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FINISHED SIZE
Pumpkin is about 2 inches (5 cm) high.
MATERIALS
1. Yarn – the examples are crocheted using Alize Bella (100% cotton; 197 yards (180 meters) for 1.76 oz (50 g)). Yarn weight fine.
• 83 orange
• 466 braun
• 492 green
• 60 black
2. Crochet hook 1.75 mm (or in accordance with the yarn you use).
3. Polyester fiberfill stuffing (or similar).
4. Stitch marker.
6. Darning needle.
TERMS USED
ch – chain (UK – chain)
sc – single crochet (UK – double crochet)
hdc – half double crochet (UK – half treble crochet)
dc – double crochet (UK – treble crochet)
inc – 2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch (UK – increase in double crochet)
dec – 2 single crochet stitches together (UK – decrease in double crochet)
(…) – repeat what is inside ( ) symbols the number of times specified in pattern
[…] – total amount of stitches in the round
fo – fasten off (UK – fasten off)
PUMPKIN
Round 1: 8 sc in a magic ring [8]
R2: (1 inc) x 8 [16]
R3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 8 [24]
R4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 8 [32]
R5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 8 [40]
R6: (4 sc, 1 inc) x 8 [48]
R7: (5 sc, 1 inc) x 8 [56]
R8: (6 sc, 1 inc) x 8 [64]
R9 – R20: Sc around [64]
R21: (6 sc, 1 dec) x 8 [56]
R22: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 8 [48]
R23: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 8 [40]
R24: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 8 [32]
Stuff it as you go
R25: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 8 [24]
R26: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 8 [16]
R27: 8 dec [8]
Fo. Cut the yarn leaving a tail.
To shape your crochet pumpkin, use a tapestry needle to pull the tail through the center of the pumpkin, wrap the yarn around the side, and pull back through the center.
Give a gentle tug to make a slight indent. Repeat this five more times to create evenly spaced indents around the pumpkin.
Using a needle hide that yarn tail.
STEM
Round 1: 8 sc in a magic ring [8]
R2: (Work in back loop only) Sc around [8]
R3 – R4: Sc around [8]
R5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 2 [10]
R6: Sc around [10]
Fo. Cut the yarn leaving a tail.
LEAF
Make with yarn a foundation chain of 8 and start in the 2th ch from hook.
Make 1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, (2 sc, 2ch, 2sc) in last ch.
Rotate the item so you can go back down the basic chain.
Make 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc.
FINISHING
Sew the stem to the pumpkin.
Sew the leaf to the pumpkin.
Embroider eyes, nose and mouth.
Your pumpkin is ready!
