Intermediate
What the pattern's own author called it. Nothing here is graded again.
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Crochet pumpkin pattern for table decorations
A stuffed crochet pumpkin: 3-round folded body, 7-round stem, 4mm hook, worsted yarn.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 4 mm
- Rounds
- 10
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
10
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This pumpkin starts as a flat strip, then folds in on itself to build the familiar ridged shape. The body works up in three rounds of back-loop half double crochet, repeated until the strip reaches the height you want, then it is folded, seamed along the back loops, and gathered at both openings before stuffing. A separate seven-round stem, worked in the round and stuffed on its own, finishes the piece. Have your hook, marker, darning needle, and fiberfill within reach before you begin, since the folding step moves quickly once the strip is long enough.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Forgetting to work back loops only
- Check each stitch of Round 2 and the sc rows for the back loop only; working into both loops erases the ridge that defines the pumpkin's shape.
- Losing the Round 1 marker
- Keep the marker in place until the fold in Round 3 is complete, since it is the only guide for lining the two edges up correctly.
- Under-stuffing before closing seams
- Stuff the body and stem fully before running the final gathering stitches; once the opening is pulled tight and knotted, adding more fiberfill is not possible.
The materials list
- Size 4 acrylic yarn
- Size 4 mm hook
- Brown yarn for the stem
- Darning needle
- Regular needle
- Scissors
- Marker
- Fiberfill
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 5 short forms
Body
Round 1
Ch 32; ch 2 (counts as a hdc); hdc in the 4th ch from the hook; work hdc in the back bumps for base chains across; mark the first stitch; continue working hdc for the rest of the chains; hdc in the last chain.
Round 2
Ch 2, turn, and work hdc in the back loop of each stitch across.
Round 3
Ch 1, turn, and fold the piece together with stitches lined up; remove the hook from the back, insert it from the front, pull up a loop, and make a sl st; insert the hook from the front, pick up the back loop only, and make a sc; repeat sc pattern until you reach the end; fasten off and turn the piece inside out.Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you reach the desired height.Run a running stitch around both openings; pull and tighten, tie knots, and hide loose ends inside.Stuff the pumpkin with fiberfill.Close the opening with a running stitch and knots.Use a darning needle with double strands of yarn to create indentations: thread the yarn, cut, and tie the four strings together; repeat three more times for eight strands; gently pull the strands to create indentations; tie knots to secure and hide loose ends.
Stem
Round 1
Ch 5 for the foundation.
Round 2
Ch 1, skip one chain, and sc in the next five chains.
Round 3
Ch 1, turn, and sc across; sl st to join with the beginning stitch to form a tube.
Round 4
Ch 1, two sc in the first and second stitches, inc in the third stitch, sc in the next two stitches, and sl st to join. (6 sc)
Round 5
Repeat the increase pattern from Round 4. (6 sc)
Round 6
Repeat the same pattern as Round 4 but do not increase the middle stitch.
Round 7
Ch 1, two sc in the first and second stitches, inc in the next stitch, sc in the next two stitches, inc in the same stitch, repeat the pattern one more time. (12 sc)Close the top of the stem by sewing the sides together with invisible stitches and a slip knot.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Fill the stem with fiberfill.
Step 2Position the stem on top of the pumpkin and secure it with pins.
Step 3Sew the stem onto the pumpkin using a running stitch or overcast stitch.
Check these before you start
- Work every back-loop hdc in the body deliberately; skipping a back loop at any point flattens the ridges that give the pumpkin its shape.
- The marker placed in Round 1 is not decorative — it marks the stitch you align with when you fold the strip for Round 3, so leave it in until the fold is complete.
- Stuff the body and the stem separately and firmly before closing either one, since both pieces are sewn shut and cannot be restuffed once closed.
On one line
| Rounds | 10 |
|---|---|
| Parts | 2 |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 4-6 hours |
| Hook | 4 mm |
| Yarn | Worsted |
Set-up
- Check that you have enough size 4 acrylic yarn on hand to repeat Rounds 2 and 3 of the body as many times as your desired height requires.
- Set the marker on the first stitch of Round 1 as instructed, since it is your reference point once the strip is folded in Round 3.
- Read through Round 3 of the body before starting, since the fold, the sl st, and the back-loop sc all happen in quick succession on that row.
- Keep the brown stem yarn and the main body yarn separated in advance so the stem rounds do not get mixed in with the body supply.
Finishing
- Run a running stitch around both open ends of the folded body, pull tight, tie off, and tuck the loose ends inside before stuffing.
- Stuff the pumpkin body with fiberfill through the gathered opening until it holds its rounded shape.
- Fill the stem with fiberfill, close its top with a slip knot and invisible stitches, then pin and sew it to the top of the pumpkin with a running or overcast stitch.
Construction
The body is worked flat in back-loop-only hdc rows so that, once folded and seamed, the untouched front loops form the raised ridges that run down the pumpkin.
The stem increases happen in Round 4 across stitches one through three, then repeat in Round 5, which is what shapes the stem's slight taper before it is sewn shut at the top.
Time per section
| Body | about 1.5-2 hours, because Rounds 2 and 3 repeat several times to reach the desired height and each fold-and-seam row takes care |
|---|---|
| Stem | about 45 minutes, because 7 rounds worked in the round with an increase round and a hand-sewn closure add fiddly shaping |
| Assembly and finishing | about 30-45 minutes, because stuffing, pinning, and sewing the stem to the body by hand takes patience to keep it centered |
Photographs of this one
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Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.