Make a magic ring and work 6 single crochet (sc) into it. Pull the tail tight. Place a stitch marker in the first stitch of every round so you always know where you are. [6]

Round 2: increase in every stitch (2 sc in each st). [12]. Round 3: (sc, increase) repeat 6 times. [18]. Rounds 4 to 6: sc in every stitch, no shaping. [18]. The piece looks like a shallow bowl at this point.

Round 7: (sc, decrease) repeat 6 times. [12]. This is when the ghost starts to look like a ghost rather than a disc. Before the next round, push the safety eyes through the fabric between rounds 4 and 5, positioning them about 5 stitches apart. Snap the washers on from the inside. This step must be done before the opening closes too much to get your fingers in.

Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill so the finished ghost sits upright rather than flopping. Pack it right up into the head.

Round 8: decrease around. [6]. Thread your yarn needle with the working yarn, run it through the front loop of each remaining stitch, pull tight, and fasten off, leaving a 15 cm tail to weave in.

Thread the black yarn onto the yarn needle and embroider a small curved smile between the eyes. Three or four straight stitches in a gentle arc look best. Weave all tails in on the inside.

Attach the lobster-clasp ring through the top stitch of the head before weaving the last tail: loop the yarn tail through the ring twice, then weave it in so the ring is anchored.