This is such a fun project for spooky season. The large skull design makes a bold statement and works great as a crochet Halloween blanket, a cozy throw, or a unique handmade gift. Whether you’re decorating your home or surprising a Halloween-loving friend, this spooky crochet blanket pattern is sure to get noticed.
Use high-contrast colors so the skull design really pops. You’ll work each row diagonally—first increasing, then decreasing as you reach the top. If you’ve made a yarn graph blanket pattern before, this will feel familiar. And if not, you’re in for a treat. It’s all one piece, so no sewing squares together!
My finished crochet skull blanket pattern measures 40 inches wide x 50 inches tall
Don’t worry—if you’ve never tried corner-to-corner crochet before, I’ve got you covered. I made a step-by-step video tutorial that walks you through the technique so you can follow the graph with confidence.
To make this crochet skull blanket pattern, you’ll start in the bottom right corner and build the blanket diagonally. Each square is made from a chain 2 and 3 double crochets. To start a new row, chain 5. For a new square, chain 2. The crochet skull graph pattern will show you where each color goes.
Some extras—like the full written instructions—are just for email subscribers. Signing up helps me share more free patterns, tutorials, and crochet tips. Your email is safe with me, and you can unsubscribe anytime. Thank you for helping me keep my crochet patterns free for everyone! 🫶 – Melissa
↙ Row 1: gray x 1 (1 stitch)
↗ Row 2: gray x 2 (2 squares)
↙ Row 3: gray x 3 (3 squares)
↗ Row 4: gray x 4 (4 squares)
↙ Row 5: gray x 5 (5 squares)
↗ Row 6: gray x 6 (6 squares)
↙ Row 7: gray x 7 (7 squares)
↗ Row 8: gray x 8 (8 squares)
↙ Row 9: gray x 9 (9 squares)
↗ Row 10: gray x 10 (10 squares)
↙ Row 11: gray x 11 (11 squares)
↗ Row 12: gray x 12 (12 squares)
↙ Row 13: gray x 13 (13 squares)
↗ Row 14: gray x 14 (14 squares)
↙ Row 15: gray x 15 (15 squares)
↗ Row 16: gray x 16 (16 squares)
↙ Row 17: gray x 17 (17 squares)
↗ Row 18: gray x 18 (18 squares)
↙ Row 19: gray x 19 (19 squares)
↗ Row 20: gray x 20 (20 squares)
↙ Row 21: gray x 21 (21 squares)
↗ Row 22: gray x 22 (22 squares)
↙ Row 23: gray x 23 (23 squares)
↗ Row 24: gray x 24 (24 squares)
↙ Row 25: gray x 25 (25 squares)
↗ Row 26: gray x 26 (26 squares)
↙ Row 27: gray x 27 (27 squares)
↗ Row 28: gray x 28 (28 squares)
↙ Row 29: gray x 29 (29 squares)
↗ Row 30: gray x 30 (30 squares)
↙ Row 31: gray x 31 (31 squares)
↗ Row 32: gray x 32 (32 squares)
↙ Row 33: gray x 19, white x 3, gray x 11 (33 squares)
↗ Row 34: gray x 11, white x 4, gray x 19 (34 squares)
↙ Row 35: gray x 19, white x 6, gray x 10 (35 squares)
↗ Row 36: gray x 10, white x 7, gray x 19 (36 squares)
↙ Row 37: gray x 19, white x 10, gray x 8 (37 squares)
↗ Row 38: gray x 7, white x 13, gray x 18 (38 squares)
↙ Row 39: gray x 10, white x 2, gray x 6, white x 14, gray x 7 (39 squares)
↗ Row 40: gray x 7, white x 15, gray x 5, white x 3, gray x 10 (40 squares)
↙ Row 41: gray x 10, white x 4, gray x 4, white x 16, gray x 7 (41 squares)
↗ Row 42: gray x 7, white x 17, gray x 4, white x 4, gray x 10 (42 squares)
↙ Row 43: gray x 10, white x 5, gray x 3, white x 3, gray x 2, white x 13, gray x 7 (43 squares)
↗ Row 44: gray x 7, white x 13, gray x 4, white x 2, gray x 2, white x 6, gray x 10 (44 squares)
↙ 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 squares)
↗ Row 46: gray x 7, white x 13, gray x 2, white x 2, gray x 4, white x 8, gray x 10 (46 squares)
↙ Row 47: gray x 11, white x 8, gray x 3, white x 2, gray x 3, white x 13, gray x 7 (47 squares)
↗ 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 squares)
↙ Row 49: gray x 11, white x 13, gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 3, white x 11, gray x 8 (49 squares)
↗ Row 50: gray x 8, white x 11, gray x 4, white x 16, gray x 11 (50 squares)
↙ Row 51: gray x 11, white x 16, gray x 2, white x 1, gray x 2, white x 10, gray x 9 (51 squares)
↗ Row 52: gray x 9, white x 9, gray x 3, white x 2, gray x 2, white x 16, gray x 11 (52 squares)
↙ Row 53: gray x 11, white x 17, gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 3, white x 9, gray x 10 (53 squares)
↗ Row 54: gray x 10, white x 9, gray x 2, white x 23, gray x 10 (54 squares)
↙ Row 55: gray x 8, white x 27, gray x 1, white x 9, gray x 10 (55 squares)
↗ Row 56: gray x 10, white x 9, gray x 2, white x 28, gray x 7 (56 squares)
↙ Row 57: gray x 7, white x 8, gray x 1, white x 19, gray x 3, white x 8, gray x 11 (57 squares)
↗ Row 58: gray x 11, white x 9, gray x 2, white x 18, gray x 4, white x 7, gray x 7 (58 squares)
↙ 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 squares)
↗ 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 squares)
↙ Row 61: gray x 6, white x 8, gray x 8, white x 18, gray x 2, white x 7, gray x 12 (61 squares)
↗ Row 62: gray x 12, white x 6, gray x 4, white x 17, gray x 8, white x 9, gray x 6 (62 squares)
↙ Row 63: gray x 6, white x 9, gray x 9, white x 16, gray x 4, white x 6, gray x 13 (63 squares)
↗ 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 squares)
↙ 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 squares)
↗ 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 squares)
↙ 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 squares)
↗ 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 squares)
↙ 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 squares)
↗ 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 squares)
Corner: Start decreasing on width end
↙ 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 squares)
↗ 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 squares)
↙ 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 squares)
↗ 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 squares)
↙ 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 squares)
↗ 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 squares)
↙ Row 77: gray x 9, white x 40, gray x 2, white x 1, gray x 18 (70 squares)
↗ Row 78: gray x 18, white x 1, gray x 1, white x 40, gray x 10 (70 squares)
↙ Row 79: gray x 10, white x 41, gray x 19 (70 squares)
↗ Row 80: gray x 18, white x 41, gray x 11 (70 squares)
↙ Row 81: gray x 11, white x 42, gray x 17 (70 squares)
↗ Row 82: gray x 16, white x 43, gray x 11 (70 squares)
↙ Row 83: gray x 12, white x 28, gray x 2, white x 13, gray x 15 (70 squares)
↗ Row 84: gray x 13, white x 13, gray x 5, white x 27, gray x 12 (70 squares)
↙ Row 85: gray x 13, white x 26, gray x 7, white x 12, gray x 12 (70 squares)
Corner: Start decreasing on length end
↗ Row 86: gray x 11, white x 12, gray x 7, white x 26, gray x 13 (69 squares)
↙ Row 87: gray x 12, white x 26, gray x 8, white x 11, gray x 11 (68 squares)
↗ Row 88: gray x 10, white x 11, gray x 8, white x 26, gray x 12 (67 squares)
↙ Row 89: gray x 11, white x 26, gray x 9, white x 10, gray x 10 (66 squares)
↗ Row 90: gray x 10, white x 9, gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 11 (65 squares)
↙ Row 91: gray x 11, white x 25, gray x 9, white x 9, gray x 10 (64 squares)
↗ Row 92: gray x 10, white x 8, gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 10 (63 squares)
↙ Row 93: gray x 10, white x 26, gray x 9, white x 7, gray x 10 (62 squares)
↗ Row 94: gray x 10, white x 7, gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 9 (61 squares)
↙ Row 95: gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 9, white x 6, gray x 10 (60 squares)
↗ Row 96: gray x 11, white x 4, gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 9 (59 squares)
↙ Row 97: gray x 9, white x 26, gray x 8, white x 4, gray x 11 (58 squares)
↗ Row 98: gray x 11, white x 4, gray x 7, white x 27, gray x 8 (57 squares)
↙ Row 99: gray x 8, white x 26, gray x 8, white x 3, gray x 11 (56 squares)
↗ Row 100: gray x 11, white x 3, gray x 7, white x 26, gray x 8 (55 squares)
↙ Row 101: gray x 8, white x 26, gray x 6, white x 3, gray x 11 (54 squares)
↗ Row 102: gray x 11, white x 3, gray x 4, white x 28, gray x 7 (53 squares)
↙ Row 103: gray x 7, white x 28, gray x 2, white x 5, gray x 10 (52 squares)
↗ Row 104: gray x 10, white x 34, gray x 7 (51 squares)
↙ Row 105: gray x 7, white x 33, gray x 10 (50 squares)
↗ Row 106: gray x 9, white x 33, gray x 7 (49 squares)
↙ Row 107: gray x 7, white x 32, gray x 9 (48 squares)
↗ Row 108: gray x 8, white x 33, gray x 6 (47 squares)
↙ Row 109: gray x 6, white x 32, gray x 8 (46 squares)
↗ Row 110: gray x 8, white x 31, gray x 6 (45 squares)
↙ Row 111: gray x 6, white x 31, gray x 7 (44 squares)
↗ Row 112: gray x 7, white x 30, gray x 6 (43 squares)
↙ Row 113: gray x 6, white x 29, gray x 7 (42 squares)
↗ Row 114: gray x 7, white x 28, gray x 6 (41 squares)
↙ Row 115: gray x 6, white x 27, gray x 7 (40 squares)
↗ Row 116: gray x 7, white x 26, gray x 6 (39 squares)
↙ Row 117: gray x 6, white x 26, gray x 6 (38 squares)
↗ Row 118: gray x 6, white x 25, gray x 6 (37 squares)
↙ Row 119: gray x 6, white x 24, gray x 6 (36 squares)
↗ Row 120: gray x 6, white x 22, gray x 7 (35 squares)
↙ Row 121: gray x 7, white x 21, gray x 6 (34 squares)
↗ Row 122: gray x 6, white x 20, gray x 7 (33 squares)
↙ Row 123: gray x 7, white x 19, gray x 6 (32 squares)
↗ Row 124: gray x 6, white x 17, gray x 8 (31 squares)
↙ Row 125: gray x 8, white x 16, gray x 6 (30 squares)
↗ Row 126: gray x 7, white x 13, gray x 9 (29 squares)
↙ Row 127: gray x 9, white x 12, gray x 7 (28 squares)
↗ Row 128: gray x 8, white x 8, gray x 11 (27 squares)
↙ Row 129: gray x 13, white x 2, gray x 11 (26 squares)
↗ Row 130: gray x 25 (25 squares)
↙ Row 131: gray x 24 (24 squares)
↗ Row 132: gray x 23 (23 squares)
↙ Row 133: gray x 22 (22 squares)
↗ Row 134: gray x 21 (21 squares)
↙ Row 135: gray x 20 (20 squares)
↗ Row 136: gray x 19 (19 squares)
↙ Row 137: gray x 18 (18 squares)
↗ Row 138: gray x 17 (17 squares)
↙ Row 139: gray x 16 (16 squares)
↗ Row 140: gray x 15 (15 squares)
↙ Row 141: gray x 14 (14 squares)
↗ Row 142: gray x 13 (13 squares)
↙ Row 143: gray x 12 (12 squares)
↗ Row 144: gray x 11 (11 squares)
↙ Row 145: gray x 10 (10 squares)
↗ Row 146: gray x 9 (9 squares)
↙ Row 147: gray x 8 (8 squares)
↗ Row 148: gray x 7 (7 squares)
↙ Row 149: gray x 6 (6 squares)
↗ Row 150: gray x 5 (5 squares)
↙ Row 151: gray x 4 (4 squares)
↗ Row 152: gray x 3 (3 squares)
↙ Row 153: gray x 2 (2 squares)
↗ Row 154: gray x 1 (1 stitch)
Yes! If you’re comfortable with basic stitches like double crochet and ready to try color changes, you can definitely make this blanket. The pattern includes a graph and a written version, so you can choose the format that works best for you.
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.
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.
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.
Share your projects, ask questions, or just say hi! I love seeing all the amazing things you create. Happy crocheting! 🫶Melissa
