Creating Me

When I think of Fall, I think of pumpkins! I was playing with Bernat Blanket yarn and came up with this simple single crochet pattern for these Chunky Crocheted Pumpkins. They work up super quickly because of the weight of this super bulky yarn and an N/9mm hook.

Chunky Crocheted Pumpkins

Materials:

Bernat Blanket Yarn (I used Pumpkin Spice and Vintage White)

N/9mm hook

Gauge is not important

Stitches used:

Chain – ch

Single Crochet – sc

Slip Stitch – ss

Ch 21, leaving a long tail.

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (20 stitches)

Row 2: sc in each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (20 stitches)

Rows 3 – 25: Repeat row 2. Do not turn at the end of Row 25. (20 stitches)

Fold piece in half and ss together. Finish off leaving a very long (48-50 inches or so) tail.

Turn piece so 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, tie a knot, and weave in the end. (Because the yarn is so thick, you may have to sew a couple of stitches across the opening to close it completely.) I forgot to take a picture of this step, but once you have run your gathering stitch just pull on the yarn and it will close your opening.

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. You’ll have to squish your pumpkin to get the needle through. 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. The picture below shows how the ridges will look.

Here’s a PDF for easy printing…

I have to share a picture of this “needle” I inherited from my grandmother. It was among all of her crochet hooks and it has been the best thing for creating the “ridges” on my pumpkins! As you can see, it is over 6-inches long and easily fit through my pumpkin from top to bottom. Such a great tool to have in my arsenal. 🙂

Glue a small stick to the center for the stem. And here are my finished pumpkins. They measure about 5-inches across and 4-inches high.

(Please link back to my pattern if you make any of these cute pumpkins. I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t copy or rewrite my pattern onto another page. Thank you!)

You can easily change the size of these pumpkins by changing the weight of your yarn and using the appropriate hook. You can stitch up an entire pumpkin patch! 

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita

I love Fall – even if it does seem to be taking forever for it to come to Alabama! 😉 The evenings are beginning to feel a little cooler and it will soon be sweater weather – hopefully!

I have been making these adorable Little Crocheted Pumpkins to add to my Fall decor – because, despite what my husband says, you can never have too many pumpkins!!

They work up super fast. The free pattern is available here from Malloo Knits. They look like knit, but they are crocheted!

I used various colors of worsted weight yarn I had in my stash and a size J/6mm hook. I found that the larger hook made the stitches just a tiny bit looser, making it easier for me to crochet in either the front or back loop only.

These cute little pumpkins are about 3-inches wide and 2-inches tall and look adorable all stacked up together. 

But I think I may need to make more for my pumpkin patch – because, you know, you can never have too many pumpkins. 😉

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita