Sweet Oddity Art

Grim Reaper Crochet Pattern

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 Pattern Details

Size:
11 inches from foot to top of head with weight 4 yarn and a 3.25 mm hook

Skill Level Needed:

Intermediate- suitable for novice crocheters, requires patience and precisions when assembling
the grim reaper and basic crochet skills.

Contact Info:
If you have any questions or concerns about this pattern, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I will get back to you within 24 hours.

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Materials Needed:
Yarn: Worsted Weight #4, approximately 100g of main color, 50-75g of accent colors
Color A: Black, Color B: White, Color C: Brown, Color D: Gray
Hook Size: D Hook or 3.25 mm
24 mm safety eyes(graveyard eyes can be purchased at suncatchercrafteyes.com)
Scissors, sewing needle, stitch marker, fiberfill stuffing
Black embroidery thread, wooden dowel, black eyeshadow

Abbreviations:
mr= magic ring- crochet single crochet stitches in to the
adjustable loop BLO= back loops only
ch= chain stitch F/O= Fasten off
sc= single crochet stitch FLO= front loops only
sl= slip stitch hdc= half double crochet
dc= double crochet stitch dc-inc= 2 double crochets in the same stitch
inc= increase- make two single crochet stitches in the same stitch
dec=decrease- crochet two stitches together using the decrease method
(4 sc, inc) x 6= repeat the pattern between parentheses 6 times

Notes:
• Do not join rounds unless stated, work in a continuous spiral
• Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round
• All stitches are worked in both loops unless stated otherwise in the pattern
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 Head and Body:
Crocheted from front of nose to back of head
Starting with Color B:
1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6
2. Increase in each st around= 12
3. (sc, inc) x 18
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6= 24
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6= 30
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6= 36
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6= 42
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6= 48
9-15. sc in each st around
16. (15 sc, inc) x 2= 51
17. sc in each st around
(Place a stitch marker on the 1st inc and last increase of round 19)

18. (inc, 16 sc) x 3= 54

19. inc x 3, 32 sc, inc x 3, 16 sc= 60
20. inc, 42 sc, inc, 16 cs= 62
21. (29 sc, dec) x 2= 60
22. sc in each st around
23. (8 sc, dec) x 6= 54
24. dec, sc, dec, 34 sc, dec, sc, dec, 10 sc= 50
25. (3 sc, dec) x 10= 40
26. dec x 2, 22 sc, dec x 2, 10 sc= 36
TIP! You may have to adjust the eye placement depending on yarn and hook size you use.
Place your eyes between rounds 16 and 17. Place the 1st eye before the 1st increase. Where
you placed your first stitch marker, one hole before that stitch marker. Count 11 holes after
that eye and Place the 2nd after the last increase. Stuff the head well. Cut a long piece of yarn
and remove the eyes. Place the needle in the hole where the first eye was and thread the
needle into a hole next to the eye hole. Go back and forth between each eye hole repeating the
process from the first eye. Pull slightly on the yarn after going through each hole. Do this about
3 times on each side until you reach the look you want. Add some black eyeshadow around the
eye for a dark look. There is a youtube video I have for extra help on this process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XoBnTY6k70&t=55s
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Head and Body Continued:
28. (3 sc, dec) x 6= 24
29. (2 sc, dec) x 6= 18
Change to Color A:
30-31. sc in each st around
32. (2 sc, inc) x 6= 24
33. (3 sc, inc) x 6= 30
34-35. sc in each st around
36. (9 sc, inc) x 3= 33
37. sc in each st around
38. (10 sc, inc) x 3= 36
39. sc in each st around
40. (11 sc, inc) x 3= 39
41. sc in each st around
42. (12 sc, inc) x 3= 42
43. sc in each st around
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Head and Body Continued:
44. (13 sc, inc) x 3= 45
45. sc in each st around
46. sc in each st around
47. (14 sc, inc) x 3= 48
48. sc in each st around
49. (15 sc, inc) x 3= 51
50. sc in each st around
51. (16 sc, inc) x 3= 54
52. sc in each st around
53. (17 sc, inc) x 3= 57
54. sc in each st around
55. (18 sc, inc) x 3= 60
56-59. sc in each st around
60. FLO (9 sc, inc) x 6= 66
61. (10 sc, inc) x 6= 72
62. (11 sc, inc) x 6= 78
63. sc, (inc, 2 hdc, dc-inc x 3, 2 hdc, inc, 6 sc) x 6, 8 sc
F/O and weave in your tail end.

Hood:
With Color A:
1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6
2. Increase in each st around= 12
3. (sc, inc) x 6= 18
4. sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, sc= 24
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6= 30
6. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc= 36
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6= 42
8. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc= 48
9. (7 sc, inc) x 6= 54
10. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc= 60
11. (9 sc, inc) x 6= 66
12-17. sc in each st around
18. (10 sc, inc) x 6= 72
19-20. sc in each st around
21. (11 sc, inc) x 6= 78
22-23. sc in each st around
24. (12 sc, inc) x 6= 84
25. (13 sc, inc) x 6= 90
F/O and leave a long tail for sewing
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Arms(make 2):
Thumbs(Make 2):
With Color B:
1. Make 4 sc into a magic ring= 4
2. (sc, inc) x 2= 6
3-4. sc in each st around
F/O

Fingers(Make 3):
With Color B:
1. Make 4 sc into a magic ring= 4
2. (sc, inc) x 2= 6
3-5. sc in each st around
Do not F/O the 3rd finger! Start connecting the fingers together. Do not F/O last finger. Start
connecting the fingers Make a sc on the 2nd finger to connect, make 2 more sc on the 2nd
finger, make 6 sc on the 3rd finger, make 3 sc on the 2nd finger, make 6 sc on the 1st finger= 18
Follow pictures on page 7 for help
6-7. sc in each st around
8. 5 sc, Work 3 sc through the thumb and hand, 10 sc= 18
9. 5 sc, work 3 sc on the thumb only, 10 sc= 18
10. (sc, dec) x 6= 12
Change to Color A:
11. (2 sc, dec) x 3= 9
Stop stuffing the arms
12-15. sc in each st around
16. BLO sc in each st around
17-20. sc in each st around
F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

Sleeves:
With Color A:
Turn the arm upside down and attach black yarn with a sl st to round 16 of the arm. Follow
from picture 11 on page 7.
1. Increase in each st around= 18
2. (5 sc, inc) x 3= 21
3. (6 sc, inc) x 3= 24 8. Inc x 6, 24 sc= 36
4. (7 sc, inc) x 3= 27 F/O and weave in the tail ends
5. (8 sc, inc) x 3= 30
6-7. sc in each st around
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Staff:
With Color C:
1. Make 4 sc into a magic ring= 4
2. (sc, inc) x 2= 6
You can stuff the staff if you want but I chose not to. I used wooden dowels and inserted it into
the staff
3-57. sc in each st around
F/O and weave in the tails.

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Scythe:
With Color D:
1. Make 4 sc into a magic ring= 4
2. sc in each st around
3. (sc, inc) x 3= 6
4. sc in each st around
Do not stuff the scythe
5. sc, inc, 4 sc= 7
6. 2 sc, inc, sc, inc, dec= 8
7. 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, dec= 10
8. 3 sc, inc, 6 sc= 11
9. 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, dec= 12
10. 4 sc, inc, 7 sc= 13
11. 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, dec= 14
12. 5 sc, inc, 8 sc= 15
Work one more sc, fold the scythe in half and sc closed.
F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

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Bottom of Body:
With Color A:
Turn the body upside down. Attach yarn with a sl st to round 60 of the body.
1. (9 sc, dec) x 6= 54
2. (8 sc, dec) x 6= 48
3. (7 sc, dec) x 6= 42
4. (6 sc, dec) x 6= 36
5. (5 sc, dec) x 6= 30
6. (4 sc, dec) x 6= 24
7. (3 sc, dec) x 6= 18
8. (2 sc, dec) x 6= 12
9. dec x 6= 6
F/O and sew the hole closed

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 Assembly

Head and Body:

1. Pin the hood onto the back of the body. Wrapping it around the head. Sew the hood
onto the head.

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 Arms:
1. Pin the arms to the side of the body. Make sure the sleeve opening is on the bottom
of the arm.

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Scythe:
1. Pin the scythe onto the staff. Sew the scythe onto the staff.

Embroidery/Face:
1. Cut a long strand of black embroidery thread. Insert the needle in a hole in between
rounds 21 and 22 approximately. Make a line for the mouth. Embroider some stitches
on the mouth.
2. Bring the needle up in between the eyes. Embroider two nostrils.
3. Bring the needle up above the eyes. Embroider two eyebrows.

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You now have your finished Grim Reaper! Thank you for your purchase! If you have any
questions or concerns please email me at sweetoddityart@gmail.com or etsy convo me. I will
get back to you asap. Please share your finished grim reaper with me as often as you want! I
love seeing them!
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 Helpful Tips:
Exact Colors and Brand of Yarn Used:
1. White: I love this yarn white
2. Black: I love this yarn Black
3. Gray: I love this yarn gray mist
4. Brown: Big Twist Warm Brown

You can use different eye and nose sizes. You might have to adjust the placements if you
change the sizes.

You can use different hook sizes and weights of yarn. It will just change the size of your reaper
and you might need to adjust eye and nose placement.

How you stuff matters! The type of stuffing you use, how you stuff, all this matters on how your
reaper turns out. I prefer Polyfil stuffing but you can use other types.

The green eyes for reaper can be found at suncatchercrafteyes.com

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