You’re going to love this crochet pumpkin pattern, because it’s such a great fall crochet idea and perfect to crochet for halloween.
This home decor crochet pattern works up quickly and is a fun amigurumi style crochet project.
There’s little to no seaming or hot glue, just a free crochet pumpkin pattern made with crochet hook and yarn.
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How to Crochet the Crochet Pumpkin Pattern
To crochet the pumpkin you are going to start with a magic circle and crochet half double crochet stitches into it.
Then you will work a few rounds with increasing stitches, a few rounds keeping the same stitch count and finally decrease back again. When finished you will have a round ball.
To shape the crochet pumpkin you need to tie a knot with the long yarn tail from the beginning and end.
The stitches that creates the ribs of the pumpkin is a combination of front post double crochet and back post single crochet.
The pattern doesn’t call for stuffing, as the tight stitches keeps the shape well, however you can opt to stuff it before the last steps with yarn scraps or polyester fiber fill.
At the end the stem of the crochet pumpkin is crocheted.
Many choose to use a cinnamon stick for the stem, and you can opt for attaching that with a glue gun instead of using brown yarn an crochet it.
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About the Crochet Pumpkin Pattern
The crochet pumpkin pattern is a great fall crochet idea. Make these cute crochet pumpkins and decorate your home.
Using crochet post stitches, this pumpkin crochet pattern create the pumpkin ribs seamlessly.
Finally add the stem for a finishing touch.
Project level: Easy
Materials
Crochet Hook Size
Yarn
- Yarn
- Hobbii – Rainbow 8/4 in color 66 and 101 held together and 07 held double
- Strands
- 2 strands held together
- Weight
- 1 Super Fine Yarn
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
Yarn amount needed:
| Color | Skeins |
|---|---|
| 66 | <1 |
| 101 | <1 |
| 07 | <1 |
One skein is 50 grams · 160 meters · 175 yards.
Other Materials Needed
Gauge
Measured over front post double crochet and back post single crochet stitches crocheted in rounds:
8 stitches & 5 rounds per 5 cm / 2".
Crochet Pattern Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- All measurements given are unblocked.
- Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
- Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
- Make a swatch that measures at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
- Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
- This pattern is written for 1 size. Size adjustments are added under the heading “Sizes & Measurements”.
- At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.
Sizes and Measurements
Diameter when assembled: Approximately 9 cm / 3.5 inches
Abbreviations
- BPsc = back post single crochet
- FPdc = front post double crochet
- FPdc2tog = front post double crochet two together
- hdc = half double crochet
- rep = repeat
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch(es)
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
Stitches You Will Need
Front Post Double Crochet Stitch (FPdc)
This stitch is crocheted around the post of the stitch.
Yo, insert your hook from front to back between the prev st & the st you’re working, & bring it to the front again between the st you’re working & the next st, yo & pull up a loop, you have 3 loops on the hook, yo & pull through 2 of the 3 loops, yo and pull through the 2 last loops.
Foundation Single Crochet Stitch (FSC)
Step 1: Ch 2 st.
Step 2: Insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, pull up a loop. Yo and pull through first loop (making “chain”). Yo and pull through both loops on hook.
Step 3: Insert hook into prev“chain” you made (It should look like you go through a resemblance of a “normal” st, with 2 strands of yarn), pull up a loop, yo and pull through first loop (making “chain”). Yo and pull through both loops on hook.
Repeat step 3 until you’ve made enough stitches.
*2nd ch in step 1 makes 1 st, step 2 makes 1st & every time step 3 is repeated you make 1 st.
Front Post Double Crochet 2 Together
For this specific pattern the front post double crochet 2 together is done like this:
*pull up a loop around next FPdc*, repeat once, *yarn over, pull through 2*, repeat once.
Instructions for the Crochet Pumpkin Pattern
Pumpkin
Made with 2 strands of orange yarn held together.
Start with a magic circle, leave a long tail for finishing later.
Round 1: 16 hdc into the magic circle, slip stitch in 1st hdc (=16 st).
Make sure yarn tail is on the inside/wrong side to be able to pull it and shape it at the end.
Don’t pull the magic circle tight right away, crochet a few rounds first.
Round 2: *FPdc 1 around next st, BPSc 1 around next st*, repeat from *to* until end of round, sl st in 1st st (=16 st).
Round 3: *FPdc 2 around next st, BPSc 1 around next*, repeat from *to* until end of round, sl st in 1st st (=24 st).
Round 4: *FPdc 2 around next st, FPdc 1 around next st, BPSc 1 around next st*, repeat from *to* until end of round, sl st in 1st st (=32 st).
Round 5: *FPdc 2 around next st, FPdc 1 around next 2 st, BPSc 1 around next st*, repeat from *to* until end of round, sl st in 1st st (40 st).
Round 6: *FPdc around next 4 st, BPSc 1 around next st*, repat from *to* until end of round, sl st in 1st st (=40 st).
Round 7-11: Rep round 6.
As you decrease, make sure you still have the yarn tail from the magic circle on the wrong side, but hanging out of the rounds you crochet.
Round 12: *FPdc around next 2 st, FPdc2tog around next 2 st, BPsc 1 around next st*, repeat from *to* until end of round, sl st in 1st st (=32 st).
Round 13: *FPdc around next st, FPdc2tog around next 2 st, BPsc 1 around next st*, repeat from *to* until end of round, sl st in 1st st (24 st).
Round 14: *FPdc2tog around next 2 st, BPsc 1 around next st*, repeat from *to* until end of round, sl st in 1st st (=16 st).
Round 15: *FPdc 1 around next st, BPSc 1 around next st*, repeat from *to* until end of round, sl st in 1st st (=16 st).
Fasten off & cut yarn.
Shape the Pumpkin
- Make sure the yarn tail from the magic circle is coming out of the final round.
- With a blunt needle and the final yarn tail, weave the needle behind each of the front post stitches from the last round, and pull the opening tight.
- Tie the yarn tail from the magic circle and the final yarn tail together to shape the pumpkin.
- Weave in yarn tails before continuing on the stem.
Stem
- With 2 strands of brown yarn held together.
- Make a slipknot.
- Slip stitch around one of the final front post double crochet stitches from row 15.
- Crochet 4 foundation single crochet stitches, turn.
- Single crochet (sc) 1 stitch into each of 4 stitches made.
- Slip stitch into another final front post double crochet stitch from row 15.
- Fasten off & cut yarn.
Finishing
Fasten threads & weave in ends.
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