Who You Gonna Call? See the Epic Ghostbusters Halloween Costume One Mom Crocheted for Her Son
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Mom!
Super-creative Cleveland-based mother of two Stephanie Pokorny has stepped the Halloween costume game way up this year with the outfits she crocheted for her sons Jack, 3½, and Jacob, 6.
Jack’s request this year was a Slimer costume from the hit 1984 film Ghostbusters, complete with a hood featuring the famous green ghost’s visage and the ability to glow in the dark via non-toxic acrylic paint.
“I AIN’T AFRAID OF NO … SLIMER COSTUME! Fully crocheted, freehanded no pattern. Jack’s choice!” Pokorny captioned a photo of her younger son showing off his mom’s impressive handiwork.
Equally imaginative was big brother Jacob’s costume: Predator, which included tons of colors and intricate detailing around the mask/hood, bodice and shoe covers.
“My son saw the movie with his dad and was obsessed. I am obsessed with crochet. So this is the result. I am kinda freaking out!!!!!!” wrote Pokorny, who runs a Twitter, Instagram and Facebook account called Crochetverse.
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Pokorny spoke to PEOPLE about her creative process, revealing she starts about two weeks before Halloween, that it takes her anywhere from 25 to 40 hours to make one costume and that her sons get even more excited about their choice of character the closer their outfits get to completion.
“[Jack]’s father and I were children during the ’80s and early ’90s so we often watch classics with them,” she says, explaining that she will go back and study the character well before beginning her crafting process. “I start with the body and then I save the face for last because I feel like that’s when it really comes to life.”
Bonus? The costumes keep her kids comfortable in the frigid Ohio temperatures. “The little’s costumes debut at school carnival! It was sooo cold, but my babes were toasty warm! Crochet: 1 Cold: 0 ]]>💪
