Crochet Pumpkin Ornament Free Pattern

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Crochet Pumpkin Ornament Free Pattern

Hi everyone, today I am bringing to you this crochet pumpkin ornament free pattern. This new crochet pattern is perfect for fall (also called Autumn in England!). Crocheted with acrylic yarn, this new design comes in different sizes and colors too.

The video tutorial can be found here:

Crochet Pumpkin Ornament Free Pattern: A Fall Home Decor Staple

Crocheted little pumpkins are a home decor staple for sure. I love how varied and different these look, depending on the color chosen to crochet them. For this project, I had so much fun testing different colors! Indeed, I really enjoyed crocheting these pumpkins in orange, mustard and light pink shades. I can’t wait to crochet many more too.

To be honest, I loved crocheting these pumpkins so much that I may make these in a bigger size too. I also saw these pumpkins made in a myriad different types of yarn, including fluffy and super chunky yarns. This is something I will definitely be making for sure.

If you are looking for more home decor ideas for fall, please do check out this super chunky hand crocheted blanket. I made it a few years ago, and it is perfect for fall and winter.

Crochet Pumpkin Ornament Free Pattern: The Yarn

For this project, I used very simple 100% acrylic yarn. I decided to go with aran weight yarn, as I thought it would be best for this project. Indeed, aran weight yarn has a tendency to build up fast, but still looks beautiful once crocheted.

As stated above, I loved using different shades and textures of yarn for these pumpkins. Firstly, I used Paintbox Simply Aran for two of these pumpkins. I love this yarn so much, as it is so soft and beautiful, perfect for creating little ornaments.

For the last pumpkin I created, I used Caron Simply Soft aran weight yarn in a sparkly beige shade. This yarn looks so pretty and creates the most pretty Coquette inspired pumpkin! Let me know if you prefer lighter more unusual shades for your pumpkins, or if you prefer the more classic oranges and mustard shades. I would love to know!

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Crochet Pumpkin Ornament: The Pattern

You can purchase the ad free, large print, PDF pattern from my Etsy store here: Crochet Easy Pumpkin PDF Pattern

You can purchase the ad free, large print, PDF pattern from my Ravelry store here: Crochet Easy Pumpkin PDF Pattern

Level: Easy/beginner +

Notes

I will be using US terms (British terms in brackets).

You can find the video tutorial for this project here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Wd1rikjoo

Pattern written in size S or (M).

Gauge

4” (10 cm)= 16 stitches

4” (10 cm)= 10 rows

Size of finished pumpkins (these come in 2 sizes)

S: 2” x 5” (5 cm x 13 cm)

M: 2,5” x 5,5” (6 cm x 14 cm)

You will need

1 skein of Stylecraft Special Aran in shade Mustard or Orange (or your preferred 100% acrylic Aran/medium 4 weight yarn); or 1 skein of Caron Simply Soft Sparkle yarn.

1 skein of Stylecraft Special Aran in shade Mocha

4,5 mm crochet hook

A pair of scissors

A tapestry needle

Measuring tape

Toy stuffing to fill pumpkin

Abbreviations

Ch: chain

St: Stitch

Sl st: slip stitch

Sk: Skip

HDC: Half Crochet (=UK Half Treble Crochet)

EOR: End of row/end of round

To begin

To begin make a slip knot, pop your hook through.

Ch 20, (23)

1: HDC in 3rd chain from the hook, HDC into each ch until end of row (first ch 2 counts as a HDC).

2: Ch 1 (=turning chain throughout), turn your work, HDC into front facing loop of the bottom of each HDC from prvious row (see photo below for more details) until eor.

3: Ch 1, turn your work, HDC into the back loop only of each HDC until eor (see photo below).

4-until project measures 12” across (or 15,5” across for size M): alternate rows 2 and 3.

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Create pumpkin shape

Fold project over. With tapestry needle and loose end, start sewing both sides of the pumpkin together using the mattress stitch.

Now we will be creating the bottom shaping of the pumpkin by “closing” the bottom side. Using your loose end still and tapestry needle, go in and out of the project across the bottom seam so that when you gently pull on it, it closes up (see photo).

Now we will be stuffing the project with the stuffing so as to fill the pumpkin up, before seaming the top section.

Gently push the stuffing into the project, so that it is nice and full.

Now you will sew the top of the project up using the same method we used for the bottom.

Create pumpkin “shaping”

We will now create the pumpkin shaping using the loose end and tapestry needle. If your loose end is too small, attach new piece of yarn to the center top of the pumpkin.

Go across the first side of the pumkin and pull gently on yarn to create an indent. Now go across the other side to create symmetrical indent; repeat this process so that you have eight symmetrical indents in total.

Make a knot and fasten off yarn.