Easy Crochet Pumpkin Free Pattern For Beginners

Easy Crochet Pumpkin Free Pattern For Beginners

Create this cute pumpkin with this free crochet pumpkin pattern!
This free crochet pattern uses medium worsted weight yarn (size 4 yarn weight) (orange yarn, green yarn and color contrasting yarn), 5.00 mm crochet hook, tapestry needle, stuffing, tapestry needle, cinnamon stick, super glue (can also use hot glue gun).

Written in US terms this free pattern is an easy crochet pumpkin pattern that features basic stitches and great for any skill level.

Great for excess yarn, this is an easy fall crochet project that is perfect for to make your own pumpkins for your fall decor.

You can change your hook size for a small size small pumpkin, mini pumpkins or larger pumpkins (make in many different sizes). 

This written pattern is an easy project that features basic crochet stitches (the alpine stitch), cinnamon stick pumpkin stem and increasing/decreasing stitches to get the perfect pumpkin shape.

Check out my other cute crochet pumpkins! 

Measures approx. 5.5″ wide by 3″ tall (without stem).

Easy Crochet Pumpkin

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Materials:

• Size H, 5.oo mm crochet hook
• Medium weight yarn (size 4) in various colors
• Stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Super glue, I used Gorilla glue, you can also use a hot glue gun
• Cinnamon sticks, about 3″ tall

Abbreviations:

st(s)- stitch(es)

ch- chain

hdc- half double crochet

fpdc- front post double crochet

hdc2tog- half double crochet two together

sc2tog- single crochet two together

Final Measurement:

Measures approx. 5.5″ wide by 3″ tall (without stem).

Pattern:

Make a magic circle, ch 2,

Round 1: Hdc 10, sl st in first st and pull to close (10).

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around, sl st to join (20).

Round 3: Ch 2, *2 hdc, hdc,* repeat from * around, sl st to join (30).

Round 4: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, sl st to join (30).

Round 5: Ch 2, *fpdc, dc,* repeat from * around, sl st to join (30).

Round 6: Ch 2, *dc, fpdc,* repeat from * around, sl st to join (30).

Round 7: Repeat round 5.

Round 8: Repeat round 6

Round 9: Ch 2, *hdc2tog, dc,* repeat from * around, sl st to join (20).

Round 10: Ch 2, hdc2tog around, sl st to join (10).

***stuff pumpkin with stuffing here***

Round 11: Ch 1, sc2tog around, sl st to join (5).

Construction:

Cute a long piece of color contrasting yarn about 4 feet. 

With your tapestry needle start at the top where you just weaved in your end and put your needle through the middle of the pumpkin and out through the hole you made in your beginning round.

Pull the yarn around the pumpkin and through the middle again so there are 6 yarn stands total that are evenly spaced around the pumpkin. Fasten off on the bottom and cut or weave in ends. 

Vine Tendril (make 2):

Ch 7

Row 1: 2sc in 2nd ch from the hk and each ch to end (6).

Fasten off.

Sew on top of the pumpkin near the stem.

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Stem:

Stick a cinnamon stick in the top of the hole and push it down in.

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