FREE Halloween Wreath Pattern
FREE Halloween Wreath pattern from Sarah Murray!

We are so excited to bring you another chance to make this fantastic wreath for the spooooooOOooooky holidays from Sarah Murray! First appearing in Crochet Now issue 46 last year, Sarah has kindly offered this pattern to share with you guys online, just in time to really spookily your home!
Crocheted in Cygnet DK, be sure to log in below to access the pattern - we can't wait to see what you make! Be sure to send photos of finished projects to conact@crochetnow.co.uk for your chance to win a bundle of Cygnet yarns and see your work published in the magazine.
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Yarn used
Cygnet DK
2 balls in Indigo 6505 (A)
1 ball each in Apple 6711 (B), Jaffa 6632 (C), white 208 (D) & black 217 (E)
About the yarn
DK; 298m per 100g ball; 100% acrylic
Tension
17 sts x 24 rnds = 10cm measured over dc
Hook used
3mm
Other supplies
Toy stuffing polystyrene wreath, outer diameter 35cm, inner diameter 19cm
Sizing
Wreath: Maximum diameter 35cm
Bunting: Length 90cm, height 15cm

Hints and tips
Unless otherwise specified, pieces are worked in the amigurumi style, in a spiral without slipstitching or turning chains. Use a st marker or waste yarn to keep track of the first st of each rnd.
The wreath cover is designed to fit very tightly, so don't be afraid to stretch it as you sew it in place.
Stitch patterns
Basic Ball
To begin, Chain 5. Join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Working into ring, 1 ch, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 5: Dc around.
Rnd 6: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnds 7-9: As Rnd 5.
Rnd 10: [3 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 11: As Rnd 5.
Rnd 12: [2 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 18 sts
Beg stuffing, cont stuffing as you complete the ball.
Rnd 13: [1 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 12 sts
Rnd 14: 6 dc2tog. 6 sts
Fasten off. Weave ends through rem sts and pull tight to close gap.
START CROCHETING
WREATH
Wreath Cover
With A, chain 112 then join to work in the rnd, being careful not to twist.
Rnd 1: 1 ch (does not count as a st), dc around. 112 sts
Rnd 2: *13 dc, 2 dc in next dc; rep from * to end. 120 sts
Rnd 3: Dc around.
Rnd 4: *14 dc, 2 dc in next st; rep from * to end. 128 sts
Rnd 5: *15 dc, 2 dc in next st; rep from * to end. 136 sts
Rnd 6: Dc around.
Rnd 7: *16 dc, 2 dc in next st; rep from * to end. 144 sts
Rnd 8: *17 dc, 2 dc in next st; rep from * to end. 152 sts
Rnd 9: Dc around.
Rnd 10: *18 dc, 2 dc in