“Your trick-or-treaters will enjoy a spirited game of checkers using colorful candy corn and friendly ghosts as play pieces.”

Materials:

• Red Heart Kids medium (worsted) weight yarn (5 oz/290 yds/141 g per skein): 1 skein each #2001 white, #2252 orange and #2652 lime
• Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight yarn (7 oz/452 yds/225 g per skein): 1 skein #776 dark orchid
• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• 24 black 4mm faceted beads
• 12 inches sewing thread
• 17-inch square 1/4-inch thick board
• Tacky glue
• Stitch marker