Looking for a fun and spooky crochet project? You’re going to love this crochet skull blanket pattern. It’s bold, eye-catching, and perfect for Halloween or anytime you want to add a little edge to your home. The pattern uses the corner-to-corner (C2C) method to build a big skull design that pops—just like pixel art, but with yarn! The free pattern is below.
Quick answer: Is this crochet skull blanket beginner-friendly? This crochet skull blanket is best for intermediate crocheters or confident C2C beginners. The stitches themselves are simple, but the frequent color changes—especially around the teeth and facial details—make it more advanced than basic C2C patterns.
What is corner-to-corner crochet (C2C)?
Corner-to-corner crochet (also called C2C) is a technique where you crochet diagonally instead of in rows. The project is built using small blocks made of chains and double crochet stitches, starting in one corner and growing row by row until you reach the widest point, then decreasing to finish the opposite corner.
C2C is especially popular for crochet blankets because it works up quickly and makes color changes easier—perfect for fun designs like this skull blanket.
Crochet skull blanket pattern details
Ready to start crocheting your skull blanket? Below you’ll find everything you need to know before you begin, including the skill level, materials, yarn yardage, gauge, finished measurements, and helpful notes.
Skill level
Intermediate. This C2C skull blanket includes frequent color changes and intricate colorwork, especially around the teeth and facial features. It’s best suited for crocheters who are comfortable with basic C2C and managing multiple yarn colors.
Materials needed
Yarn: Worsted weight in two contrasting colors
Crochet Hook: H-8 (5 mm)
Yarn needle: For weaving in ends
Scissors
Stitch markers: Optional, but helpful for tracking your progress
Yardage
This skull blanket is made using Lion Brand Naptime yarn, which is labeled as a worsted weight (#4) but is on the thinner end of the category.
Pale grey: 5 skeins
White: 4 skeins
Yardage is based on full skeins and may vary slightly depending on your tension and color changes.
Printable PDF pattern
If you prefer an easy, print-friendly version of this crochet skull blanket pattern, a printable PDF is available in my Etsy shop. The PDF includes the full pattern instructions in a clean, ad-free format, making it perfect for printing or saving on your device.
Finished size
My finished crochet skull blanket measures 40 inches wide × 50 inches tall (approximately 102 cm × 127 cm).
This blanket is made using the corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet technique.
You can follow either the graph or the written instructions for color changes.
Each C2C block is made with ch 3 + 3 double crochet.
Ch 6 to start a new row, and ch 3 to start each new block.
Rows worked in the ↙ direction are right-side rows.
Rows worked in the ↗ direction are wrong-side rows.
The pattern is written in US crochet terms.
New to C2C? Start with my video tutorial
If you’re new to corner-to-corner crochet, I recommend starting with my beginner-friendly C2C video tutorial. It walks you through the basic C2C block, plus increases and decreases, using a small practice panel before jumping into larger projects.
Crochet skull blanket pattern instructions
Make the skull blanket using the graph or the written instructions below.
↙ Row 1: gray x 1 (1 block) ↗ Row 2: gray x 2 (2 blocks) ↙ Row 3: gray x 3 (3 blocks) ↗ Row 4: gray x 4 (4 blocks) ↙ Row 5: gray x 5 (5 blocks) ↗ Row 6: gray x 6 (6 blocks) ↙ Row 7: gray x 7 (7 blocks) ↗ Row 8: gray x 8 (8 blocks) ↙ Row 9: gray x 9 (9 blocks) ↗ Row 10: gray x 10 (10 blocks) ↙ Row 11: gray x 11 (11 blocks) ↗ Row 12: gray x 12 (12 blocks) ↙ Row 13: gray x 13 (13 blocks) ↗ Row 14: gray x 14 (14 blocks) ↙ Row 15: gray x 15 (15 blocks) ↗ Row 16: gray x 16 (16 blocks) ↙ Row 17: gray x 17 (17 blocks) ↗ Row 18: gray x 18 (18 blocks) ↙ Row 19: gray x 19 (19 blocks) ↗ Row 20: gray x 20 (20 blocks) ↙ Row 21: gray x 21 (21 blocks) ↗ Row 22: gray x 22 (22 blocks) ↙ Row 23: gray x 23 (23 blocks) ↗ Row 24: gray x 24 (24 blocks) ↙ Row 25: gray x 25 (25 blocks) ↗ Row 26: gray x 26 (26 blocks) ↙ Row 27: gray x 27 (27 blocks) ↗ Row 28: gray x 28 (28 blocks) ↙ Row 29: gray x 29 (29 blocks) ↗ Row 30: gray x 30 (30 blocks) ↙ Row 31: gray x 31 (31 blocks) ↗ Row 32: gray x 32 (32 blocks) ↙ Row 33: gray x 19, white x 3, gray x 11 (33 blocks) ↗ Row 34: gray x 11, white x 4, gray x 19 (34 blocks) ↙ Row 35: gray x 19, white x 6, gray x 10 (35 blocks) ↗ Row 36: gray x 10, white x 7, gray x 19 (36 blocks) ↙ Row 37: gray x 19, white x 10, gray x 8 (37 blocks) ↗ Row 38: gray x 7, white x 13, gray x 18 (38 blocks) ↙ Row 39: gray x 10, white x 2, gray x 6, white x 14, gray x 7 (39 blocks) ↗ Row 40: gray x 7, white x 15, gray x 5, white x 3, gray x 10 (40 blocks) ↙ Row 41: gray x 10, white x 4, gray x 4, white x 16, gray x 7 (41 blocks) ↗ Row 42: gray x 7, white x 17, gray x 4, white x 4, gray x 10 (42 blocks) ↙ Row 43: gray x 10, white x 5, gray x 3, white x 3, gray x 2, white x 13, gray x 7 (43 blocks) ↗ Row 44: gray x 7, white x 13, gray x 4, white x 2, gray x 2, white x 6, gray x 10 (44 blocks) ↙ Row 45: gray x 10, white x 7, gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 2, white x 1, gray x 2, white x 13, gray x 7 (45 blocks) ↗ Row 46: gray x 7, white x 13, gray x 2, white x 2, gray x 4, white x 8, gray x 10 (46 blocks) ↙ Row 47: gray x 11, white x 8, gray x 3, white x 2, gray x 3, white x 13, gray x 7 (47 blocks) ↗ Row 48: gray x 8, white x 10, gray x 2, white x 1, gray x 1, white x 1, gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 2, white x 9, gray x 11 (48 blocks) ↙ Row 49: gray x 11, white x 13, gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 3, white x 11, gray x 8 (49 blocks) ↗ Row 50: gray x 8, white x 11, gray x 4, white x 16, gray x 11 (50 blocks) ↙ Row 51: gray x 11, white x 16, gray x 2, white x 1, gray x 2, white x 10, gray x 9 (51 blocks) ↗ Row 52: gray x 9, white x 9, gray x 3, white x 2, gray x 2, white x 16, gray x 11 (52 blocks) ↙ Row 53: gray x 11, white x 17, gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 3, white x 9, gray x 10 (53 blocks) ↗ Row 54: gray x 10, white x 9, gray x 2, white x 23, gray x 10 (54 blocks) ↙ Row 55: gray x 8, white x 27, gray x 1, white x 9, gray x 10 (55 blocks) ↗ Row 56: gray x 10, white x 9, gray x 2, white x 28, gray x 7 (56 blocks) ↙ Row 57: gray x 7, white x 8, gray x 1, white x 19, gray x 3, white x 8, gray x 11 (57 blocks) ↗ Row 58: gray x 11, white x 9, gray x 2, white x 18, gray x 4, white x 7, gray x 7 (58 blocks) ↙ Row 59: gray x 7, white x 7, gray x 6, white x 16, gray x 1, white x 1, gray x 2, white x 8, gray x 11 (59 blocks) ↗ Row 60: gray x 11, white x 8, gray x 2, white x 2, gray x 1, white x 15, gray x 7, white x 8, gray x 6 (60 blocks) ↙ Row 61: gray x 6, white x 8, gray x 8, white x 18, gray x 2, white x 7, gray x 12 (61 blocks) ↗ Row 62: gray x 12, white x 6, gray x 4, white x 17, gray x 8, white x 9, gray x 6 (62 blocks) ↙ Row 63: gray x 6, white x 9, gray x 9, white x 16, gray x 4, white x 6, gray x 13 (63 blocks) ↗ Row 64: gray x 13, white x 7, gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 1, white x 9, gray x 1, white x 5, gray x 10, white x 9, gray x 6 (64 blocks) ↙ Row 65: gray x 6, white x 10, gray x 9, white x 5, gray x 2, white x 12, gray x 1, white x 6, gray x 14 (65 blocks) ↗ Row 66: gray x 15, white x 5, gray x 2, white x 12, gray x 1, white x 5, gray x 10, white x 10, gray x 6 (66 blocks) ↙ Row 67: gray x 6, white x 11, gray x 10, white x 4, gray x 2, white x 12, gray x 2, white x 4, gray x 16 (67 blocks) ↗ Row 68: gray x 17, white x 3, gray x 3, white x 12, gray x 2, white x 4, gray x 9, white x 12, gray x 6 (68 blocks) ↙ Row 69: gray x 7, white x 12, gray x 9, white x 4, gray x 2, white x 11, gray x 3, white x 3, gray x 18 (69 blocks) ↗ Row 70: gray x 19, white x 2, gray x 2, white x 1, gray x 1, white x 10, gray x 3, white x 3, gray x 10, white x 12, gray x 7 (70 blocks) Corner: Start decreasing on RS ↙ Row 71: gray x 7, white x 13, gray x 9, white x 3, gray x 4, white x 9, gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 1, white x 3, gray x 18 (70 blocks) ↗ Row 72: gray x 18, white x 3, gray x 1, white x 9, gray x 6, white x 3, gray x 9, white x 14, gray x 7 (70 blocks) ↙ Row 73: gray x 8, white x 15, gray x 7, white x 3, gray x 7, white x 8, gray x 2, white x 2, gray x 18 (70 blocks) ↗ Row 74: gray x 18, white x 2, gray x 2, white x 8, gray x 6, white x 4, gray x 6, white x 16, gray x 8 (70 blocks) ↙ Row 75: gray x 8, white x 17, gray x 6, white x 3, gray x 5, white x 9, gray x 2, white x 2, gray x 18 (70 blocks) ↗ Row 76: gray x 18, white x 2, gray x 1, white x 11, gray x 3, white x 4, gray x 4, white x 18, gray x 9 (70 blocks) ↙ Row 77: gray x 9, white x 40, gray x 2, white x 1, gray x 18 (70 blocks) ↗ Row 78: gray x 18, white x 1, gray x 1, white x 40, gray x 10 (70 blocks) ↙ Row 79: gray x 10, white x 41, gray x 19 (70 blocks) ↗ Row 80: gray x 18, white x 41, gray x 11 (70 blocks) ↙ Row 81: gray x 11, white x 42, gray x 17 (70 blocks) ↗ Row 82: gray x 16, white x 43, gray x 11 (70 blocks) ↙ Row 83: gray x 12, white x 28, gray x 2, white x 13, gray x 15 (70 blocks) ↗ Row 84: gray x 13, white x 13, gray x 5, white x 27, gray x 12 (70 blocks) ↙ Row 85: gray x 13, white x 26, gray x 7, white x 12, gray x 12 (70 blocks) Corner: Start decreasing on WS ↗ Row 86: gray x 11, white x 12, gray x 7, white x 26, gray x 13 (69 blocks) ↙ Row 87: gray x 12, white x 26, gray x 8, white x 11, gray x 11 (68 blocks) ↗ Row 88: gray x 10, white x 11, gray x 8, white x 26, gray x 12 (67 blocks) ↙ Row 89: gray x 11, white x 26, gray x 9, white x 10, gray x 10 (66 blocks) ↗ Row 90: gray x 10, white x 9, gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 11 (65 blocks) ↙ Row 91: gray x 11, white x 25, gray x 9, white x 9, gray x 10 (64 blocks) ↗ Row 92: gray x 10, white x 8, gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 10 (63 blocks) ↙ Row 93: gray x 10, white x 26, gray x 9, white x 7, gray x 10 (62 blocks) ↗ Row 94: gray x 10, white x 7, gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 9 (61 blocks) ↙ Row 95: gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 9, white x 6, gray x 10 (60 blocks) ↗ Row 96: gray x 11, white x 4, gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 9 (59 blocks) ↙ Row 97: gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 8, white x 4, gray x 11 (58 blocks) ↗ Row 98: gray x 11, white x 4, gray x 7, white x 27, gray x 8 (57 blocks) ↙ Row 99: gray x 8, white x 26, gray x 8, white x 3, gray x 11 (56 blocks) ↗ Row 100: gray x 11, white x 3, gray x 7, white x 26, gray x 8 (55 blocks) ↙ Row 101: gray x 8, white x 26, gray x 6, white x 3, gray x 11 (54 blocks) ↗ Row 102: gray x 11, white x 3, gray x 4, white x 28, gray x 7 (53 blocks) ↙ Row 103: gray x 7, white x 28, gray x 2, white x 5, gray x 10 (52 blocks) ↗ Row 104: gray x 10, white x 34, gray x 7 (51 blocks) ↙ Row 105: gray x 7, white x 33, gray x 10 (50 blocks) ↗ Row 106: gray x 9, white x 33, gray x 7 (49 blocks) ↙ Row 107: gray x 7, white x 32, gray x 9 (48 blocks) ↗ Row 108: gray x 8, white x 33, gray x 6 (47 blocks) ↙ Row 109: gray x 6, white x 32, gray x 8 (46 blocks) ↗ Row 110: gray x 8, white x 31, gray x 6 (45 blocks) ↙ Row 111: gray x 6, white x 31, gray x 7 (44 blocks) ↗ Row 112: gray x 7, white x 30, gray x 6 (43 blocks) ↙ Row 113: gray x 6, white x 29, gray x 7 (42 blocks) ↗ Row 114: gray x 7, white x 28, gray x 6 (41 blocks) ↙ Row 115: gray x 6, white x 27, gray x 7 (40 blocks) ↗ Row 116: gray x 7, white x 26, gray x 6 (39 blocks) ↙ Row 117: gray x 6, white x 26, gray x 6 (38 blocks) ↗ Row 118: gray x 6, white x 25, gray x 6 (37 blocks) ↙ Row 119: gray x 6, white x 24, gray x 6 (36 blocks) ↗ Row 120: gray x 6, white x 22, gray x 7 (35 blocks) ↙ Row 121: gray x 7, white x 21, gray x 6 (34 blocks) ↗ Row 122: gray x 6, white x 20, gray x 7 (33 blocks) ↙ Row 123: gray x 7, white x 19, gray x 6 (32 blocks) ↗ Row 124: gray x 6, white x 17, gray x 8 (31 blocks) ↙ Row 125: gray x 8, white x 16, gray x 6 (30 blocks) ↗ Row 126: gray x 7, white x 13, gray x 9 (29 blocks) ↙ Row 127: gray x 9, white x 12, gray x 7 (28 blocks) ↗ Row 128: gray x 8, white x 8, gray x 11 (27 blocks) ↙ Row 129: gray x 13, white x 2, gray x 11 (26 blocks) ↗ Row 130: gray x 25 (25 blocks) ↙ Row 131: gray x 24 (24 blocks) ↗ Row 132: gray x 23 (23 blocks) ↙ Row 133: gray x 22 (22 blocks) ↗ Row 134: gray x 21 (21 blocks) ↙ Row 135: gray x 20 (20 blocks) ↗ Row 136: gray x 19 (19 blocks) ↙ Row 137: gray x 18 (18 blocks) ↗ Row 138: gray x 17 (17 blocks) ↙ Row 139: gray x 16 (16 blocks) ↗ Row 140: gray x 15 (15 blocks) ↙ Row 141: gray x 14 (14 blocks) ↗ Row 142: gray x 13 (13 blocks) ↙ Row 143: gray x 12 (12 blocks) ↗ Row 144: gray x 11 (11 blocks) ↙ Row 145: gray x 10 (10 blocks) ↗ Row 146: gray x 9 (9 blocks) ↙ Row 147: gray x 8 (8 blocks) ↗ Row 148: gray x 7 (7 blocks) ↙ Row 149: gray x 6 (6 blocks) ↗ Row 150: gray x 5 (5 blocks) ↙ Row 151: gray x 4 (4 blocks) ↗ Row 152: gray x 3 (3 blocks) ↙ Row 153: gray x 2 (2 blocks) ↗ Row 154: gray x 1 (1 block)
Adding a border
Round 1: Ch 1, 2 sc in the side of each block, in each corner work (sc, ch 2, sc), join Round 2: Ch 2, hdc in each stitch, in each corner work (hdc, ch 2, hdc), join
Finishing
Your crochet skull blanket pattern is now complete—ready to gift or cuddle up with on the couch!
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Can beginners make this crochet skull blanket? This pattern is rated intermediate due to frequent color changes. Confident beginners familiar with basic C2C may still enjoy making it. Both graph and written instructions are included.
What yarn did you use for this pattern? I used Lion Brand Nap Time yarn in pale grey and white. It’s soft and has a nice texture. Any worsted weight yarn with good contrast will work well for the skull design.
Do I have to use the C2C technique? Yes, this pattern is designed specifically using the corner-to-corner (C2C) method. That’s how the skull image is created from the pixel-style graph.
Can I make this blanket bigger or smaller? You can adjust the finished size by using a different yarn weight and hook size, but it will affect how large the skull turns out. To make it larger with the same stitch count, try using a bulky yarn.
Is there a video tutorial? Yes! I’ve made a full step-by-step C2C tutorial that walks you through the stitch technique. It’s great for beginners or anyone who wants a quick refresher.
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