Let’s celebrate Halloween with new spooktastic décor and costumes! This year Halloween will feel a little different, but the opportunities for creativity will still be out of this world. Whether you have backyard trick or treats with the kids or throw a virtual Halloween bash, we want to see how you use your stitching to spookify your night. Your creativity inspires this great community, so now is your time to show off what you’ve come up with! Get your hooks and needles ready and #LetsStitchTogether for Halloween this year! #SpookySkeins Contest Things are about to get a whole lot sweeter! Show us your spooky stitching to win amazing prizes. Create your own unique Halloween costumes and decorations for a chance to win a yarn prize pack valued at over $150. Four semifinalists will also receive smaller yarn prize packs valued at $30 each! How to enter: Post your photo on Instagram using #SpookySkeins or upload your photo to the gallery below! Entries start on October 1st and run through November 7th. Contest Rules Get ready to get spooky Stumped on what your costume should be this year? We have loads of free costume patterns for the whole family, four legged friends included! If you are feeling extra creative, stitch up costumes for the whole family and host a virtual Halloween fashion show! The kids will love to scare everyone with this cozy, yet scary, knit Mummy Hat. Then, make your adorable pup the star of the show with the Blooming Crochet Dog Costume. Even though it isn’t scary, it’s definitely a showstopper. Explore more Halloween costumes here: Give your décor a spooky twist Spookify your virtual party background with our free home décor patterns! What screams Halloween more that pumpkin decorations? Decorate with the Three Little Crochet Pumpkins pattern, then add some scary flare with the Circle of Skulls Crochet Wreath! Knit up the Ghostly Dish Scrubber to scare away any dishes on Halloween night. Enjoy more Halloween décor patterns here: Get crafty with the whole family Getting creative on Halloween is a fun activity for all ages! Get the little ones involved with fun yarn crafts, such as the Crafty Spiders and Bats or the Pompom Monsters pattern. Go a step further and decorate candy bowls with yarn and the Crafty Yarn Bowl For Treats pattern. Enjoy more Halloween décor patterns here: Don’t forget to tag @Yarnspirations and @RedHeartYarns when you share your favorite spooky costumes and decorations on social media. Get the stitching community excited by posting your creations on the Yarnspirations Stitch Squad Facebook Group! Happy Halloween!