Halloween Ghost

Meet the Halloween Ghost, a soft, smiling little spirit with a wide ruffled hem that flares out like he is floating. This is a fully rewritten and expanded 2026 edition of a longtime Byrds Nest favorite, and it now includes two sizes, plus optional arms.

The Tall Ghost stands about 6 inches high and measures 9.5 inches across the ruffle. The Short Ghost is about 4 inches high and 10 inches across, rounder and wider, so the two look wonderful side by side on a mantel, a shelf, or a windowsill. Both are worked in the round from the bottom up. The ruffle is knit separately and attached with a three needle join, which gives a crisp ridge at the waist with no seam to sew, and the optional arms are the only pieces stitched on.

Each ghost takes only a small amount of worsted weight yarn, so this is a satisfying stash project that knits up quickly enough to make a whole little haunting before the end of October.

What you need: worsted weight yarn in white (the sample is knit in Knit Pic