Crochet Card Project: Sugar Skull

Supplies:

• Yarn, #3 lightweight yarn in white
• Size C hook
• Odds and ends of trims such as buttons, flowers, beads, ribbons, etc.
• Two different Halloween pattern scrapbook paper
• Card and envelope, size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
• Photo sticker squares
• Glue

Skull

1. Ch 12, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, and in each ch across, ch 1, turn (11)
2. Sc across, ch 1 turn  (11)
3. Chain 3, dc in 1st stitch, (ch 3 counts as an increase) ch 1, skip 1 stitch, dc in next stitch, repeat across, increase in last stitch (turning chain). (13)
4. Repeat row 3. Ch 1, turn. (15)
5. Increase, sc in each chain 1 space and dc, increase in last stitch (17)
6. Increase, sc in each stitch across, increase in last stitch (19)
7. Sc in 8 stitches, ch 3, skip 3 stitches, sc across 8 stitches, ch 1, turn.
8. Sc in each stitch across, sc 3 stitch in chain 3 loop, sc across, ch 1, turn (19)
9. Sc 3 stitches, chain 3, skip 3 stitches, sc 7, chain 3, skip 3 stitches, sc in 3 stitches, chain 1, turn.
10. Sc 3 stitches, sc 3 stitches in chain 3 loop, sc 7,  sc 3 stitches in chain 3 loop, sc across, chain 1, turn.
11. Decrease, sc across, decrease, ch 1, turn (17)
12. Decrease, sc across, decrease, ch 1, turn (15)
13. Decrease, sc across, decrease, ch 1, turn (13)
14. Decrease, sc across, decrease, ch 1, turn (11)
15. Decrease, sc across, decrease, ch 1, turn (9)
16. Decrease, sc across, decrease, ch 1, turn (7)
17. Chain 1, sc around entire skull. End off.

Card

1. Adhere background paper to card.
2. Adhere smaller piece to card.
3. Glue on Sugar Skull.
4. Decorate with your trims.