Crocheted Day of the Dead Skeleton (Free Amigurumi Pattern)

Head:
 
Use almond-colored yarn and make 1 Basic Head:
Row 1: Sc 6 in magic ring', sl st to close round {6}.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, [inc] around, sl st to close round {11}
Row 3: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, inc, inc, sc 3, [inc] 3 times, sc 3, sl st to close round {17}
Row 4: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 3, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 4, sl st to close round {21}.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 3, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 6, sl st to close round {25}
Row 6: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {25}
Row 7: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {25}
Row 8: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {25}
Row 9: Ch 1, sc 1, dec, sc 6, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 6, dec, sc 1, sl st to close round {21}
Row 10: Ch 1, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 2, sl st to close round {17}.
Row 11: Sc 4, [dec] 3 times, sc 3, [dec] twice, sl st to close round {12}.
Row 12: [Dec] around to close {6}. Fasten off and stitch base closed.

Body:
 
Use almond-colored yarn.
Row 1: Sc 6 in magic ring.
Row 2: [inc] around {12}.
Row 3: [inc, inc, sc 1] around {20}.
Row 4: [inc, sc 1] around {30}.
Row 5: Sc around {30}.
Row 6: Sc around in back loops in pattern. Stitch, using almond- and terracotta-colored yarns.
Row 7: Sc around {30}.
Row 8: Sc around {30}.
Row 9: [Sc 13, dec] around {28}.
Row 10: [Sc 5, dec] around {24}.
Row 11: [Sc 4, dec] around {20}.
Row 12: [Sc 8, dec] around {18}.
Row 13: Sc around, sl st, sl st {18}. Clean fasten off.
Join again in the front loops left from row 6. Work as follows:
[Skip 1, dc 5 in 1, skip 1, sl st] around.
Clean fasten off.

Crown:
 
Make one in terracotta-colored yarn and one in charcoal-colored yarn.
[Ch 4, sc 3 in 1, sl st in same] 12 times. Fasten off.

Assembly:
 
1. Stuff head and body and stitch together.
2. Using black embroidery floss, stitch mouth.
3. Twist the two differently colored pieces of the crown around each other.
4. Coil the spiral around the head, like a wreath, and stitch in place, with the join at the back of head.
5. Attach eyes.
 
Excerpted from "Creepy Cute Crochet" by Christen Haden, published by Quirk Books. Images by Chad VanPelt.