Welcome to the creepy-cute world of amigurumi! 🧟✨ Today, I’m excited to share my free crochet pattern for a Zombie—a quirky and spooky creation perfect for Halloween, horror-themed collections, or adding a touch of eerie charm to your handmade lineup! 🎃 Whether you love crafting playful monster figures, enjoy working with textured stitches for a tattered effect, or simply want to stitch up a delightfully creepy companion, this pattern will guide you through creating a beautifully detailed zombie with expressive features and a stitched-up look! 💚
This design embraces worn textures, mismatched details, and an eerie-yet-endearing aesthetic to bring your undead friend to life—perfect for display, gifting to fellow horror fans, or adding some handcrafted spookiness to your crochet collection! 🧶🦇 I’ve carefully outlined each step to ensure your amigurumi zombie turns out just right—ready to stumble into your display or become a treasured handmade piece! ✨ So grab your hooks, pick out eerie greens, purples, or faded hues, and let’s stitch up a wonderfully spooky companion! 🕸️

🧟 Amigurumi Zombie Doll Crochet Pattern
Bring this spooky-cute zombie to life with yarn and a hook! With pale green skin, stitched-up white eyes, a toothy red grin, wild navy hair tufts, tattered clothes, and a little scarf, this handmade zombie is perfect for Halloween or as a quirky gift.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – requires shaping, embroidery, color changes, and clothing details.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 28–30 cm (11–12 inches) tall using worsted weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.
🧶 Materials
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
🧠 Head (Pale Green)
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MR, 6 sc (6)
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inc x6 (12)
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(1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
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(2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
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(3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
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(4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
7–14. sc around (36)
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Embroider large white stitched eyes with white yarn circles, slightly uneven.
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Around right eye, embroider a red jagged wound ring.
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Add small embroidered red scars on forehead/cheek.
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Mouth: embroider large red smile with uneven white teeth stitched inside.
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(4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
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(3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
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(2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
– Stuff firmly.
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(1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
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dec x6 (6), FO and close.
👨🎤 Hair (Navy)
👕 Body (Blue Shirt + Purple Overalls)
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With blue, MR, 6 sc (6)
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inc x6 (12)
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(1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
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(2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
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(3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
6–10. sc around (30)
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Switch to purple (pants), sc around (30)
12–16. sc around (30)
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(3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
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(2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Stuff well. FO, leave tail to sew to head.
Details:
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Embroider white patches/holes randomly on shirt.
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Make 2 purple suspenders: ch 25, sc back, FO. Attach from front pants over shoulders to back.
👖 Legs (Make 2 – Purple Shoes + White Bandages)
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With purple, MR, 6 sc (6)
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inc x6 (12)
3–9. sc around (12)
Stuff firmly. FO.
Bandages:
With white yarn, surface crochet or embroider torn wraps across ankles/feet.
Sew legs to base of body.
💪 Arms (Make 2 – Green Hands, Blue Shirt)
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With green, MR, 6 sc (6)
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(1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
3–4. sc around (9)
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Switch to blue, sc around (9)
6–10. sc around (9)
– Add a brown torn patch with embroidery on one arm.
Stuff lightly. FO and sew to shoulders.
🧣 Scarf (Olive Green)
Ch 35, sc across. FO.
Wrap loosely around neck, tie to one side.
🩹 Finishing Details
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Embroider white shirt patches on chest.
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Add red wounds on head and arm.
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Add white stitches on pants and shirt edges.
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Pose arms outward in a zombie stance.
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Fluff hair tufts into uneven strands.
🎃 Optional Customization
Your zombie doll is ready to spook and charm! 🧟💚