Pumpkin – Crochet Pattern

Clover Needlecraft

2 years ago

Create this Crochet Pumpkin designed by Lu from Lulus little shop! It’s the perfect time to get started on your fall decor and place those pumpkins all around your house! Questions? Please message me on Instagram. You’re welcome to make as many as you’d like and sell your
work. Please credit me @Luluslittleshop with the design, and use #Luluslittleshop to show me yours too!

Level 2 Easy

MATERIALS
• #4 yarn in stem + pumpkin colors
Impeccable from Michael’s
• Clover 3.5 mm hook- Art No. 1043/E
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Stuffing
• 1 piece of thread (as stitch marker)

ABBREVIATIONS

Rnd Round
Ch Chain
Ch sp Chain space
St(s) Stitch(es)
Sl st Slip stitch
SC Single (UK double) crochet
INC Increase with 2 SC’s in one stitch
DEC Invisible SC decrease with next 2 front loops
HDC Half double (UK half treble) crochet
DC Double (UK treble) crochet
FPDC Front post double (UK raised treble front) crochet
FLO Front loop only; BLO Back loop only

Pumpkin

Rnd 1 With #4 yarn in stem color and 3.5 mm hook,
8 SC in magic circle. (8) Sl st to first SC to close.
Rnd 2 Ch 2. In BLO, DC around. (8) Sl st to first DC.
Rnd 3 Ch 2. FPDC around. (8) Sl st to first FPDC.
Rnd 4 Ch 2. [HDC + FPDC] 8x. (16) Sl st to first HDC,
and end with stem color on hook.
Rnd 5 Change to pumpkin color, and draw up a loop
to ch 1 in new color. Stuff tails into stem.

With a long piece of thread, mark first SC of each rnd.
In BLO starting in same st where you made sl st,
[INC] 16x. (32) Work continuously in a spiral, do not sl st.

Rnd 6 [SC + ch 1] 32x. (64 including chs)
Rnd 7 In first SC, [SC + ch 1]. Continuing in ch sps only,
[SC + ch 1] 32x. (66 including chs)
Rnd 8-27 (20 rnds) In ch sps only, [SC + ch 1] 33x.
(66 including chs)
Rnd 28 Push sts close together as you work.
In ch sps only, SC around. (33)
Start stuffing.

Rnd 29 [DEC] 16x, 1 st remaining. (17)
Finish stuffing.
Rnd 30 Starting in remaining st from last rnd, [DEC] 8x,
1 st remaining. (9)
Rnd 31 Starting in remaining st from last rnd, [DEC] 2x,
5 sts remaining. (7)
Cut yarn, and whip st through 7 FLO to close hole.
Hide tail inside

This pumpkin is 65 sts around (SC + ch 1 is staggered).
You can divide into 6 lobes of ~11 sts each (1 lobe is 10 sts),
or 8 lobes of ~8 sts each (1 lobe is 9 sts).

Lobes Thread a long piece of yarn through needle. Insert
through bottom of stem, weave in and out a few rnds,
continue straight down in every other rnd SC FLO, through
bottom 2 rnds of pumpkin, and up opposite side. Pull on
ends, double knot, and hide tails inside. Repeat around.

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Thank you, see you again soon! : )
-Lu