Amigurumi Día De Los Muertos Calavera

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Welcome to the vibrant and celebratory world of amigurumi! 💀✨ Today, I’m excited to share my free crochet pattern for a Día De Los Muertos Calavera—a colorful and symbolic creation perfect for honoring tradition, decorating altars, or simply adding a festive touch to your handmade collection! 🌼 Whether you love stitching up culturally inspired designs, creating expressive and intricate figures, or simply want to craft a stunning sugar skull, this pattern will guide you through making a beautifully detailed plush calavera with floral accents, bold patterns, and a touch of artistic flair! 🎨

This design embraces bright hues, intricate shaping, and decorative embellishments to bring a joyful and meaningful touch to your crochet projects! 🧶🌺 I’ve carefully outlined each step to ensure your Amigurumi Día De Los Muertos Calavera turns out just right—ready to celebrate life and tradition in your collection or become a treasured handmade gift! 🎁 So grab your hooks, pick out vibrant oranges, deep purples, radiant yellows, and let’s stitch up a dazzling sugar skull! ✨

💀🌺 Amigurumi Día de los Muertos Calavera Crochet Pattern

Celebrate life, color, and culture with this joyful amigurumi Calavera, inspired by Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Decorated with intricate embroidered details, vibrant marigolds, and floral headwear, this skeleton plush is a perfect festive companion for your altar or seasonal décor.

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – Requires shaping, color changes, embroidery, and attaching multiple decorative parts.

📏 Finished Size

Approx. 10–11 in (25–28 cm) tall using worsted-weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

Worsted weight yarn:
- Black (body, head base, arms, legs)
- White (skull overlay, bones, teeth)
- Bright colors: Orange, Purple, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow (flowers, eye surrounds, embroidery)
10–12 mm safety eyes (black)
Crochet hook: 3.5 mm
Tapestry needle
Embroidery needle
Polyfill stuffing
Stitch markers

🔤 Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR = Magic Ring
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in 1 st)
dec = decrease (sc2tog)
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
FO = fasten off
BLO = back loop only

🧠 Head (Black Base)

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc ×6 (12)
(1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
(3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
(4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
7–15. sc around (36) ← keep this flat and wide (this makes the “sugar skull” shape)
(4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
(3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
(2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
Stuff firmly.
(1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
dec ×6 (6), FO and close.

☠️ Skull Face Overlay (White)

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc ×6 (12)
(1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
(3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
6–8. sc around (30), FO.

👉 Sew centered on the black head, covering the front.

Eyes (Blue & Red)

Place 10–12 mm safety eyes onto the white face.
With blue yarn: crochet a round of sc around the eye (join into white).
With red yarn: embroider small scallops around the blue border.

Nose

Embroider an upside-down heart with black yarn.

Mouth & Teeth

Embroider a black curved line across lower face.
Add vertical stitches for teeth.
With white yarn, stitch horizontal highlights across the black line for the tooth effect.

Forehead Flower (Red)

MR, 6 sc
(ch 2, 2 dc, sl st in next st) ×6 petals
FO and sew above eyes.

🖤 Body (Black Base)

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc ×6 (12)
(1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
(3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
6–14. sc around (30)
(3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
(2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
Stuff firmly.
(1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
dec ×6 (6), FO.

👉 Sew to head.

Embroidery

Use white yarn to embroider rib bones on the chest.
Add a central marigold flower (orange with green base) between ribs.

✋ Arms (Make 2 – Black)

MR, 6 sc (6)
(1 sc, inc) ×3 (9)
3–8. sc around (9)
Stuff lightly, FO, sew to sides.

Embroider 3–4 white bone lines on each arm.

🦵 Legs (Make 2 – Black)

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc ×6 (12)
3–5. sc around (12)
(2 sc, dec) ×3 (9)
7–9. sc around (9)
Stuff, FO, sew to body base.

Embroider X-shaped bone marks on knees + white dots across feet.

🌼 Marigold Flower Crown

Make 10–12 flowers in purple, orange, yellow, red, and blue.

Flower (basic):

MR, 6 sc
(ch 2, 2 dc, sl st in next st) ×6 petals
FO.

Leaves (green):
ch 6, sc down, FO.

👉 Sew flowers tightly across head for a full crown. Place leaves between clusters.

🌺 Belly Flower

Make a small purple flower.
Surround with orange petals.
Add green base.
Attach below ribs.

✂️ Final Details

Weave in ends.
Adjust embroidery to match the skeleton style in the photo (pelvis dots, ribcage, and detailed stitches).
Pose seated with slightly spread legs.

💐 Your Finished Calavera

Now your Día de los Muertos Calavera is complete — with vibrant marigolds, striking sugar skull details, and a full crown of color. This joyful skeleton is a reminder of life, memory, and tradition — perfect for your altar, shelf, or as a gift that celebrates culture and love.

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