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Beginner Friendly Crochet Pumpkin – Free Crochet Pattern and video tutorials

 

 

This easy crochet Pumpkin pattern is a great one to try for beginner crocheters. It even comes with a video tutorial to help take you step by step on how to make your first pumpkin.

 

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Beginner Friendly Crochet Pumpkin – Free Crochet Pattern

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For this project you will need:

HOOK: 4 mm hook or size 6 hook for the US Or feel free to use a 3.75 mm hook or F hook

YARN: 4 ply US, 10 ply AU (Worsted weight)

Grab 2 colors, one for the pumpkin and one for the stem. Unless you plan on making a giant pumpkin you shouldn’t need but a skein or half a skein for the medium size pumpkins. Scrap yarn can he a great source for the smallest pumpkin!

ALSO You will need a tapestry needle & Fiber fill to stuff your pumpkin.

 

 

Another yarn brand with color options

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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ch = Chain

sl st = Slip Stitch

st = Stitch

DC = Double Crochet

Repeat what’s in between * for rest of round.

 


 

THE TUTORIALS:
RIGHT HANDED VERSION

LEFT HANDED VERSION

 

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To Start

Create your slip knot leaving a bit of a tail to work over, you will use this later to pull your hole tighter.

Ch 3 and work 11 DC’s into 3rd ch of hook. The two skipped ch’s will count as your first DC. Sl st into top of beg ch 2 to end round. (12 sts) Pull on tail to tighten hole.

 

Round 1

ch 2 and DC into same stitch. * DC 2 in all sts around. *

 

Round 2

ch 2, in next stitch *DC 2, then DC 1 in next * repeat for round. Sl st into top of beg ch 2 to end round. SMALLEST SIZE PUMPKIN (the yellow pumpkin in the picture) you’re done increasing and can move on to the Pumpkin section of this pattern.

 

Round 3

ch 2, in next stitch *DC 2, then DC 1 in next 2 sts * repeat for round. Sl st into top of beg ch 2 to end round. MEDIUM SIZE PUMPKIN (the green pumpkin in the picture)you’re done increasing and can move on to the Pumpkin section of this pattern.

 

 

Round 4

ch 2, in next stitch *DC 2, then DC 1 in next 3 sts * repeat for round. Sl st into top of beg ch 2 to end round. MEDIUM to LARGE SIZE PUMPKIN (the red and gold pumpkin in the picture)you’re done increasing and can move on to the Pumpkin section of this pattern.

 

Round 5

ch 2, in next stitch *DC 2, then DC 1 in next 4 sts * repeat for round. Sl st into top of beg ch 2 to end round. LARGE SIZE PUMPKIN (the orange pumpkin in the picture)you’re done increasing and can move on to the Pumpkin section of this pattern.

 

NOTE: I made a giant size one as well that I don’t show here, using the same method, just keep doing increase rows. If your project starts to buckle but you still want to go bigger, just do a row of just double crochets and no increases for the next row and it should fix it.

 

 

PUMPKIN Section

For 8 or more rows for small to medium size and 10 rows or more for the large, put 1 DC in each stitch around. Sl st in beg ch 2 to end round.

Once you have your rows done it’s time to decrease! You can add more rows if you wish.

To start decreasing your pumpkin you want to take it row by row, the same way you increased. Only where you increased before you will decrease.

 

The smallest pumpkin you did 2 rounds of increases.

So to reduce, you’re next two rounds will be

  • DC 1 then DC decrease all the way around then you should stuff your pumpkin and do the last round of DC decrease all the way around.

 

The medium pumpkin you did 3 rounds of increases.

So to reduce, you’re next three rounds will be

  • DC 1 in next 2 sts and then DC decrease * all the way around, then
  • DC 1 and DC decrease for your next round, then you should stuff your pumpkin and do the last round of DC decrease all the way around.

 

The medium to large pumpkin you did 4 rounds of increases.

So to reduce, you’re next three rounds will be

  • DC 1 in next 3 sts and then DC decrease * all the way around,
  • DC 1 in next 2 sts and then DC decrease for your next round
    • DC 1 in next st then DC decrease for your next round,then you should stuff your pumpkin and do the last round of DC decrease all the way around.

     

    The large pumpkin you did 5 rounds of increases.

    So to reduce, you’re next three rounds will be

    • DC 1 in next 4 sts and then DC decrease all the way around, then
    • DC 1 in next 3 sts and then DC decrease for your next round, then
    • DC 1 in next 2 sts and then DC decrease for your next round
    • then
    • DC 1 in next st then DC decrease for your next round,then you should stuff your pumpkin and do the last round of DC decrease all the way around.

     

 

THE STEM

Once you have done your decreasing you need to switch over to your stem color. I usually just slip my new color into the loop on my hook and change colors that way.

  • Then DC in all sts around for 3 rounds.
  • The last round DC decrease in all sts. If you have a st left over just DC into it and sl st in beg ch to end round. Ch 1 cut yarn, work in tail. Sl st a few times to close the top completely, ch 1 and cut your yarn, hide your tail.

 

 

If you’re like me and do better when watching, you can check out this video here.

 

 

To get your crocheted ball to look like a pumpkin:

Cut a long piece of yarn of the same color you used for your pumpkin and tie one of the ends to one of the DC’s from round 1 and the other side of the tail thread your tapestry needle.

Working from the bottom of your pumpkin up, push your needle through the bottom and up through the first row of stem, then go through the bottom again a few DC’s over from where you tied on your tail, and back up through the middle of your pumpkin. Come out through the 1st row of stem again but a bit further down, and pull your string tight.

Keep working this way all the way around, trying to get at least 5 sections. Tie your tails together to keep your pumpkin shape tight. Then hide your tails.

 

 

 

 

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