JACK SKELLINGTON
Materials: Worsted weight yarn\*, 1 ball black, 1 ball white. (I used Red Heart) Size US7 needles \* Polyester stuffing Black Felt Black embroidery thead & needle Sewing needle \*Yarn weight and needle size are open to your own interpretation. . . HEAD: With white yarn, CO 9 sts. Row 1 and every ODD row: P. Row 2: K1 f & b, across Row 4: $\ast\mathsf{K}1$ , K1 f & b - repeat from \* to end. Row 6: K2, K1 f & b, (K4, K1 f & b) 4 times, K4 Work 9 rows in St st. Row 16: K2, \*K2tog, K4; repeat from $^*$ to end. Row 18: \*K1, K2tog; repeat from \* to end. Row 20: K2tog, repeat to end. Cut yarn, leaving a $12"$ long tail. Draw tail through remaining stitches, use tail to mattress stitch the head closed stopping halfway to fill with stuffing. Eyes: Cut out 2 small teardrop shapes of felt, sew (or glue, if preferred) to the head. Nose & Mouth: Use embroidery thread to "free hand" the nose and mouth. The design is REALLY easy. . . I used this picture as a point of reference.
BODY:
(make 2 and sew together) With Black yarn, CO 18 sts. St st for 8 rows. Row 9: K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts, ssk, K1 (16 sts.) Row 10:P Row 11: K Row 12: P Rows 13 - 16: (repeat rows 9-12) (14 sts.) Row 17: (repeat row 9) (12 sts) Row 18: P Rows 19-22: (repeat row 9-12) (10 sts.) Bind off, mattress stitch 2 together, stopping 1" from end to stuff. ARMs: I-cord for 6 inches, sew to the sides of the body, on the wider end. LEGS: I-cord for 8 inches, sew to bottom of body, on the narrow end.
It's hard to see in the photo, but Jack has a large "collar", to make it, I cut out a star shape from felt and sewed it to the bottom of Jack's head, sandwiched between the head and body. Sew head to the body, and you have your very own JACK SKELLINGTON!!!!! I thought of a few fun variations: Jack Skellington "mirror dice": Make 2 heads, sew 2 ends of 18 inch I-cord to the top of the head. . .voila! Super Poseable Jack Skellington: push black "pipe cleaners", between stitches, into Icord arms & legs, bend and shape as you please. . (I tried this with the worsted weight yarn and the pipe cleaners kept poking through, it might work better with a smaller gauge yarn.)
