Candy Skull Garland ♥ Crochet Pattern

I am showing you how to make a skull garland perfect for Dia de Los Muertos, aka Day of the Dead. Even though I am Mexican-American, I have never celebrated Dia de Muertos, even though I have always wanted to, because it sounds like such a beautiful holiday. A little history on Day of the Dead: Dia de Los Muertos is a 3-day Mexican holiday (October 31 – November 2) where people gather together to celebrate their family and friends who have passed away. They hold festivals, go to cemeteries to pay respect to their loved ones, make Mexican food (the favorite foods of their dead relatives), and put up colorful decorations. A common decoration used during Dia de Los Muertos is skulls! They make colorful sugar skulls and pan de muerto (dead bread), a sweet bread that looks like twisted bones sprinkled lightly with sugar. It’s delicious!

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Supplies
– H/5.00 mm crochet hook (my favorite hook)
– Colorful worsted weight yarn
– Black worsted weight yarn
– White worsted weight yarn
– Twine or beige yarn
– Black felt
– Various colorful felt
– Slanted tapestry needle (I use these)
– Glue (this is my favorite no-sew glue)
– Scissors
– Sewing pins

Aberrations
ch(s) – chains
st(s) – stitch(es)
slst – slip stitch (same as join)
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
flo – front loop only
blo – back loop only
cc – color change
dec – decrease (same as sc2tog) (single two st together)
inc – increase (make 2sc in a single st)
(x_) – repeat (_) amount of times
[x_] – repeat everything inside the [_] times amount of times

Crochet Level
Beginner

Pattern Notes
The pattern is written in US terms
If you have any problems with this pattern, feel free to contact me so I can help you

SKULL
With an H hook and yarn
Round 1: magic circle, sc 6 sts. Total = 6 sts
Round 2: 2sc in each st all around. Total = 12 sts
Round 3: 2sc in each st all around. Total = 24 sts
Round 4: sc 24 sts. Total = 24 sts
Round 5: sc 7 sts. Total = 7 sts
Round 6: ch 1, turn, dec first two sts, sc 3 sts, dec last two sts. Total = 5 sts
Round 7: ch 1, turn, dec first two sts, sc 1, dec last two sts. Total = 3 sts
Cut off and weave yarn ends

ASSEMBLY
To attach the skulls to make a garland, use the beige-colored yarn, ch 10 sts, slst to 1st st to form a loop. Ch 20 sts, slst to one of the skulls. Ch 15 sts, slst to another skull (repeat until you reach the last skull). Ch 30 sts, slst to the 10th st to form another loop. Feel free to adjust the chains to fit your desired garland look.

After you’ve finished making your skull heads, I made six, but make as many as you would like! Cut out various pieces of felt for the faces. Get creative and cut out different types of shapes of the skulls, the more colors and designs the better! Glue the felt pieces to the crochet skulls and let them dry before you hang the garland.

Do you celebrate Día de los Muertos?