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FREE Crocheted Pumpkins Pattern!


Fall is slowly creeping up on us, (YAY) and that means all things PUMPKINS!!!  Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin carving, pumpkin patches and pumpkin decor.  It's definitely my favorite time of year, so I wanted to offer you yet another free pattern.  This month, my free pattern is for crocheted pumpkins!

These are fun for your kids to play with, to decorate your house with, or to sell at the fall craft fairs!  I've sold quite a few of these.  They are very quick to work up, and because of that they can be priced pretty low.  Kids eat them up at the fairs, and so do parents.  I mean, who wouldn't want a stuffed pumpkin???


I have created three different shapes: tall and skinny, short and fat, and a basic round one.  I just used the orange I had on hand but any orange would work great.  Once I get some dark/burnt orange, I'll be making some more pumpkins in that as well.

Materials:
Abreviations:
  • Sc - single crochet
  • sc dec - single crochet decrease
  • ch - chain
  • hdc - half double crochet 
  • dc - double crochet
STEM
  • The stem will be the same for all three shapes.  If you are doing more than one pumpkin, I like to do all the stems first, and then add the oranges on next.  

Round 1: Magic ring, with 4 sc, ( I don't do joins)
Round 2-4: sc in each st around - make sure the right side is facing out.
  • sl st in next st
  • ch 6
  • sc in 2nd st from hook, sc, hdc, hdc, dc, ch 2, sl st in that same bottom st, on other side of the chains, ch 2, dc in first ch, hdc, hdc, sc, sl st into point
  • sl st on the side of leaf, down to the bottom of the stem
  • sl st over 2 st
  • ch 10 and put 2 hdc in each chain until you get to the stem again.  
  • evenly sc 6 around the bottom of the stem (under leaf and curl)






SKINNY AND TALL


Join with orange
Round 1:  ch 1, *sc, 2sc* repeat around (9)
Round 2: *sc in first 2, 2sc in next* repeat around (12)
Round 3: *sc in next 2, 2sc* repeat around (16)
Round 4: *sc in next 3, 2sc* repeat around (20)
Round 5: *sc in next 3, 2sc* repeat around (25)
Round 6: *sc in next 4, 2sc* repeat around (30)
Rounds 7-12: sc in each st around (30)
Round 13: *sc in next 4, sc dec* repeat around (25)
Round 14: *sc dec, sc in next 3* repeat around (20)
Round 15: *sc in next 2, sc dec* repeat around (15)
Start stuffing
Round 16: sc dec till there is only about 5-6 st left.  Cut and take the tail through the last stitches, pull tight and tie off. 


SHORT AND FAT


Join orange
Round 1: 2sc in each st around (12)
Round 2: 2sc in each st around (24)
Round 3: *sc in next, 2sc in next* repeat around (36)
Round 4: *sc in next 2, 2sc in next* repeat around (48)
Rounds 5-10: sc in each st around (48)
Round 11: *sc, sc dec* repeat around (36)
Round 12: sc dec, repeat around (24)
Round 13: sc dec, repeat around (12)
Start stuffing
Round 14: sc dec till there are about 6 st, then cut the yarn and sew through the last stitches.  Tie off. 



NICE AND ROUND


Join orange
Round 1: 2sc in each st around (12)
Round 2: 2sc in each st around (24)
Round 3: *sc in next, 2sc in next* repeat around (36)
Rounds 4-9: sc in each st around (36)
Round 10: *sc in next 4, sc dec* repeat around (30)
Round 11: *sc dec, sc in next 3* repeat around (24)
Round 12: *sc in next 2, sc dec* repeat around (18)
Round 13: *sc, sc dec* repeat around (12)
Start stuffing
Round 14:  sc dec around (6), cut yarn and sew through the last stitches, pull tight and tie off.  

Enjoy!!!






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