Today I am going to show you how to crochet eyes with my Crochet Eyes Pattern. Perfect for Halloween decoration!
Crochet eyes are fantastic for adding a whimsical touch to your Halloween decor. You can display them in a bowl as a fun centerpiece, scatter a few around on tabletops to surprise your guests, or even hang them from the nerves to create an eerie atmosphere.
They're not only creepy and spooky but also incredibly easy to crochet, making them a perfect project for crafters of all skill levels!
These quirky crochet creations can also double as playful party props. Instead of the usual hot potato game, why not pass around an eyeball? It’s a fun twist that will surely entertain your friends and family during Halloween festivities!
So, let’s dive in and get started on the crochet eyes pattern!
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✏️ Things To Note:
- Yarn Choice: I made the crochet eyes pattern with acrylic yarn as it's what I had on hand but this project can be completed with any type of yarn. Cotton, acrylic, and chunky yarn are the yarns I would highly suggest though. If you use chunky yarn it will be quite enormous.
- Finished Size: The finished size of the crochet eyeball plush is about 3 inches in diameter using a 5mm hook size, excluding the nerve.
- Color Options: I made the eye blue, but you can change the color to any color.
🪡 Materials Needed
- Yarn colors: 1 small amount of black, small ball of blue or whatever you want for the eye color, white, and red.
- H hook (5mm)
- Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends and sewing pieces together
- Polyfill
💭 Abbreviations to Remember (US Terms)
- Magic ring (MR)
- Chains (ch)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Increase (inc) - 2 stitches in the same stitch
- Decrease (dec) - 1 stitch in 2 stitches
🧋 Variations
Change the eye color for an assortment of different eyes!
🍵 Instructions for Crochet Eyes Pattern
For the crochet eyes pattern we will be working in rounds.
How to Crochet Eyeballs:
Round 1: Using black yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
Round 3: Switch color of yarn to blue (or whatever color you would like the eye color to be), inc, sc, inc, sc and repeat until end of round (18)
Round 4: Inc, sc x2, inc, sc x2 and repeat until end of round (24)
Round 5: Switch color of yarn to white. Inc, sc x3, inc, sc x3 and repeat until end of round (30)
Round 6: Inc, sc x4, inc, sc x4 and repeat until end of round (36)
Round 7-12: Sc in every stitch. (36)
Round 13: Dec, sc x4, repeat for the entire round (30)
Round 14: Dec, sc x3, repeat for the entire round (24)
Round 15: Dec, sc x2, repeat for the entire round (18). Stuff eyeball if you haven’t already yet.
Round 16: Dec, sc, repeat for the entire round (12)
Round 17: Dec, repeat for the entire round (6). Fasten off and sew the eyeball closed.
Now to Make the Nerve:
Attach red yarn to the back of the eyeball and make 11 chains. Then in the second chain from the hook make a sc. Inc,sc for the entire chain until you get to the end near the eyeball.
Make a sc into the eyeball attaching it again to the white ball part.
Then surface crochet 3-6 sc outward from the center.
After you surface crochet the amount you like fasten off and leave a tail for embroidering the little veins in the eye.
After that, reattach the yarn to the bottom of the main nerve at the bottom and repeat the 3-6 surface crochets. Fasten off and leave a tail for embroidering the veins.
You will repeat this step 6 more times.
Once all 8 surface crochet lines are done, grab your tapestry needle and embroider lines for the smaller veins in the eye.
Weave in all the loose ends and your eye is done!
If you would like to have the split yarn at the end of the eye nerve, weave one of the tail ends of the red yarn to the very end tip of the nerve and pull it through. Make sure the yarn is about 2-3 inches. Then unwind the yarn and leave it frayed.
You can also embroider a white highlight on the front of the eye for some added details!
And there you have it! Your very own crochet eye! You can make these pretty fast so you can make a whole bowl full of crochet eyes, perfect for Halloween treats!
If you want to crochet more spooky crochet Halloween patterns, check out my crochet spider pattern and my crochet potion bottle pattern.
🐌Expert Tips
- Use Safety Eyes: For an even more professional look, consider using safety eyes instead of crocheting them. They come in various sizes and colors.
- Mix and Match: Create a variety of eye shapes and sizes for an eclectic collection. Try making some with pointed or oval shapes for added variety.
- Add Glow-in-the-Dark Yarn: For a spooky twist, use glow-in-the-dark yarn for the eyes, perfect for Halloween night!
🧵 Pattern FAQs
You can if you would like the eyeball to be roughly a foot in length.
Consider using additional yarn colors for shading or adding extra highlights with embroidery.
You can always use a different color for the last rounds or for the nerve, giving your eyeballs a unique look!
🧶More Halloween Patterns
If you tried this Crochet Eyes Pattern (or any other pattern on my website), please let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. I'd love to hear from you!
Crochet Eyes Pattern
Materials
- 1 small amount of black yarn
- small ball of blue yarn or whatever you want for the eye color
- white yarn
- red yarn
- 5mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Polyfill
Abbreviations (US terms)
- mr = Magic ring
- ch = Chain
- sc = Single crochet
- inc = Increase (2 stitches in the same stitch)
- dec = Decrease (1 stitch in 2 stitches)
Instructions
- For the crochet eyes pattern we will be working in rounds.
Eyeballs:
- Round 1: Using black yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
- Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
- Round 3: Switch color of yarn to blue (or whatever color you would like the eye color to be), inc, sc, inc, sc and repeat until end of round (18)
- Round 4: Inc, sc x2, inc, sc x2 and repeat until end of round (24)
- Round 5: Switch color of yarn to white. Inc, sc x3, inc, sc x3 and repeat until end of round (30)
- Round 6: Inc, sc x4, inc, sc x4 and repeat until end of round (36)
- Round 7-12: Sc in every stitch. (36)
- Round 13: Dec, sc x4, repeat for the entire round (30)
- Round 14: Dec, sc x3, repeat for the entire round (24)
- Round 15: Dec, sc x2, repeat for the entire round (18) Stuff eyeball if you haven’t already yet.
- Round 16: Dec, sc, repeat for the entire round (12)
- Round 17: Dec, repeat for the entire round (6). Fasten off and sew the eyeball closed.
Nerve:
- Attach red yarn to the back of the eyeball and make 11 chains. Then in the second chain from the hook make a sc. Inc,sc for the entire chain until you get to the end near the eyeball. Make a sc into the eyeball attaching it again to the white ball part. Then surface crochet 3-6 sc outward from the center. After you surface crochet the amount you like fasten off and leave a tail for embroidering the little veins in the eye.
- After that, reattach the yarn to the bottom of the main nerve at the bottom and repeat the 3-6 surface crochets. Fasten off and leave a tail for embroidering the veins.
- You will repeat this step 6 more times.
- Once all 8 surface crochet lines are done, grab your tapestry needle and embroider lines for the smaller veins in the eye.
- Weave in all the loose ends and your eye is done!
- If you would like to have the split yarn at the end of the eye nerve, weave one of the tail ends of the red yarn to the very end tip of the nerve and pull it through. Make sure the yarn is about 2-3 inches. Then unwind the yarn and leave it frayed.
- You can also embroider a white highlight on the front of the eye for some added details!
- And there you have it! Your very own crochet eye! You can make these pretty fast so you can make a whole bowl full of crochet eyes, perfect for Halloween treats!
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