Pumpkin Wall Hanging- Tutorial

 

Hi everyone, I’m Amber and I’m the designer of Divine Debris and I hope you share my excitement for Fall!

Sure it’s still really warm outside where I live (and maybe for you too)but there’s no time like the present to make something that reminds you of the cooler days to come. That’s why I designed this new pattern for Clover, the Fall Pumpkin Wall Hanging. I’ve made a few colorwork/ intarsia/ tapestry designs for Clover in the last year and hope you’ve enjoyed them but I felt like it was time to introduce you to one of my favorite things to make, the wall hanging. I have been making so many of these the last couple of years, they bring me such joy. I like to call the technique “painting with yarn” because it can be so exciting, colorful, and engaging. You can really create some beautiful works with just single crochet, time, and yarn. For this pattern I wanted to keep things on the simple side, making it nice and approachable so you could also have a fabulous pumpkin in your home. In fact, I originally had the design with just 3 colors but I felt like it wasn’t popping quite enough so I added the shaping lines down the pumpkin to give it a real “wow” factor.

Now if you prefer to not include those lines, you can just work the pumpkin in 1 color, and then it’s even easier. If you only do 1 color in the body you can add details late with surface crochet or cross stitch to dress up your pumpkin, if you’d like. With all the color work designs like this, I like to do them in single crochet using bobbins. For this one, I broke up the color A segments on the side, used color B across the center, and used 2 strands of color C (using floats or carrying the inactive yarn when B and C overlap). This might sound difficult but it’s mostly about organizing the yarn as you work across the piece. I make sure to turn the piece right/left/right and not in a circle as I’m working the rows, which helps minimize the tangle (which still happens but at least it’s less). And don’t forget to change colors on the last pull-through and drop the inactive yarn on the wrong side for the cleanest look.

Finish off with some fringe or get creative with tassels, it’s totally up to you. With the Fall coming, I think this will make a great design to hang on a door or give as a gift if you’ve got friends who are wild about Fall like me. I hope you give this pattern a try and remember to take it slow if it’s a new technique for you. Oh, and don’t forget-for colorwork steam blocking is your friend and helps to hide any issues you might have with your tension. You can pick up a pdf copy of this pattern in my Ravelry shop here. Check out more of my patterns in my Ravelry shop or visit the website where I post weekly freebies. And find me on Instagram where I’m pretty active or sign up for my newsletter so you don’t miss a new pattern.

 

Materials

• US G (4.00 mm) crochet hook- Art No. 1045/G
• Worsted weight/ size #4 yarn
• 4 colors
• A: 1 oz / 51 yds
• B: 1.1 oz/ 55 yds
• C-D: .1 oz/ 6 yds
• Notions: scissors, measuring tape, yarn needle Gauge
• 17 sc x 20 rows = 4” (blocked)

Terms/stitches Used

• RS: Right side
• Ch: Chain
• St: Stitch
• Sc: Single crochet

 

Notes

• This coaster is worked from the bottom up in rows, with a ch and turn at the beginning of the row.
• The ch 1 at the beginning of the rows does not count as a stitch.
• Blocking is suggested for this pattern.
• This whole pattern is worked in sc, so the instructions will only tell you the number and the color; ie: “A35” means sc 35 times in color A
• Color A is off-white, color B is mustard, color C is brown, and color D is green.

 

Top/HangingRow 55: A: From where you left off on Row 54, ch 1, turn, sc around the wooden dowel/ stick and into Row 54 across–40 sc

Row 56: Ch 70, skip the entire last row, slip st into the first st of Row 55–1 ch-70 space Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block your piece if necessary (it may help even out any tension issues).

Fringe or tassels (optional)

• Feel free to add any details, such as a fringe or surface crochet, to customize the final look of your wall-hanging. The sample here has 40 4” pieces of color B and color C (20 each) for the fringe on the bottom.

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