Hi friends,

I found this amazing color of I Love This Yarn called Royal Gorge at Hobby Lobby and fell in love with the rich Fall colors. 🧶 I thought it would be great stitched into a pumpkin so I created a crochet pattern that’s perfect for beginners or seasoned crocheters.

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I stitched up my pumpkin using an H/5mm crochet hook. You’ll also need some Poly-fil to stuff your pumpkin. I used a small stick for my stem – cinnamon sticks would work great, too. I tied some natural twine around my stem and you can always use ribbon, too.

The pattern is below along with links to free PDFs – one with photos and one without – if you’d like to easily print the pattern.

Crochet Pumpkin

By Anita Young at creatingme.net  

Worsted weight (4) yarn (about 2.5 ounces)- I used I Love This Yarn in Royal Gorge

H/5mm hook

Yarn needle

Poly-fil

Gauge is not important for this pattern

Stitches used:

Chain – ch

Single Crochet – sc

Slip Stitch – ss

Back Loop Only – blo

Ch 31, leaving a long tail for gathering the bottom of the pumpkin later.

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (30 stitches)

Row 2 – 51: sc in blo of each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (30 stitches)

Do not ch 1 and turn at the end of row 51. 

Fold piece in half and ss ends together. Finish off leaving a very long tail. You will need this to shape the pumpkin.   

Turn piece so the seam is on the inside.

Using a yarn needle and your beginning tail, run a gathering stitch around the bottom of the pumpkin. Pull tight to close the opening, secure the yarn tightly, and weave in the end.   

Stuff pumpkin with Poly-fil and gather the top in the same manner, using the very long tail. Do not cut yarn.

Using your needle, draw the yarn through the center top of the pumpkin to center bottom of the pumpkin. Wrap the yarn around to the top of the pumpkin and pull it through again, pulling it tightly to form a “ridge”. Do this 5 or 6 times to give the pumpkin “ridges”. Tie it off tightly at the bottom after the last wrap around and weave in your end.

Finished pumpkin measures about 6 inches across and 3.5 inches high.

Glue a small stick or cinnamon stick to the center for the stem. Add twine, ribbon, or other embellishments as desired. 

Here are the links to the PDFs…

I love this pumpkin in the variegated yarn but it would be great in a solid color, too. Make some in your favorite variegated yarn and make some in matching solid colors to fill a basket for your Fall decor. I would love to see your pumpkin creations!

Anita