Ghost Dumpling crochet pattern

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

• Safety eyes with a printed glint 12 mm (on the dumpling): between rounds 16 and 17, 6 st apart (count along round 16: about 2.8 st each side of the centre front line).
• Satin stitch (on the dumpling): in mouth thread, a oval about 8 mm wide and 11 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 13 and 14, on the centre front line .
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 13, 12.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 13, 17.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 13, 17.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 13, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 13, 12.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 14 and 15, 12 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 14 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 16.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 14 and 15, 16.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 14 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 12 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 16 and 17, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 13 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 16 and 17, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 13 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 18, 8 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 18, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 18, 13 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 18, 13 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 18, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 18, 8 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 19 and 20, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 9 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 11.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 19 and 20, 11.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 9 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 21 and 22, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 21 and 22, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 21 and 22, 3.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (between rounds 21 and 22, 3.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 21 and 22, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 21 and 22, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 23, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 23, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 23, 0.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in light grey thread (on the dumpling), straight stitches through: (in round 23, 0.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 23, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 23, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Strap (on the dumpling): with light grey, ch 45 (≈ 13.3 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (in round 12, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 14 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 17, 12 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 9 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 22, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 24, on the centre front line) → (in round 22, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 9 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 17, 12 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 14 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 12, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right), catching it every 2–3 ch.