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Explore Spooky Knits for Halloween and find fun patterns to make your own creepy decorations and festive accessories.
These Spooky Knits for Halloween give you plenty of ideas for making fun seasonal projects with your favorite yarn. From ghost decorations and bat hats to skull-patterned sweaters, you can find designs for different skill levels. Pick a pattern that suits your time and knitting experience, and get started on your Halloween project.
Spooky Knits For Halloween
1. Flying Ghost
Designed by Sandy Mills, the Flying Ghost headband is a Halloween knitting project featuring a ghost motif. The pattern uses medium-weight worsted or Aran yarn and circular needles in 4 mm (US 6) or 4.5 mm (US 7), with a recommended gauge of 18 stitches and 24 rows over 4 inches (10 × 10 cm) using 5 mm needles. This pattern is a good choice for knitters looking to make a Halloween accessory.
2. Halloween Wreath
Nicky Evans’s Halloween Wreath is a knitted decoration that you can customize with spooky details for the season. You’ll knit the wreath in bulky-weight yarn using 6 mm (US 10) needles and a cable pattern. Use small amounts of DK or 4-ply yarn to knit the ghost, spiders, and eyeballs. You’ll also need cardboard to support the wreath and help it keep its shape, toy stuffing, and ribbon for hanging. The original design uses orange yarn, but you can switch to black and add pumpkins or other Halloween decorations to suit your style.
3. Spider Candle Holder
Add a knitted spider motif to your Halloween decorations with this free Spider Candle Holder pattern by MillaMia Sweden. The design uses sport-weight yarn, such as MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino, and 3 mm (US 2½) or 3.25 mm (US 3) needles. The recommended gauge is 25 stitches and 34 rows over 10 cm in stockinette stitch. You can knit the spider motif directly into the fabric using stranded colorwork or add it afterward with duplicate stitch.
4. Halloween Bunting
Decorate your home for Halloween with this free Halloween Bunting pattern by Amanda Berry. The set includes knitted flags and stuffed Halloween characters you can string together as bunting or hang separately around your home. It calls for 3.5 mm and 4 mm knitting needles, a 3.5 mm crochet hook, toy stuffing, a tapestry needle, ten 9 mm safety eyes, and cosmetic blusher for the characters. The gauge is 25 stitches and 28 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) in stockinette stitch.
5. Skull Dishcloth
If you want a Halloween-themed knitting project that you can actually use, this Skull Dishcloth by Shelley Hilton is a simple option. You knit it flat with worsted-weight cotton yarn and 3.5 mm (US 4) needles. The gauge is 19 stitches and 26 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) in stockinette stitch. The finished dishcloth measures about 21 × 25 cm (8.5 × 10 inches) before blocking.
6. Bitty Bat Hat
Make a Halloween hat for little ones with Cassie May’s Bitty Bat Hat knitting pattern from Little Red Window. The design features bat ears, wings, eyes, and small vampire fangs, and the updated pattern includes sizes from newborn through adult. It uses worsted-weight yarn in black, gray, and white, plus 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles and double-pointed needles. Gauge: 19 stitches = 4 inches (10 cm).
7. Halloween Treat Bags
Make reusable trick-or-treat bags with these Halloween Treat Bags by Denny Gould, featuring six different Halloween motifs to choose from. The bags are knitted flat in one piece and then joined at the side, with two motifs included for each bag. They use Aran or worsted-weight yarn and 4 mm (US 6) needles, making them a practical project for using up leftover yarn in different colors. The listed gauge is 16 stitches and 24 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) in stockinette stitch.
8. Halloween Hat
This free Halloween Hat by Sarah Kubik is a knitted beanie featuring a stranded colorwork design. The pattern uses Aran-weight yarn, with Lion Brand Wool-Ease Solids, Heathers, and Twists suggested, and calls for 3.75 mm (US 5) and 4.5 mm (US 7) needles. The gauge is 20 stitches and 22 rows = 10 cm (4 inches). The colorwork adds a Halloween-themed detail while keeping the project suitable for everyday wear in the colder months.
9. Hattifatteners Mittens
Inspired by the small ghost-like Hattifatteners from Tove Jansson’s Moomin stories, these Hattifatteners Mittens by Cecilie Oddenes feature a black-and-white stranded colorwork design. Women’s mittens use 2.25 mm (US 1) needles with a gauge of 36 stitches = 10 cm, while the men’s size uses 2.5 mm (US 1½) needles with a gauge of 32 stitches = 10 cm.
10. The Nightmare Before Christmas Throw
Bring the characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas to your knitting with this colorful throw designed by Jennifer Lori. The blanket features 16 charts, including Jack, Sally, Zero, Oogie Boogie, the Mayor, Lock, Shock, Barrel, and other characters from Halloween Town. Work it in one piece using a combination of double knitting and intarsia to create a fully reversible design, with an inverted version of each character on the back. The pattern uses 6 mm (US 10) needles. The gauge is 13.5 stitches and 19 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) in blocked double knitting worked flat.
11. Skulls Pullover
The Skulls Pullover is a knitted sweater for intermediate knitters from Lion Brand, featuring a bold skull design that makes it a great choice for Halloween and other spooky-season outfits. This intermediate-level project uses medium-weight (worsted) yarn and a gauge of 19 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch.
12. Memento
For a pair of Halloween-inspired socks with a bold skull design, try Memento by Conor of CallingForOrpheus. The pattern uses fingering-weight sock yarn with 2 mm (US 0) and 2.25 mm (US 1) needles. Gauge: 9 stitches and 8 rows = 2.5 cm (1 inch). The pattern is rated adventurous beginner to intermediate and requires skills such as knitting in the round, two-stranded colorwork, short rows, and Kitchener stitch.
13. Halloween Witch Doll
Designed by Purl Soho, this Halloween Witch Doll is a small knitted figure that makes a fun addition to a Halloween display. The doll is worked in the round and features a three-dimensional construction, giving it a finished shape that can stand out among other seasonal decorations. It uses 3.5 mm (US 4) knitting needles along with a 3.5 mm (US E) crochet hook. The gauge is 6.5 stitches = 2.5 cm (1 inch) in stockinette stitch. With its compact size and simple witch theme, this project is a good choice for knitters who want something different from the usual Halloween accessories.
