Looking for a fun and festive crochet project this Halloween? These adorable Halloween bookmarks are just the treat — no tricks required! With these free crochet patterns, you can stitch up a pumpkin or a friendly ghost to add some handmade charm to your spooky seasonal reading.
They’re quick to make, great for beginners, and ideal for gifting, decorating, or marking your place in a favourite autumn read. So grab your yarn and hook, and let’s get hauntingly creative!
Crochet Halloween Bookmarks - Free Patterns
By EmKatCrochet
Measurements
Pumpkin Bookmark – approx. 6cm wide x 26cm tall
Ghost Bookmark – approx. 4cm wide x 26.5cm tall
Materials
Yarn – Make & Create DK Yarn:
- Pumpkin – Ember and Khaki
- Ghost – White and Black
Scissors
Yarn Needle
Notes
- Patterns written in UK Terms.
- Patterns worked in rows and rounds.
Abbreviations
Ch – Chain
MR – Magic Ring
SS – Slip Stitch
DC – Double Crochet
HTR – Half Treble Crochet
TR – Treble Crochet
DTR – Double Treble Crochet
INC – 2 or more stitches in the same stitch
PICOT – Picot Stitch
STS – Number of stitches
Special Stitches
PICOT – Picot Stitch – Chain 3, ss into the 3rd chain.
Tension
16 stitches x 22 rows (4 inch square) with the double crochet stitch.
Patterns
Pumpkin
To Start: With Ember, make a MR.
Round 1: Ch1, 8htr into the ring, ss [8 sts]
Round 2: Ch1, (htr inc) x8, ss [16 sts]
Round 3: Ch1, *2dc, htr inc, (3tr inc) x2, htr inc, 2dc; repeat from * 1 more time, ss [28 sts]
Cut yarn leaving a long tail and pull through. Sew in loose ends using a yarn needle.
Stalk
To Start: With Khaki chain 4, work in 2nd chain from the hook.
Row 1: htr in each chain [3 sts]
SS into first stitch. Cut yarn leaving a long tail and pull through.
Sew your stalk onto the top of your pumpkin using the tail and a yarn needle.
Bookmark Tail
To Start: With Khaki chain 8, work in 2nd chain from the hook.
Row 1: Dc, htr, 3tr, htr, dc.
Now chain 40, ss to the bottom of your pumpkin.
Cut yarn leaving a long tail and pull through.
Fasten off and sew ends in using a yarn needle.
Ghost
To Start: With White, make a MR.
Round 1: Ch1, 8 htr into the ring, ss [8 sts]
Round 2: Ch1, (htr inc) x8, ss [16 sts]
Round 3: Ch1, tr inc, (3tr inc) x2, tr inc, ss [10 sts]
Cut yarn leaving a long tail and pull through.
Fasten off, sew ends in using a yarn needle.
Bookmark Tail
To Start: With White, make a MR.
Round 1: Ch1, 12 tr into the ring, ss [12 sts]
Now chain 40, ss to the bottom of your ghost.
Cut yarn leaving a long tail and pull through. Sew in loose ends using a yarn needle.
Now to finish off your ghost, thread a little black yarn onto your needle and sew some eyes onto your ghost over rounds 1 & 2, 2 stitches apart.
Fasten off and sew ends in.
All finished!
You now have two cute spooky bookmarks, perfect for cosy reading weekends this Halloween.
Handmade Haunts to Bookmark the Season
And there you have it, three frightfully cute Halloween bookmarks made with love and yarn! This free crochet pattern is perfect for beginners or anyone looking to add a handmade touch to their spooky season.
Whether you’re tucking them into party bags, gifting them to fellow book lovers, or keeping them for your own haunted reads, these little characters are sure to bring smiles. And remember, wonky stalks and wobbly stitches just add to the charm!
