Fall is quickly approaching and I couldn’t be more excited.
I love feeling the crisp air in the morning, watching the trees changing colors, cozying up near a fire pit at night...there are so many things to love about Fall!
But nothing says Fall as seeing pumpkins popping up everywhere!
Either real or made of wood, plastic, fabric or yarn, pumpkins are the perfect decor for this time of the year.
I couldn’t help but designing my own crochet pumpkins to share with you all!
Three adorable pumpkins made with a medium weight yarn in three beautiful fall colors: rust, mustard and off white.
Each pumpkin has a different design...you'll find a big ribbed pumpkin, a butternut squash and a little bumped white pumpkin. What's your favorite?
Here are the FREE patterns! Enjoy!
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
YARN: Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Rust, Mustard, Off White and Brown
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling, Yarn Needle
HOOK SIZES: E/3,25 mm
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), puff stitch (puff st), back loop only (BLO), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).
INSTRUCTIONS: work in rows (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each row) otherwise instructed.
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BIG RIBBED PUMPKIN
PUMPKIN (rust yarn; work in row, turn at the end of each row)
1) 23 ch, 1 dc in the 3rd ch from the hook, 20 (21); ch 1
2) working in BLO, 21 sc (21); ch 2
3) working in BLO, 21 dc (21); ch 1
4) working in BLO, 21 sc (21); ch 2
5-28) repeat rows #3-4 (21); F/O and leave a very long tail of yarn.
You can decide which face of the crochet panel you want to display, then fold the piece in half (facing the exterior side) and start sewing the first row to the last one. Once you have joined the two sides together, use the extra tail of yarn to close the bottom of the pumpkin. Insert the needle up in one stitch and then down in the next one, all the way around. Pull the yarn tight to close the hole. Stuff the pumpkin and repeat the same process to close the upper side. F/O, cut and hide the yarn.
STEM (brown yarn)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8); do not ch 1
2) 8 sl st (8); ch 1 and turn
3-4) 8 sc (8)
5) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** twice (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the stem to the top of the pumpkin. Stuff the stem before attaching it.
BUTTERNUT SQUASH
I added few puff stitches randomly to give some texture to the pumpkin.
To do so just work a puff stitch instead of a single crochet, wherever you’d like!
Puff Stitch: instead of working 5 entire stitches, you draw up a loop and yarn over 5 times through the base stitch, and keep all the loops on the hook. Make a yarn over and draw up through all the loops on the hook to complete the puff stitch.
PUMPKIN (mustard yarn)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2) sc inc around (16)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (24)
4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (32)
5) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (40)
6-13) sc even (40)
14) *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (32)
15) sc even (32); start stuffing the pumpkin
16) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)
17-19) sc even (24)
20) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (32)
21-22) sc even (32)
23) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)
24) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (16); finish stuffing
25) dec around (8); F/O, close the hole and hide the yarn
STEM (brown yarn)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6); do not ch 1
2) 6 sl st (6); turn
3) 6 sc (6)
4) sc even (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the stem to the top of the pumpkin.
Stuff the stem before attaching it.
SMALL BUMPED PUMPKIN
PUMPKIN (off white yarn)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2) sc inc around (16)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (24)
4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (32)
5) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (40)
6-14) sc even (40)
15) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (32)
16) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)
17) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (16); stuff the pumpkin
18) dec around (8)
F/O and leave a very long tail of yarn to create the bumps on the pumpkin.
Insert the needle up through the center and pull it out on the other side, wrap it around the pumpkin back to the bottom, stick the needle back up through the center and pull it tight so that it squeezes the pumpkin. Continue wrapping it around so that you end up with 6 bumps.
STEM (brown yarn)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6); do not ch 1
2) 6 sl st (6); turn
3) 6 sc (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the stem to the top of the pumpkin.
Stuff the stem before attaching it.
I can't wait to see your version of my PUMPKIN TRIO! Feel free to tag me (@elisascrochet) in your photos on Instagram or Facebook if you'd like!
Elisa
This pattern is an original pattern by Elisa Sartori of Elisa's Crochet. Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but please DO NOT sell the pattern or distribute it.
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