Project introduction
This is a pattern overview, not a full crochet tutorial. Tiffany of Daisy Farm Crafts modified the site’s earlier Velvet Nightgown Pattern into a soft baby ghost costume, pairing a roomy gown with a simple hat and felt features. Costume changes include a back opening secured with Velcro and an elastic-finished hem. Sleeve cuffs are optional.
The look is simple: white crochet fabric forms the costume, while black felt makes the eyes and mouth. The opening was lengthened to make dressing easier, and the gown was lengthened for the costume. For the complete construction details and instructions, see the designer’s page linked at the end of this overview.
The designer describes the finished costume as warm and snuggly for Halloween, and the hat and felt features complete the look while the gown keeps its nightgown shape. The source offers a free PDF of the pattern, and the designer’s page remains the place to find the complete instructions.
Materials
Gather the supplies listed by the designer. The yarn amount is the estimate given for the source project, and the felt measurement refers to the sheet size. A stitch marker is useful for keeping track of a shaping space noted in the instructions.
- One skein of white Bernat Velvet, 100% polyester, 300 g / 10.5 oz, 288 meters / 315 yards
- Size J crochet hook, 6.00 mm
- Tapestry needle, scissors, measuring tape, and a stitch marker
- One sheet of black felt (8×11 sheet), plus fabric glue
- 13 inches of 1/4 elastic, tied into a circle
- Sticky-back Velcro made for fabric
Size
The source lists the gown for newborns to about 12 pounds. Its stated gauge is 13 wide half double crochet stitches and 13 wide half double crochet rows over 4 inches. The sample gown measures 23 inches from neck to bottom and 14 inches wide. Its arm length, measured from under armpit to wrist, is 5 inches. These are the designer’s reference figures, not a guarantee of fit for every baby.
The matching hat is described as 6 inches high and 15 inches in circumference. The black felt features have sample dimensions too: the eyes are 2 inches by 1.5 inches, and the mouth is 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches. The hat section suggests using the baby’s head measurement, if available, to help determine the starting chain. Review the designer’s sizing context before choosing materials or making fit decisions.
Stitches
The gown uses wide half double crochet, abbreviated wHDC. The hook goes between the posts of the previous row rather than into the top loops. The designer also calls this half double crochet worked between the posts. This stitch gives much of the gown and hat their fabric texture.
Front post and back post double crochet, or FPDC and BPDC, create ribbing. For FPDC, the hook passes around a stitch post from the front, making the post project forward. For BPDC, the hook passes around the post from the back, so it recedes. These stitches appear in the hat and wrist finishing. Daisy Farm Crafts provides linked tutorials for the named stitch techniques on its source page.
Pattern Overview
The gown begins as a flat piece, with increases shaping the upper body. The designer alternates shaping rows and suggests marking a space to help locate a later increase. Armholes are formed with chain spaces, skipping the stitches between them. The following row works around those chains to establish the openings.
After the armholes, an increase adds flare to the body. The source continues the flat rows until the gown measures 16 inches from the neck, then joins the front flaps over 8 stitches. The lower section is worked in the round without joining or turning until the gown reaches the stated 23-inch length. A final round worked around the elastic draws in the hem. This summary describes the construction rather than replacing the instructions for stitch placement.
Sleeves are worked from the armhole openings. The first round fills the corner spaces with wide half double crochet decreases, and the designer recommends keeping the stitch count consistent on both sleeves. The sleeves continue until they measure 4 inches, followed by a setup round and three rounds of double crochet post ribbing at the wrists. The cuffs are optional for the costume, so the sleeves can be finished according to the intended look.
The hat is worked flat. It begins with double crochet and post-stitch ribbing, followed by wide half double crochet rows until it is 6 inches tall. The top is gathered and sewn, then the sides are sewn together. To finish the costume, sticky-back fabric Velcro closes the back opening. Cut the eyes and mouth from black felt, attach them with fabric glue, and allow the glue to dry for 24 hours.
Use the linked source when you need the designer’s exact stitch placement or construction details. This overview highlights the materials, measurements, and main components, while leaving the complete crochet instructions with their creator.
