[Image description] A white woman with purple hair stands on a gravel trail in the woods, facing the camera wearing the Gloria Ghost Scarf from the crochet pattern

Can you feel it? Fall is definitely in the air. Or at least it is where I live, where the leaves are changing and there’s a chill in the mornings. I absolutely love it and want more! Which is why I’ve been all about the Halloween fun this month on my blog. And this week’s new release is no exception – say hello to the Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern.

It’s been really ghost heavy this month, with the Ghosts of the Blue Lagoon Wall Hanging, Glenda Ghost Bag, and the Gertrude Ghost Pullover all coming out the last few weeks I thought “why not go for more ghosts” and designed this new scarf. And then when Lion Brand Yarn offered some of their DIY Glow to really make this scarf magic, I knew it was meant to be.

[Image description] A dark photo of the glowing Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern, showing how the ghost look when they glow in the dark.

Now don’t let the color work of the scarf give you pause, it’s pretty easy tbh. Further down this post I have some tips on doing the color work. Like a lot of my designs, I didn’t carry the yarn across the rows because I prefer to keep the ghost really readable (especially with that glow in the dark yarn). So I used separate pieces of yarn in the body of the ghost, one for each section of color A and 1 for the center section of color B. If you drop the unused yarn down the wrong side and pick it up again on the next row, it’s basically seamless.

Overall, this scarf is really easy. It’s worked in 2 pieces from the ghost towards the center. The section past the ghost, which is all extended single crochet, is just repeats of 3 rows of esc and a row of half double crochet clusters. The “how to” on those stitches are below if you’ve never made one. But I did the mixture of stitches because I wanted the rest of the scarf to be as cool as the ghosts. 😀 Can you blame me?

Anyway, I hope you like this new scarf. I’m so proud of me for all my ghosts this year. I really love them all so much and I hope you do too. And don’t forget you can get this scarf as a kit from Lion Brand here.

Please note: I was provided the yarn for this pattern by Lion Brand Yarn for the purposes of designing the Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern, with compensation. I wasn’t provided the yarn with the expectations of positive or negative reviews but I’ve used Basic Stitch is one of my favorite yarns to use and I love it. And DIY Glow works up so well, just make sure to charge it really good for a bright pop of color.

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Where to purchase the Gloria Ghost Scarf Crochet Pattern

[image description] A top down view of a white woman's hand holding the bottom portion of the Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern, with a finished ghost in the top left.

Level

Intermediate (need to know how to read a graph and do color work)

Materials

US G (4.00 mm) crochet hook
Worsted/ medium/ size #4 weight yarn
- A: 8 oz/ 423 yds
- I used Basic Stitch in Charcoal Heather
- B: 2.5 oz/ 101 yds
- I used DIY Glow
Notions: scissors, measuring tape, yarn needle

Gauge

14 esc x 12 rows = 4” (blocked)

Terms/ Stitches used

St: Stitch
Ch: Chain
RS: Right side
Esc: Extended single crochet (explained below)
Hdcc: Half double crochet cluster (explained below)

Notes

You can purchase the easy to print version of this pattern for a fee in my Ravelry shop.
Esc (extended single crochet): insert the hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, draw through one loop, yarn over, pull through the 2 loops on the hook.
Half double crochet cluster (Hdcc): Yarn over, insert hook into st, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook into the next st, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all 5 loops on your hook, ch 1. This is basically a hdc2tog and a ch 1 counting as one st. When you work back into this st, use both the hdc2tog and the ch 1.
This pattern is worked in 2 halves: the right side and the left side. Once both halves are completed, you seam the halves together along their final row in your preferred method of seaming.
The individual scarf halves are worked from the other side of the ghost graphing until the center of the scarf, in rows with a turn at the beginning of the row.
To conserve yarn and ensure the ghost is seen clearly, color A (charcoal) is not carried through the ghost on Rows 5 – 34. Instead, separate strands of color A are used on either side of the ghost, which has its own strand of color B (white) in the center. There are tips within the pattern to help your ghost be as neat as possible.
For the scarf halves: begin with a ch 27 in color A, turn, and start in the 2nd ch from the hook. Each row begins with a “ch 1, turn” and all st counts are 26 esc.
This scarf is purposely long, if you’d like it shorter feel free to remove rows from the non-graph portions. For a child size, a good rule of thumb is to make the scarf as long as the child is tall.
This whole pattern is worked in esc, so the instructions for the ghosts portions will only tell you the number and the color; ie: “10” highlighted in gray means esc 10 times in your gray color.
The ch 1 at the beginning of the rows does not count as a stitch.
In the photos: color A is gray (Heather Charcoal in Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling Yarn by Lion Brand Yarn) and color B is white (DIY Glow by Lion Brand Yarn). Buy the kit here.

Blocked Gloria Ghost Scarf Crochet Pattern Finished Product Details (approx, not including fringe)

Length (not including fringe)	Width
Each panel: 40.9” – 41” Total: 81.9”	7.4”

Extra notes for the graphing section

[Image description] Close up shot of Rows 1 - 4 of the Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern. — Close up shot of Rows 1 – 4 of the Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern.

For Rows 3 – 4, colors A and B are carried across the scarf but starting Row 5, attach a second strand of A so you no longer need to carry both colors (this helps the ghost appear as neat as possible).
See the photo above for an example.

[Image description] Close up shot of the middle rows of the Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern. — Close up shot of the middle rows of the Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern.

Use separate strands of color A (2 strands) and color color B (1 strand) during Rows 5 – 34 of the ghost to make the ghost as clear as possible.
See the photo above for an example.

[Image description] Close up photo of using separate pieces of yarn for the eyes and mouth of the Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern. — Close up photo of using separate pieces of yarn for the eyes and mouth of the Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern

For Rows 22 – 31 attach another separate piece of A and carry B behind it for the eyes and mouth.
See the photo above for an example.

[Image description] A white woman with purple hair stands on a gravel trail in the woods, facing the camera looking to the left, wearing the Gloria Ghost Scarf from the crochet pattern

Gloria Ghost Scarf Crochet Pattern Instructions

Gloria Ghost Scarf Left Side Ghost Graph

Key: color A is gray and color B is white.

[Image description] Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern graph for the Left Side of the scarf.

Begin with a ch 27 in color A, turn, and start in the 2nd ch from the hook. Each row begins with a “ch 1, turn” and all st counts are 26 esc.

Left Side Non-Graph/ Scarf Instructions

Row 36: A: Ch 1, turn, hdc into the first st, hdcc across until 1 st remains, hdc into the last st — 2 hdc , 12 hdcc
Rows 37 – 39: Ch 1, turn, esc across — 26 esc
Row 40: Ch 1, turn, hdc into the first st, hdcc across until 1 st remains, hdc into the last st — 2 hdc , 12 hdcc
Rows 41 – 108: Repeat rows 37 – 40, a total of 17 more times.
Rows 109 – 110: Ch 1, turn, esc across — 26 esc
Fasten off, weave in all your ends. Block this panel so it’s 41” x 7.4”.

Left Side Fringe Instructions (optional)

Cut 26 8” pieces of yarn in both colors. Loop them through the other side of Row 1, pairing 2 strands of each color together in every other stitch. Feel free to block this fringe to make it look more tidy.
Move onto the Right Side.

Gloria Ghost Scarf Right Side Ghost Graph

Key: color A is gray and color B is white.

[Image description] Gloria Ghost Scarf crochet pattern graph for the Right Side of the scarf.

Begin with a ch 27 in color A, turn, and start in the 2nd ch from the hook. Each row begins with a “ch 1, turn” and all st counts are 26 esc.

Right Side Non-Graph/ Scarf Instructions

Row 36: A: Ch 1, turn, hdc into the first st, hdcc across until 1 st remains, hdc into the last st — 2 hdc , 12 hdcc
Rows 37 – 39: Ch 1, turn, esc across — 26 esc
Row 40: Ch 1, turn, hdc into the first st, hdcc across until 1 st remains, hdc into the last st — 2 hdc , 12 hdcc
Rows 41 – 108: Repeat rows 37 – 40, a total of 17 more times.
Row 109: Ch 1, turn, esc across — 26 esc
Fasten off, weave in all your ends. Block this panel so it’s 40.9” x 7.4”.