I’m so very excited to announce my latest free crochet pattern. I’m a huge nerd for Halloween and I love to celebrate all throughout September and October. I wanted to create an iconic crochet applique that could be used for all sorts of Halloween delights. Sew it on a pair of gloves or a hat for festive fall wear. Add it to a bag or glue it onto a greeting card for a fun Halloween gift.
Do you have any other ideas for ways to use this Poison Apple Applique? I bet you do! I can’t wait to see what all you clever crafters come up with. Please share and tag your creations with #poisonappleapplique so we can see them all in one place!
I designed this pattern as part of the 2021 Halloween CAL. If you have never been a part of a crochet-a-long before, then you are missing out! Read all about it below, and join us in the Facebook group for all the fun! (Psst…there’s prizes too!)
How the 2021 Halloween CAL Works
Every Monday and Thursday from August 23 through September 30, 2021, we’ll share a free crochet pattern for a Halloween-themed project. These patterns include decorations, toys, costume elements, and more.
Amy’s Trinket Shop, GlassEyesOnline, and Hooked for Life have generously provided us with some amazing prizes for our end-of-CAL giveaway. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway in this post on Underground Crafter by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 3, 2021!
How To Join the 2021 Halloween CAL
- You can join in by crocheting the patterns as you have time.
- Share your progress and post pictures of your finished projects. Tag your projects and posts #CALCentralCrochet on all social media.
- If you’d like to chat with other crocheters, join the CAL Central Crochet Facebook group, or visit this thread in the CAL Central Ravelry group.
- By the end of the CAL, you’ll have up to 12 spooky Halloween projects.
Visit Underground Crafter to learn more about the prizes, enter the end-of-CAL giveaway, and to get links to each Halloween CAL pattern as it is released.
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Materials
Loops & Threads Eco-Brights
Worsted, size 4, medium yarn
In Red, Green, and Brown
5 mm hook
Finished Measurements
4×4 inches
Abbreviations
US Terminology
ch = chain
st = stitch
sp = space
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
Special Stitches
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Insert your hook into the indicated stitch and pull up a loop, insert your hook into the next st and pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on your hook.
Green Ooze
With green, ch 15
Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the next st, (ch 6, sk 4 chs, sc in the next 2 chs) twice, turn. (Image 1)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 6 in the ch sp, ch 3, sk 2 sts, sc 6 in the ch sp, sc2tog, turn. (Image 2)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in the next 3 sts, ch 5, hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the next 3 chs, sl st to the next unworked st of row 2, (Image 3)
Row 3 Continued: sc in the next st, sc in the ch sp, ch 3, hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the next ch, sl st in the ch sp, sc in the next 2 sts, ch 4, hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the next 2 chs, sl st to the next unworked st of row 2, (Image 4)
Sc in the next 2 sts, sc2tog, rotate your work as shown. (Image 5)
Sl st 3 up the right side of your applique, rotate your work as shown. (Image 6)
Hdc 13 across the top of your applique (working on the opposite side of the foundation chain), rotate your work as shown. (Image 7) Sl st 3 down the left side of your applique. Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
Red Apple
With red, ch 12
Row 1: hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, hdc in the next 4 chs, 2 hdc in the next ch, hdc 5, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next 10 sts, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next 9 sts, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next 8 sts, turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next 7 sts, turn.
Row 8: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next st, sl st in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next 2 sts, sl st to the last st, fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
Stem
With brown, ch 5
Row 1: hdc in the 2nd st from the hook and each ch across. Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
Finishing
Sew the green ooze onto the red apple using the green yarn tails. You’ll need to sew around the whole thing and especially along each “drip” so that it all lies flat. Sew the brown stem at the top middle of the red apple using the brown yarn tails. Sew the applique onto whatever you would like using the red yarn tails.
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Please do not redistribute this pattern as your own, but feel free to sell finished items made from this pattern as long as you credit Nine Inspired as the designer. I would love to see your work on social media! Tag me @nineinspired
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Check out my other great Halloween crochet patterns:
Mini Witch Hat Advent Calendar
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