How to Crochet Frankenstein Squishmallow for Beginners

In this post, you will learn how to crochet a Frankenstein Squishmallow perfect for cuddling on Halloween with a tutorial from Double Dutch Crochet. The popular stuffed toy brand inspired the style of this adorable pillow, which features distinctive details like Frankenstein's hair, scars, and a friendly smile. It won't scare anybody. Instead, the squishiness of the chenille yarn will make it the love of everybody.

The difficulty level of this project is suitable for beginners, as Jess provides clear, step-by-step instructions and useful tips throughout the video. That video guide will be available at the end of this post. While sharing your products, make sure to tag the creator.

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Skills Required: Get comfortable with basic stitches like single crochet, increases and decreases, and skipping the stitches. Additionally, you'll need to work around the previous work in the second yarn colour and understand how to assemble and sew different parts of the squishmallow, such as attaching the arms and facial features.

Most of the difficult work is adding facial and scar features. Familiarity with reading crochet patterns or following video tutorials will be good.

Guide Span: 55 Minutes

Personalization Tips: There are many ways to personalize your Frankenstein Squishmallow to make it unique. One popular idea is to use the purple yarn instead of brown. If you want to check your skills, consider adding the limbs to Frankenstein.

Crochet Frankenstein Squishmallow Tutorial

Covering techniques like color changes, facial detailing, and constructing amigurumi shapes, this Frankenstein amigurumi project combines fun and skill-building. The mix of verbal and written instructions makes it super easy to follow. Here is a quick overview of the tutorial:

Creating Frankenstein’s Hair: Start with a slip knot and chain 26 stitches for the hair base. Single crochet into each stitch, skipping the first chain. Flip and work 25 single crochets in the opposite chain side, forming a circular base.
Body and Head Formation: After the hair, crochet in rounds using green yarn, following specific stitch increases and decreases for a smooth, round body.
Attaching Eyes and Facial Details: Place safety eyes around rounds 17 and 18, with an 11-stitch gap. Embroider scars and a side smile for Frankenstein’s signature look.
Adding Brown Base: Switch to brown yarn for the pants area, working 62 single crochets per round.
Making and Attaching Ears and Bolts: Crochet the ears and bolts separately, attaching them symmetrically on rounds 17-19 near the eyes and ears.
Stuffing and Finishing: Once all pieces are attached, stuff and sew closed the bottom of the Frankenstein.

Supplies Mentioned

Here are the supplies you'll need to crochet the Frankenstein Squishmallow as recommended by the tutor:

Chunky yarn, Baby Snuggle (brown, green, black)
Honey Bunny yarn (black, compatible with Baby Snuggle)
Green (Grace Story, for side pieces on the head)
5.5-millimetre crochet hook
Scissors
Darning Needle
Stitch Marker
Fiberfill
Fabric Pins
14-millimeter safety eyes

Abbreviations Used and Stitch Guide

The tutorial uses several common crochet abbreviations, including:

SC (Single Crochet): Insert hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again, and pull through both loops on the hook.
DC (Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again, pull through the first two loops on the hook, yarn over, and finally pull through the remaining two loops.
[INC] (Increase): Make two single crochet stitches in the same stitch to increase the stitch count.
DEC (Decrease): Insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, insert hook into the following stitch, yarn over, pull up another loop, yarn over once more, and pull through all the loops on the hook.
SL ST (Slip Stitch): Insert hook into the stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
CH (Chain): Yarn over, and pull through the loop on the hook to create a chain stitch.