Crochet skull shawl. With pattern.

1. chain 12, make 1 double crochet each in the 4 first chainstitch you made

2. Chain 2, then make one double treble crochet stitch in the very first chainstitch you made. Turn after every round and make the next round on the other side

3. Chain 8. 4 dc in the first space. Chain 2. 4 dc in the second space. Chain 2 and 1 dtr.

4. Chain 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

5. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr

6. Time to begin to make the first skull. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 9. Skip one space and make 4 dc in next. Ch 2. 4 dc i next space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

7. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. ch 6. 4 single crochet round the chain. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

8. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. And 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc (onto the 4 sc from the previous round.) Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

9. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 8. And make 11 sc on the skull. ( 2 on the chain, 1 into the dc. 1 round the chainspace, 1 into the second dc. 1 round the ch-space. 1 into the third dc. 1 round the ch-space. 1 into the 4th dc. 2 on the chain= 11 sc) ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

Now time to make the skulls eyes. They are made separately so its easier to begin on a new ball of yarn. Chain 14 and close with a slipstitch. ( If you dont want to make the eyes seperately... there is an alternative at the bottom at this blogpost.)

Ch another 14 and close with a slip stitch ( into the same stitch you closed the first circle

Crochet 18 sc round each circle. Now they are ready to be crocheted into the shawl. ( you will need 21 par of eyes for a shawl with 6 skulls in a row at the top )

Slipstitch into the stitch marked with yellow. Only in the eyes. (For the entire round look under picture marked number 9 a bit further down.)

Now hold the eyes together with the shawl. Crochet them together with 4 sc. ( only in the back loop or the front loop or the seam will be to thick.) Now hold the eyes together with the shawl. Crochet them together with 4 sc.

Skip the stitches marked with pink on the eyes (two pictures before) One slipstich each in the three next stitches.

With your next 4 sc you will crochet the other eye to the shawl. Again just in the front loop or the back loop, and then 2 slipstitches in the eyes only. In the next round I will show you the complete round with the eyes.

10. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 8. 2 slipstitches on the eyes only. Crochet together with 4 sc. skip 5 stitches on the eyes and make 3 slipstitches on the lower part only. Crochet together with 4 sc. 2 slipstitches on the eyes. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

11. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. Ch 8. 16 slst onto skull ( count 8 from the middle and start there) Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.)

12. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. ch 2. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 6. 12 sc onto the skull( in the middle) Ch 6. 4 dc round the chain. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

13. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. ch 2. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 6. 8 sc onto the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc round the chain. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc i space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr

14. New skulls on the sides!! Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. ch 9. Skip one space and make 4 dc in next space. ch 2. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 6. 6 sc onto the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc round the chain. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 9. Skip one space and make 4 dc in next space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr)

15. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. 4 sc round chain. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 6. 4 sc onto the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. 4 sc round the chain. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr

16. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc on to the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc round chain. Ch 9. 4 dc round chain. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. Dc, ch 1, dc , ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc onto the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

17. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 8. 11 sc on the skull. (2 on the chain, 1 into the dc. 1 round the chainspace, 1 into the second dc. 1 round the ch-space. 1 into the third dc. 1 round the ch-space. 1 into the 4th dc. 2 on the chain= 11 sc). Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc on chain. Ch 2. 4 dc on chain. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 8. 11 sc on the skull. ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.) And the next time you have 4 groups of dc in a row on the sides and in the middle, then it's time to start on three new skulls on the next round. In the end, to get a nice looking ending, instead of beginning crocheting new skulls I continued with 4 dc and 2 chains between. Like this:

When you are tired of looking at my pictures and know where to put the stitches, you can write this down on a piece of paper, to know how the skulls are made. The bottom line is where you start your skulls. chain 9 ch 6, 4 sc, ch 6 ch 6, 6 sc, ch 6 ch 6, 8 sc, ch 6 ch 6, 12 sc, ch 6 ch 8, 16 sl st, ch 8

ch 8, 2 sl st, 4 sc, 3 sl st, 4 sc, 2 sl st, ch 8 make the eyes ch 8, 11 sc, ch 8 ch 6,1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 6 ch 6, 4 sc, ch 6 chain 9
On request I made an alternative design. This is an other way of making the eyes, if you want to crochet your eyes directly into the shawl. Altough I still think the originalpattern is nicer looking and worth the extra time to weave in the extra ends ;-). Row 8 as usual. 9. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. And here it comes... Ch 10.

4 sc in the 4 first stitches on the skull. Chain 5 and skip 3 stitches on the shawl. 4 sc on the skull. Turn.

Chain 10 and make a sc around the chain in the middle. Chain 10 and crochet a slipstitch into the very first sc you made. Turn.

Now crochet 10 sc around each arch. Then a sl st. Chain 10. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

The next row you will have to chain 10 instead of 8. Like this: 10. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. Ch 10. 16 slst onto skull ( count 8 from the middle and start there) Ch 10. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr. After that you can continue with the originalpattern as usual. And when you are done...the skull will look something like:

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