Stir up some spooky fun with the Bubbling Halloween Cauldron, a delightfully creepy crochet project that’s brimming with personality! 🧙♀️🧶 With its chunky round belly, sturdy brim, and oozing details like dripping slime and bubbling green foam, this cauldron is the perfect centerpiece for your haunted décor. Whether it’s perched on a shelf, part of a festive table display, or gifted to a fellow Halloween enthusiast, it’s sure to cast a crafty spell on everyone who sees it.
Ideal for crocheters who love bold shapes and playful textures, this pattern invites you to experiment with vibrant yarns and gooey embellishments that bring the bubbling brew to life. Add tiny eyeballs, glittery bats, or even a stirring spoon for extra flair! The Bubbling Halloween Cauldron is a magical way to stitch up fright-night charm, one spooky loop at a time. 🎃🧵💚
🧙♀️ Bubbling Halloween Cauldron Crochet Pattern
Nothing says spooky season like a bubbling cauldron filled with slime and frothy bubbles! This crochet cauldron is plump, sturdy, and perfect for decorating your Halloween table or entryway. With its thick brim, overflowing green slime, and stuffed bubbles, it looks just like a witch’s potion in mid-brew.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – involves shaping, stuffed tubes, working in rounds, and optional wire reinforcement for the brim.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 8–9 inches tall (20–23 cm) and 9–10 inches wide (23–25 cm) when made with super bulky yarn and a 6 mm hook.
🧶 Materials
- Super Bulky Yarn (Weight 6):
– Black (cauldron body & brim)
– Neon Green (slime drips & bubbles) - Crochet hook: 6 mm (or size for tight stitches)
- Yarn needle & scissors
- Polyfill stuffing (plenty for body & bubbles)
- Optional: plastic tubing, cord, or wire to reinforce brim roll
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
- BLO = back loop only
- FO = fasten off
🌀 Pattern
1. Cauldron Body (Black)
Start at the base:
- MR, 6 sc [6]
- inc around [12]
- (1 sc, inc) × 6 [18]
- (2 sc, inc) × 6 [24]
- (3 sc, inc) × 6 [30]
- (4 sc, inc) × 6 [36]
- (5 sc, inc) × 6 [42]
- (6 sc, inc) × 6 [48]
- (7 sc, inc) × 6 [54]
- (8 sc, inc) × 6 [60]
- (9 sc, inc) × 6 [66]
- (10 sc, inc) × 6 [72]
- (11 sc, inc) × 6 [78]
Belly:
14–19. sc around [78] (6 rounds straight to create the wide belly).
Taper top:
20. (11 sc, dec) × 6 [72]
21. (10 sc, dec) × 6 [66]
22. (9 sc, dec) × 6 [60]
23. (8 sc, dec) × 6 [54]
24. (7 sc, dec) × 6 [48]
Stuff the cauldron very firmly as you go, pressing the bottom flat so it stands up.
2. Brim (Black, BLO for outward roll)
- Work 1 round BLO sc [48]
- sc around [48]
- (7 sc, inc) × 6 [54]
- (8 sc, inc) × 6 [60]
- sc around [60]
- (9 sc, inc) × 6 [66]
- sc around [66]
👉 Add 1–2 more rounds if you want a chunkier brim.
👉 To keep the brim rolled outward:
- Option A: Insert a thin wire or plastic cord into the last round before sewing down.
- Option B: Stuff a yarn rope inside the brim edge and stitch closed.
3. Slime Drips (Green, make 4–6)
- MR, 5 sc [5]
2–10. sc around [5] (adjust length: 8–12 rounds)
Lightly stuff to keep them plump. FO, leaving tail.
Sew evenly spaced along brim so they dangle over the side.
4. Bubbles (Green, make assorted sizes)
Small:
- MR, 6 sc [6]
- sc around [6]
- dec × 3 [3] → FO, stuff.
Medium:
- MR, 6 sc [6]
- inc around [12]
3–4. sc around [12] - dec × 6 [6] → FO, stuff.
Large:
- MR, 6 sc [6]
- inc around [12]
- (1 sc, inc) × 6 [18]
4–6. sc around [18] - (1 sc, dec) × 6 [12]
- dec × 6 [6] → FO, stuff.
Make at least 5–6 bubbles in mixed sizes. Pile them inside cauldron, sewing a couple slightly higher on the inner wall so they look stacked.
✂️ Assembly
- Firmly stuff and close body; flatten base.
- Attach brim securely; reinforce with wire or stuffed rope for outward roll.
- Sew slime drips to brim.
- Arrange bubbles inside cauldron and sew in place.
🎃 Finishing Touches
- Add safety eyes to bubbles for a fun “monster brew.”
- Place LED tea lights inside for glowing effect.
- Make multiple cauldrons in different sizes for a Halloween centerpiece.
This bubbling crochet cauldron is the ultimate spooky-season showpiece — equal parts eerie and adorable. Whether you perch it on your mantle, use it as a candy bowl, or set it at the heart of your Halloween display, it’s guaranteed to charm your trick-or-treaters. Once you make one, you’ll want a whole row of cauldrons brewing!
