It’s that time of year again where I can’t stop obsessing about pumpkins! I wanted to make up something soft , shiny and pretty. So I made this crochet pumpkin pattern that has five sizes available to make. We have mini, small, medium, large, and extra large. This makes these perfect for stacking, for pumpkin patches and so much more.
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But this wasn’t quite enough, so this year I took it a step further making some really adorable crocheted pumpkin tags. They are available in this post as a one click download so I hope that you all enjoy and have fun making lots and lots of pumpkins.
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Who can make this crochet pumpkin?
This crochet pumpkin pattern is absolutely perfect for a new crocheter. With the beginner in mind, I created a YouTube video that will walk you stitch by stitch on how to make these pumpkins. They are made using only a single crochet. Stuffing them and shaping them is so much easier than it looks – just watch!
Watch the Chunky Crochet Pumpkin Tutorial Below
Tips for beginner crocheters! Watch the video all the way through a few times so that you know what to expect.
Ideas for using these pumpkins
Oh so many ideas for using these pumpkins. So many in fact, that I couldn’t possibly get them all done before Christmas.
So I did a few which I will share with you here, so that you can get some ideas. Some of the ideas that I didn’t get to: a door hanger, napkin ring, flower basket well I guess actually a pumpkin basket so basically a basket with flowers with pumpkins in it.
A centrepiece for a living room table or a dining room table. And if you’re really good with a crochet hook you could go all the way down to a number one yarn and a tiny hook and make a little pumpkin the earring. Oh I would love to see those if you make them please tag me on Instagram @prettydarnadorable.
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Substituting Yarn
Something I love the most about making crochet items for the home is that generally size and fit are not of the upmost importance. With this pumpkin pattern because if it’s basic crochet stitch and design you can substitute any yarn that you like with the corresponding crochet hook. Keep in mind that this will change the size of the pumpkin in most instances but that is what is going to make your pumpkin patch look adorable.
Recommended Substitute Bulky Yarns
Brava Bulky 100% acrylic yarn, machine washable, tumble dry low. Perfect for hats that are going to get a lot of wear.
Mighty Stitch 20% Superwash Wool and 80% Acrylic, this yarn is perfect for hats, scarves, and blankets, too!
Wool of the Andes Superwash Bulky is the ultimate easy care wool, so you can enjoy all of the warmth, structure, and durability of wool with the convenience of quick bulky projects that are also machine washable.
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Free Crochet Chunky Pumpkin Pattern
How to personalize
You can get a lot of variation in your crocheted pumpkin patch just by doing additional rounds and making your pumpkins taller or shorter. It’s that easy! So get a little daring and see how they turn out don’t think about it too much just go for it.
Finishing Steps for All Pumpkins
Scroll down for written crochet instructions for each pumpkin size.
Stuff and closing the pumpkin
At this point, I highly recommend watching the video if you have never made pumpkins before. If a picture is worth 1000 words then a video must be worth 2000. Watch the video and take the guesswork out of this step. If videos aren’t for you no problem follow the instructions below.
Using a yarn needle and tail of yarn weave the needle back and forth between stitches and pull slightly as you go making sure there is enough room to put the stuffing in.
At this point you will want to stuff your pumpkin with poly-fil to desired firmness. I filled mine quite full as it made for a better shape when done. If you want them to be a bit squishier use less filling.
Shape the pumpkin
Helpful Hint – Lay the yarn where you want it to go and adjust placement as needed before pushing needle up through the centre of the pumpkin.
Keeping the yarn in the needle, wrap yarn down the side of the pumpkin to the centre bottom and push needle up through the centre top. Pull yarn tight until you see the pumpkin taking shape.
Keep the yarn pulled as tight as possible while you repeat this process wrapping the yarn down the side of the pumpkin and up through the middle until the pumpkin has six even sections. Once all sections are complete weave in the yarn 2-3 times at the bottom of the pumpkin and fasten off.
Stem
Ideas for stem
Twigs, Cinnamon , Pipe Cleaners, Chain of yarn, Chain of Ribbon, Pinecone
There are many ways to top off your pumpkin so I recommend thinking about how they will be used. Initially I made them for our mantle so the twigs were perfect, but as I made more I thought how much my grandkids would like them so decided to finish a few off with a loop of ribbon so they could easily carry them around.
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Instructions for crochet pumpkin stem
Using ribbon of your choice make the stem per below instructions. Note: If you are using a wider ribbon 1/2” or wider you may want to use a larger hook.
Using a larger hook will make your stem bigger.
For mini & small pumpkins I used 6.50 mm hook and ⅜” wide ribbon.
Chain 12 and fasten off.
For medium to Xlarge pumpkins I used 8.0 mm hook and ¾” wide ribbon.
Chain 16 and fasten off.
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Leave long a tail at the beginning and at the end when fastening off to pull through the bottom of the pumpkin or to leave out as tails.
Fold stem in half and pull tails of ribbon through the bottom of the pumpkin and secure with a little hot glue or tie a knot so it does not pull back up through the pumpkin.
OR
Glue stem in place with hot glue gun and leave ribbon tails out for extra decoration.
Free Crochet Pumpkin Pattern Instructions
Skill Level
Beginner
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- sk – skip
- st – stitch
- sts – stitches
- sl st – slip stitch
- rpt – repeat
Gauge
Not used in this design.
Materials Needed
- 6.50 mm hook – used for pumpkin
- 8.00 mm hook for stems on larger pumpkins
- Tapestry Needle
- Stitch Marker
- ⅜ to ¾” wide Ribbon 36” per stem. I used the thicker ribbon for larger pumpkins.
- 50 to 100 grams #5 Bulky Yarn. (I used Yarnspirations Bernat Velvet)
- Polyfil or anything to stuff the pumpkins
Measurement Before Stuffing
- Mini 9” x 3 ½”
- Small 12” x 4 ½”
- Medium 15” x 5 ½”
- Large 18” x 6 ½”
- X Large 21” x 7 ½”
Crochet Mini Pumpkin
Using 6.50 mm hook ch 2
*Pumpkin is worked in continuous rounds. Do not join. Use a stitch marker at the beginning of round for easier counting
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd st from hook. (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in 1st st and each st around (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc in 1st st *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc in 1st 2 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (24)
Rnd 5: Sc in 1st st and each st around. (24)
Repeat round 5 until pumpkin measures 3 1/2 inches
Join with slst and leave a very long tail long for cinching the top of the pumpkin closed and shaping.
Keep the yarn on the needle for the next step and refer to instructions above for “Finishing Steps For All Pumpkins”
Small Crochet Pumpkin
Using 6.50 mm hook ch 2
*Pumpkin is worked in continuous rounds. Do not join. Use a stitch marker at the beginning of round for easier counting
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd st from hook. (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in 1st st and each st around (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc in 1st st *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc in 1st 2 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (24)
Rnd 5: 1 sc in 1st 3 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (30)
Rnds 6: Sc in 1st st and each st around. (30)
Repeat round 6 until pumpkin measures 4 1/2 inches
Join with slst and leave a very long tail long for cinching the top of the pumpkin closed and shaping.
Keep the yarn on the needle for the next step and refer to instructions above for “Finishing Steps For All Pumpkins”
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Medium Crochet Pumpkin
Using 6.50 mm hook ch 2
*Pumpkin is worked in continuous rounds. Do not join. Use a stitch marker at the beginning of round for easier counting
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd st from hook. (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in 1st st and each st around (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc in 1st st *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc in 1st 2 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (24)
Rnd 5: 1 sc in 1st 3 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (30)
Rnd 6: 1 sc in 1st 4 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (36)
Rnd 7: Sc in 1st st and each st around. (36)
Repeat round 7 until pumpkin measures 5 1/2 inches
Join with slst and leave a very long tail long for cinching the top of the pumpkin closed and shaping.
Keep the yarn on the needle for the next step and refer to instructions above for “Finishing Steps For All Pumpkins”
Large Crochet Pumpkin
*Pumpkin is worked in continuous rounds. Do not join. Use a stitch marker at the beginning of round for easier counting
Using 6.50 mm hook ch 2
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd st from hook. (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in 1st st and each st around (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc in 1st st *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc in 1st 2 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (24)
Rnd 5: 1 sc in 1st 3 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (30)
Rnd 6: 1 sc in 1st 4 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (36)
Rnd 7: 1 sc in 1st 5 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 5 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (42)
Rnd 8: Sc in 1st st and each st around. (42)
Repeat round 8 until pumpkin measures 6 1/2 inches
Join with slst and leave a very long tail long for cinching the top of the pumpkin closed and shaping.
Keep the yarn on the needle for the next step and refer to instructions above for “Finishing Steps For All Pumpkins”
Extra Large Crochet Pumpkin
Using 6.50 mm hook ch 2
*Pumpkin is worked in continuous rounds. Do not join. Use a stitch marker at the beginning of round for easier counting
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd st from hook. (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in 1st st and each st around (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc in 1st st *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc in 1st 2 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (24)
Rnd 5: 1 sc in 1st 3 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (30)
Rnd 6: 1 sc in 1st 4 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (36)
Rnd 7: 1 sc in 1st 5 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 5 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (42)
Rnd 8: 1 sc in 1st 6 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 6 sts* rpt from * to * till end of rnd (48)
Rnd 9: Sc in 1st st and each st around. (48)
Repeat round 9 until pumpkin measures 7 1/2 inches
Join with slst and leave a very long tail long for cinching the top of the pumpkin closed and shaping. –
Once you are happy with how full it is pull the yarn until the top of pumpkin is closed.
Keep the yarn on the needle for the next step and refer to instructions above for “Finishing Steps For All Pumpkins”
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