This tutorial guides you through making a delightful, spooky Frankenstein wind spinner using amigurumi and tapestry crochet techniques. The finished piece features a cute Frankenstein head attached to a colorful, spiraling wind spinner body accented with beads and a tassel at the bottom.
Crochet Bolt Zombie Amigurumi Spinner
Difficulty Level
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Level: Intermediate
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Why: The project involves color changes using the tapestry crochet technique, working into small magic rings, precise placement of safety eyes, and creating curly spiral panels using specific stitch counts (like double crochet increases and reverse single crochets).
Materials Needed
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Fine yarn (Black, Green, Purple)
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Thinner black yarn (for embroidery)
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2 mm crochet hook
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Scissors
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Yarn/sewing needle
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6 mm safety eyes
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Beads
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Fiberfill stuffing
Pattern Abbreviations
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ch: chain
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sc: single crochet
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dc: double crochet
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dec: decrease
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inc: increase
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st(s): stitch(es)
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sl st: slip stitch
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tr: treble crochet
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dcinc: double crochet increase
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B: crochet with black yarn
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G: crochet with green yarn
Difficult Stitch Explanations
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Reverse Single Crochet (Crab Stitch): Worked from left to right (for right-handed crocheters) instead of right to left. Insert the hook into the next stitch to the right, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, and pull through both loops on the hook. This creates a neat, twisted border edge.
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Treble Crochet (tr): Wrap the yarn around the hook twice, insert the hook into the specified stitch, yarn over and pull through a loop (4 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through two loops at a time, three consecutive times, until one loop remains on the hook.
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