Cut, tie, repeat! Make 4 cute yarn ghosts with your scrap pile

These yarn ghosts are a super simple Halloween project.

This project will have you rethinking your yarn stash! More sweet than spooky… these tassel ghosts are easy and addicting to make!

Sarah Freeman of Apricot Polkadot shared four different yarn ghosts to make, each just as cute as the last!

SUPPLIES

Wire Ghosts

• Wire (Sarah doubled up 12 gauge, but stronger is better)
• Yarn pieces
• Felt
• Hot Glue
• Scissors

Cardboard Ghosts

• Cardboard
• Yarn pieces
• Felt
• Hot Glue
• Scissors

Pom Pom Ghosts

• Pom Pom Maker
• Yarn
• Felt
• Hot Glue
• Scissors

Tassel Ghosts

• Yarn
• Felt
• Hot Glue
• Scissors

INSTRUCTIONS

Wire Ghosts

1. Cut your wire. Double up your wire if it isn’t very strong. The larger the ghost, the stronger the wire you will want.
2. Bend the ends of the wire so that they don’t poke out
3. Cut yarn to desired length. I made mine extra long so that I could double it up.
4. Tie Yarn onto wire. I made a loop at the top of the wire then fed the ends through. Kind of like a slip knot.
5. Trim the yarn into desired ghost shape.
6. Hot glue felt eyes onto ghost.
7. Add a string or ribbon to the top to hang.

Cardboard Ghosts

1. Cut “rainbow” shapes out of carboard.
2. Cut pieces of yarn.
3. Hot glue yarn onto cardboard starting at the top. Try to cover the edge of the cardboard with that first piece of yarn.
4. Trim the ends of your yarn to make them more even.
5. Hot glue felt eyes to your ghost.

Pom Pom Ghosts

1. Use just one half of your pom pom maker.
2. Using multiple strands of yarn at once, wind around the half of the pom pom maker.
3. Cut and tie the pom pom.
4. Trim any really long ends, but keep the pom pom longer at the bottom than on the sides.
5. Hot glue felt eyes to pom pom.
6. Add a string to hang, or display on candlestick holders.

Tassel Ghosts

1. Wrap yarn around arm to make really long lengths.
2. Tie a piece of yarn through the loop. This will be the top of your ghost.
3. Cut through the bottom of the loop.
4. Tie another piece of yarn to make the ghost’s head.
5. Hot glue the eyes to the ghost.

Find more creative ideas from Sarah on Instagram, @apricotpolkadot.