Easy Ghost in a Love Letter crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R8–2042 sc(42)
R21(5 sc, dec) ×6(36)
R2236 sc(36)
R23(4 sc, dec) ×6(30)
R242 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(24)
R25(2 sc, dec) ×6(18)
R26(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R27dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 5.9 cm at the widest, 7.9 cm long; 27 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

Round 1with red: into a magic ring; ch 3 (the first post, not counted); 3 tr, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, 3 dc, 3 tr; ch 3 and sl st into the ring, then pull the ring tight(13)
Flat motif — heart (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.1 × 2 cm; 1 row.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3–59 sc(9)
R64 sc, dec, 3 sc(8)
Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 2 cm long; 6 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Round 1with red: into a magic ring; ch 3 (the first post, not counted); 3 tr, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, 3 dc, 3 tr; ch 3 and sl st into the ring, then pull the ring tight(13)
Flat motif — heart (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.1 × 2 cm; 1 row.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with pink: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the ghost), straight stitches through: (between rounds 15 and 16, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 15, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 15, on the centre front line ) → (in round 15, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).