Are you looking for the perfect spooky Halloween amigurumi project? Well, look no further. After this post you will find all the ghoulish crocheted toy inspiration you need.

When witches go riding, and black cats are seen. The moon laughs and whispers, ’tis near Halloween.

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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.

But I only like the cute, adorable Halloween traditions and decorations. I don’t like demons, scary ghosts, evil monsters, headless thingies, blood, gore, corpses, chain saws, hockey masks…. the list could go on and on.

I’m really just a big chicken and anything scary makes me want to run and hide under the covers all while worrying what might be lurking under my bed.

What is amigurumi, you ask? It is the art of crocheting and knitting toys. Pretty simple. But there’s a lot more to making handmade toys and I hope you’ll stick around to find out.

Amigurumi has been gaining a lot of new fans recently. This comes as no surprise to me.

With all of the adorable patterns and gorgeous yarns, why wouldn’t you want to crochet or knit amigurumi toys?

There are eleven really good reasons why this is the perfect Anne of Green Gables Amigurumi Doll Pattern. And they are all straight from the mouth of the spunky redhead herself. Don’t believe me? Keep reading.

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My introduction to Anne of Green Gables began while I was recovering from an unfortunate mishap. I was fourteen years old and had a face full of stitches, a broken cheek bone and teeth that weren’t in their original spot.

The details of that gruesome scene aren’t all that interesting. I had been in an accident and I needed rest to recover.

Homeschooling is at the forefront of the minds of many at the moment. Maybe you’re wondering how you can combine your love for amigurumi and home educate your children all at the same time. I have 9 Ways to Use Amigurumi Food for Homeschooling that your kids are going to love and I have a free printable just for you.

When I learned that our school district would not be returning to in person classes in the fall, I immediately thought back to my own years as a homeschooler. After home-educating my own kids for twenty years, I retired in May when my youngest child graduated high school.

Crocheting an amigurumi doll can be tricky. If you don’t get the toy exactly right, it can look creepy. Your kids will be running to you in the middle of the night screaming, “Mommy, that doll is looking at me!”

That’s not exactly the reaction we were hoping for.

These seven tips are going to help you crochet an adorable amigurumi doll, but even if you’re going for macabre, these tips will work for you too.