same way so the faces line up.
Join the squares into 15 strips of 11, then join the strips into one cover. Each seam is 27 stitches long.
The cover before the edge is 11 squares by 15 squares, about 66 by 90 inches. The edge adds about 2 to 3 inches on every side.

— Edge (light blue base, white scallops) :

The edge is worked in the round on the right side of the assembled cover. The corner stitch is the single stitch at each outer corner of the cover. The top and bottom edges each have 297 stitches including both corners, and each side has 405 row ends including both corners.
Round 1 (light blue): Join light blue in any outer corner stitch, ch 1, 3 sc in the same stitch. *Sc in each stitch (top and bottom edges) or in each row end (side edges) to the next corner, then 3 sc in the corner stitch; repeat from * around. On each top and bottom edge, work 2 sc2tog spaced evenly so you have 293 sc between the corners. On each side edge, work 2 sc in 2 stitches spaced evenly so you have 405 sc between the corners. Join with sl st to the first sc. (1,408 sc)
Round 2 (white): Join white with a sl st in the middle sc of any corner (the 2nd of the 3 corner sc), ch 1, sc in the same sc. *Sk 3 sc, 7 dc in the next sc, sk 3 sc, sc in the next sc; repeat from * around, working a sl st in the first sc of the round instead of the final sc. Each shell fans over 7 stitches, and the corner sc sits between two shells. (176 shells and 176 sc)
Round 3 (white): *Sc in each of the 7 dc of the shell, sl st in the next sc of Round 2; repeat from * around. The last sl st goes into the corner sc where Round 2 began, which closes the round. Fasten off and weave in the end. (176 scallops and 1,232 sc)

Assembly Instructions

  1. Weave in all yarn ends on the squares, then block each square to 6 inches (15 cm) by pinning it flat and spritzing it with water.
  2. Use black yarn and duplicate stitch to add the eyes and mouth to every ghost, following the face notes.
  3. Lay out the 165 squares in 15 rows of 11 with every ghost upright, and take a photo so you can check the arrangement as you sew.
  4. Join the squares in each row with a whipstitch seam through the back loops only, matching stitch to stitch along the 27 stitches of each edge.
  5. Join the 15 rows the same way, and make sure the corners of four squares meet in the same spot with a few firm stitches.
  6. Work Edge Round 1 in light blue around the outer edge, counting the stitches on each edge before you move on.
  7. Work Edge Rounds 2 and 3 in white to form the shells and the scalloped edge.
  8. Block the whole cover, pinning out the scallops so every one lies flat and even.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

Miscounting the light blue stitches on each side of the ghost pushes it off center, so check the 6, 15 and 6 counts on your first few body rows.

Carrying yarn too tightly puckers the square, so let the unused color lie relaxed inside the stitches.

Using a heavy hand with the black yarn makes the faces look bulky, so keep the duplicate stitches loose and even.

Skipping the stitch count on Edge Round 1 leaves the shells out of step at the corners, so check the 293 and 405 counts before moving on.

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Important Notes

Gauge is the square size: 27 sc and 27 rows should measure 6 inches (15 cm) after blocking, so make one square first and change hook size by 0.25 mm if needed.

Yarn amounts are estimates for the full size, so buy extra from the same dye lot.

Block the squares before joining, because blocked squares are much easier to line up and sew.

Wash gently in cool water with a color catcher because black and white yarns are used together, and lay the cover flat to dry.

Thank you for crocheting along with me. Take it one little ghost at a time, and soon you will have a cover you can be proud of. Happy hooking!

Crochet Abbreviations

01 ch — chain
02 sl st — slip stitch
03 sc — single crochet
04 sc2tog — single crochet 2 stitches together
05 dc — double crochet
06 sk — skip

You Ask, We Answer

What size is the finished bed cover?

The finished cover measures about 70 by 95 inches (178 by 241 cm) with the edge, and the squares alone make about 66 by 90 inches.

Can I use a different yarn weight or make a different size?

Yes. A thinner cotton with a smaller hook gives a smaller square, so you would need more squares. If you change the grid, recount the edge: each edge should have a count that fits the shell repeat of 8 stitches, so adjust Round 1 as shown to reach the right total.

How do I wash and care for the cover?

Machine wash gently in cool water with a color catcher, or hand wash, then lay it flat to dry. Reshape the scallops while it is damp, and avoid hot dryers, which can pull the squares out of shape.