Halloween Cauldron with a Tic-Tac-Toe Game Crochet Pattern

Crochet a Tic-Tac-Toe cauldron to make your Halloween decor even more playful.

This crochet project makes a great set of games. When not serving as part of a game, the grid and bottled potions (game pieces) are stored in the cauldron, and the set looks like the witch's bubbling pot of potions brewing away.

When not in use for cooking up potions, the crocheted cauldron can also serve as a container to collect wrapped candies, keys, or other small items.

This crochet pattern PDF includes steps to make a cauldron (no sew), a “soupy” grid (grid lines embroidered), and 10 bottled potions as the game pieces. A special stitch (photo and video tutorials included) is used in the project to give the cauldron more texture and make it slightly thicker on the side.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Crochet Stitches used in the pattern:

• Magic Circle
• Chain Stitch
• Slip Stitch
• Single Crochet Stitch
• Half Double Crochet Stitch
• Double Crochet Stitch
• Four-dc Double Crochet
• A special stitch (photo and video tutorials included)
• Spike Single Crochet Stitch (photo tutorials included)
• Crochet into the back loop only
• Increase
• Decrease

The PDF is written in English, and it includes:

• A list of recommended materials and tools
• A written pattern (in US terms)
• Guiding images
• References: crochet technique introductions, including:
  • How to make invisible single crochet decrease
  • How to make a four-dc bobble stitch
  • How to change colors in single crochet
  • How to make a spike single crochet stitch

As a reference, using size 4 medium yarn with a 3.5mm crochet hook, the cauldron is approximately 3.5” in diameter and 2.75” tall. The tic-tac-toe grid is approximately 6.00” in diameter. The bottled potion is approximately 1.00” tall and 0.75” across the bottom.