Celebrate life, color, and creativity with the Amigurumi Sugar Skull Bouquet, a vibrant crochet project inspired by the rich traditions of Día de los Muertos! 💀🌺 Each skull is adorned with playful embroidery, bright hues, and floral accents, making this bouquet a joyful tribute to loved ones and a stunning piece of handmade art. Whether you’re crafting for a seasonal celebration or simply drawn to bold, meaningful designs, this pattern brings together culture and charm in every stitch.
Perfect for crocheters who love expressive details and festive flair, this bouquet offers endless opportunities for personalization. Mix and match yarn colors, add glittery embellishments, or stitch up a full arrangement to brighten your space with heartfelt symbolism. Whether displayed in a vase or gifted as a unique keepsake, the Sugar Skull Bouquet is a beautiful way to stitch up remembrance and joy—one colorful loop at a time! 🧶✨
💀🌸 Crochet Sugar Skull Bouquet Pattern
Celebrate Día de los Muertos or add spooky charm to your home with this vibrant amigurumi sugar skull bouquet! This project combines cheerful colors with gothic flair, and with wire-reinforced stems and leaves, your bouquet will stand proudly just like in the photo.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – Involves embroidery, colorwork, and crocheting around wire for stems.
📏 Finished Size
Each skull: ~7–8 cm tall
Bouquet: ~22–25 cm tall when assembled
🧶 Materials
- Yarn: DK or worsted cotton/acrylic in these colors:
- White (skulls)
- Black (eyes, mouth, nose, bow)
- Bright colors (petals & embroidery: red, pink, blue, purple, orange, yellow, green)
- Light green (stems & leaves)
- Hook: 2.5–3.0 mm (adjust for yarn weight)
- Wire: 18–20 gauge floral wire or bendable aluminum wire (strong enough to hold skull weight)
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
- Optional weighting: Poly pellets in a small fabric pouch for skull bases
- Tapestry needle, scissors, stitch markers
- Floral tape (optional, neatens stem bundle before bow)
🧵 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
💀 Skull (Make 5–7)
With white yarn:
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
6–11. sc around (30) - (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
13–15. sc around (24) - (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
👉 Insert stuffing now. For stability, add a small weighted pouch at the bottom. - (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
- dec x6 (6), FO. Sew closed.
👁 Facial Features
- Eyes: Crochet black circles: MR 6 sc, join. Embroider colorful petals around in contrasting yarns (like red, purple, or blue).
- Nose: Embroider an upside-down heart in black.
- Mouth: Use black yarn to embroider a wide smile with vertical tooth lines.
- Decorations: Add swirls, flowers, hearts, or dots in bright colors. Each skull should look unique.
🌱 Stem (Crochet Around Wire)
With green yarn:
- Ch 10 around the wire, join with sl st to form base.
- sc in each st around wire. Continue working in spirals up the length of wire until ~18–20 cm long.
👉 Insert the end of the wire ~2 cm into bottom of skull stuffing before sewing closed for strength.
FO, leaving long tail for attaching.
🍃 Leaves (Make 2–3 per stem)
With green yarn:
- Ch 10.
- Starting in 2nd ch from hook: sc, hdc, dc x5, hdc, sc.
- Mirror down the other side of chain: sc, hdc, dc x5, hdc, sc.
👉 Before closing, slip a short piece of floral wire inside the leaf. Cover with stitches, then FO.
Attach leaves to stems by wrapping around and sewing securely.
🎀 Bow
With black yarn:
- Ch 60.
- Row 1: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.
- Row 2: sc across. FO.
Tie into bow and wrap tightly around stem bundle. Secure with sewing or glue.
🧵 Assembly
- Attach each skull firmly to a stem by sewing base closed around the wire-inserted stem.
- Add leaves to some stems at mid-points.
- Gather all stems together into bouquet form. Wrap tightly with yarn or floral tape to keep stable.
- Tie crocheted bow around the base for finishing.
💡 Tips for Photo-Accuracy
- Wire is essential: Without it, skulls will droop. Each stem and leaf should have wire inside.
- Weighting the skull bases helps them sit firmly on stems.
- Embroidery variety: No two skulls should be identical — mix up forehead designs, eye flower colors, and swirl placements.
- Tight bundle: Wrap stems close together before tying bow so bouquet flares naturally on top.
✨ And that’s it! You now have a colorful, sturdy Sugar Skull Crochet Bouquet that looks exactly like the one in the photo — upright, vibrant, and full of personality.
