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This adorable crochet pumpkins pattern can be used to make pumpkins as big or small as you like, in any yarn! Create a stack of decorative pumpkins, a gorgeous pillow or add them to an autumnal wreath – the possibilities are endless!
There are four different sized pumpkins within the written pattern from small to extra large and by adjusting the yarn you use you can make them anything from 2″ – 12.5” in diameter.
With a stalk, leaf and twirls on top this easy pumpkin pattern is great for quick and simple halloween decorations too!
More about this crochet pumpkins pattern
I love easy crochet pumpkins and after designing my crochet pumpkin beanie pattern many years ago I thought it was time to create a version to decorate the house with!
I wanted the pattern to be easily adaptable to create any size you like so the four versions can be made in any weight of yarn to make small crochet pumpkins of around 2 inches in diameter to a lovely big one that you can use as a crochet pumpkin pillow!
How do you crochet a pumpkin stack?
The pattern includes instructions for a leaf and stalk to add to your pumpkin and this makes them perfect to add to an autumnal or Fall wreath but not so great it you want to make a stack of pumpkins!
So all you need to do is create the stalk and leaf for your top pumpkin of the stack and then leave it off the others. They will sit on top of each other nice and neatly.
If you want to make them into a crochet pumpkin wreath then just make a few and add them by sewing or gluing them in place. So easy and so effective!
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Yarn
You can use any weight of yarn you like to make the crochet pumpkins. In the examples I show I used:
- City Tweed DK – category 3; 55% Merino Wool, 25% Superfine Alpaca, 20% Donegal Tweed, 123yds/50g
- Brava Worsted -category 4; 100% Premium Acrylic, 208yds/100g
- Thick and Quick – category 6; 65% Recycled Polyester, 35% Amicor, 87yds/100g
Yarn colours: I used Snowbank, Habenero, Tarantella, Toad in City Tweed DK and Persimmon, Dublin, Fig, Brindle in Brava Worsted.
Each pumpkin uses between 60 and 100yds of yarn for the main pumpkin and 20 to 50yds for the stalk and leaf.
The pattern is completely adjustable for each yarn weight and the exact amount required will depend on the particular yarn you choose.
Yarn Substitutes
You can use any yarn for your pumpkins! Some other great options are:
- Paintbox Yarns Simply DK (100% acrylic; 301yds/100g)
- Brava Tweed (97% Premium Acrylic, 3% viscose,218yds/100g)
- Hue and Me (80% Acrylic, 20% Wool, 125m/125g)
Materials
Along with your yarn, you will need the following:
- A crochet hook slightly smaller than the recommended size for your yarn (see below for details)
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Fibre Fill or stuffing of your choice
What size crochet hook for pumpkins?
The size of crochet hook you use will depend on the weight of yarn you choose. As gauge isn’t essential for this project you just need one that gives you tight enough stitches that you won’t see the stuffing poking out!
Here are the sizes I would suggest trying for each yarn weight:
- Category 3 (DK or sport weight) = 3.5mm/E crochet hook
- Category 4 (Worsted or Aran weight) = 4.5mm/G+
- Category 5 (Chunky or Bulky) = 6.5mm/K
- Category 6 (Super Bulky) = 8mm/L
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Crochet Pumpkin Tutorial
Join me to make a cute crochet pumpkin complete with leaf and stalk in my step by step video tutorial
Sizes of Crochet Pumpkins
As you can see from the pictures the sizes of the pumpkins vary hugely! Gauge isn’t essential but as an idea your pumpkins will be around the following size in diameter for the 4 versions of the pattern:
Yarn weight: size 1, size 2, size 3, size 4
Category 3: 2″, 3″, 3.75″, 5″
Category 4: 2.75″, 3.5″, 5.25″, 6.5″
Category 5: 5″, 7″, 9″, 11″
Category 6: 6.5″, 8.25″, 10.5″, 12.5″
Sizing Notes:
- The pattern has four different sizes of pumpkins.
- Each of the sizes can be made in any yarn weight to create lots of different sized pumpkins!
- See the materials section for recommended hook size for different yarns and the approximate sizing of each pumpkin.
- Sizes will vary depending on how much you stuff your pumpkins.
Glossary and Abbreviations
ch(s) – chain(s)
sp – space
ss – slip stitch
RS – right side
WS – wrong side
rep – repeat
yoh – yarn over hook
BP – back post
FP – front post
Stitches
The pumpkin pattern uses the following crochet stitches:
sc – single crochet (UK dc – double crochet)
hdc – half double crochet (UK htr – half treble)
dc – double crochet (UK tr – treble crochet)
Special Stitches
The pumpkins are made by using some fun post stitches and some decreases too.
FPdc – Front Post Double Crochet
Yarn over hook, insert hook from front to back to front around post of desired stitch below, yarn over hook and pull up a loop, yarn over hook and pull through 2 loops on the hook, yarn over hook and pull through all 3 loops on hook.
BPdc – Back Post Double Crochet
Yarn over hook, insert hook from back to front to back around post of desired stitch below, yarn over hook and pull up a loop, yarn over hook and pull through 2 loops on the hook, yarn over hook and pull through all 3 loops on hook.
Dc2tog – Double Crochet 2 Together
(Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on the hook) 2 times, yarn over and pull through all loops on hook to complete stitch. This decreases your stitch count by 1.
When any decrease stitches involve a front post stitch from the previous round make sure to work the corresponding part of the new stitch around this front post too.
The pattern is worked in rounds from the top down with the bottom decreasing to close once stuffed.
A ch1 at the beginning of a round does not count as a stitch throughout.
You can begin each round with either a ch1 and then work into the first stitch or a stacked double crochet stitch, whichever you prefer.
The pattern is written in US terms.
Customising your crochet pumpkins
Not only are there four sizes within the written pattern of pumpkins to make but you can also easily adjust their height by working more or less rounds of the Body.
You can adjust the ‘roundness’ of them by adding more or less stuffing.
The Stalk is adjustable by working more or less rounds of the Stalk to change the height.
You can easily change the length of the Twirls by working more or less chains as you begin them. Remember that they will become shorter as they ‘twirl’ back though.
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