These happy ghosts are always friendly and cheerful! They love playing tricks at Halloween, shaking their chains to give everyone a gentle surprise, or dressing up with a top hat and bow tie—or maybe a pretty hair bow.

Happy Ghosts are a quick and easy knitting project, perfect for confident beginners eager for a fun, festive make.

Full, clear line-by-line instructions will guide you through knitting and assembling your Happy Ghosts with ease.

The ghosts are knitted flat on standard needles, each one crafted in a single piece with just a touch of seaming.

You’ll use simple shaping throughout—just knit two together or knit front and back—making this project approachable and relaxing.

Arm stitches are held on stitch holders until you finish the body, then slipped back on the needles to knit each arm.

I’ll walk you through these steps row by row, so you’ll never feel lost.

Pattern Information
Standard Size (DK yarn) 20cm /8” tall
Needle size
Ghost 3.25mm (UK 10 /US 3) (Full size or circular needles may be useful when knitting large numbers of stitches for the fringe)
Accessories 4mm (UK 8 /US 6)
Tension - 22sts x 32 rows = 10cm (4”) st.st. Square

Recommended yarn: - Stylecraft Special Knit DK, or Paint Box Yarns Simply DK

You will need-
40g DK white, 20g black, 10g contrast
2 stitch holders
Toy stuffing

You can use other weights of yarn – thinner yarn will give a smaller Ghost, thicker yarn a larger version. Use needles one size smaller than those recommended for your choice of yarn.

Alternative yarns include –
Rico Baby Teddy Aran 40g, 4mm and 4.5mm needles
Stylecraft Special for Babies 4ply 25g, 2.75mm and 3mm needles.