Here's how to make a cute crochet pumpkin for Halloween
We love a Halloween craft project – and this free crochet pumpkin pattern is perfect to decorate your home for spooky season!
A crochet pumpkin makes such a cute addition to your Halloween decorations, and will look so cute on a mantelpiece or side table.
The pattern comes in two sizes – a large and a small pumpkin – so you can make the perfect size for your space.
This crochet pattern is easy to follow and perfect for beginner crocheters who have mastered the basic techniques of how to crochet and would like to use their skills to make fun crochet projects.
We've made our pumpkins using DK yarn – we've kept to a traditional orange and green theme, but you could swap the colours to suit your style. We've stuffed our pumpkins with polyester toy stuffing.
Measurements
Large pumpkin
Approx 24cm in diameter and 13cm in height
Small pumpkin
Approx 11cm in diameter and 7cm in height
What you need
DK Acrylic Yarn in shades
Tension
Tension not required.
Abbreviations
Cm centimetre; ch chain; dc double crochet; g gram; mm millimtre; rep repeat; RS right side; sl st slip stitch; st(s) stitch(es); tog together; [ ] repeat instructions within the brackets as directed.
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Special abbreviations
Fpdc - front post double crochet
NOTE: Pattern is worked double stranded throughout where 2 strands of yarn are worked at the same time.
Pumpkins are worked using the amigurumi method, worked in the round.
Small pumpkin free crochet pattern
Using 5.5mm needles and 2 strands of A, ch4, sl st into furthest ch from hook to make a ring.
Round 1: 12dc in ring. 12 sts
Round 2: [2dc in next st] 12 times. 24 sts
Round 3: [1fpdc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 36 sts
Round 4: [1fpdc, 1dc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 48 sts
Round 5: [1fpdc, 2dc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 60 sts
Round 6: [1fpdc, 4dc] 12 times.
Rep 6th round a further 11 times.
Round 18: [1fpdc, 2dc, dc2tog] 12 times. 48 sts
Round 19: [1fpdc, 1dc, dc2tog] 12 times. 36 sts
Round 20: [1fpdc, dc2tog] 12 times. 24 sts
Round 21: [dc2tog] 12 times.12 sts
Stuff pumpkin.
Round 22: [dc2tog] 6 times.6 sts
Break yarn leaving a long tail, weave tail through rem 6 sts and pull to close.
Make a stitch through last and first round and pull close to create an indent in the centre of the pumpkin.
Stem
Using 5.5mm needles and 2 strands of B, ch4, sl st into furthest ch from hook to make a ring.
Round 1: 6dc in ring. 6 sts
Round 2: 6dc.
Rep last row twice more. Fasten off.
Weave in ends. Sew stem to centre of pumpkin.
Large pumpkin free crochet pattern
Using 5.5mm needles and 2 strands of A, ch4, sl st into furthest ch from hook to make a ring.
Round 1: 12dc in ring. 12 sts
Round 2: [2dc in next st] 12 times. 24 sts
Round 3: [1fpdc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 36 sts
Round 4: [1fpdc, 1dc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 48 sts
Round 5: [1fpdc, 2dc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 60 sts
Round 6: [1fpdc, 3dc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 72 sts
Round 7: [1fpdc, 4dc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 84 sts
Round 8: [1fpdc, 5dc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 96 sts
Round 9: [1fpdc, 6dc, 2dc in next st] 12 times. 108 sts
Round 10: [1fpdc, 8dc] 12 times.
Rep 10th round a further 23 times.
Round 34: [1fpdc, 6dc, dc2tog] 12 times. 96 sts
Round 35: [1fpdc, 5dc, dc2tog] 12 times. 84 sts
Round 36: [1fpdc, 4dc, dc2tog] 12 times. 72 sts
Round 37: [1fpdc, 3dc, dc2tog] 12 times. 60 sts
Round 38: [1fpdc, 2dc, dc2tog] 12 times. 48 sts
Round 39: [1fpdc, 1dc, dc2tog] 12 times. 36 sts
Round 40: [1fpdc, dc2tog] 12 times. 24 sts
Round 41: [dc2tog] 12 times.12 sts
Stuff pumpkin.
Round 42: [dc2tog] 6 times.6 sts
Break yarn leaving a long tail, weave tail through rem 6 sts and pull to close.
Make a stitch through last and first round and pull close to create an indent in the centre of the pumpkin.
Stem
Using 5.5mm needles and 2 strands of B, ch4, sl st into furthest ch from hook to make a ring.
Round 1: 6dc in ring. 6 sts
Round 2: [2dc in next st] 6 times. 12 sts
Round 3: 12dc.
Rep last row 5 times more.
Round 9: [2dc in next st, 1dc] 6 times. 18 sts
Round 10: [2dc in next st, 2dc] 6 times. 24 sts.
Fasten off.
Weave in ends. Sew stem to centre of pumpkin.
Happy stitching!
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